Update September 2010
Trying to fix up my site some in the next few weeks. I have been busy for the past few months working on a show for Microsoft so I don't have much news. I have some new art and am finishing a few video projects that should be up soon. I helped my good friends Danny Hampson and Aaron Reed do some titles for there new Obscura wakeskate video called "Washed Up Before We Were Has Beens" that should be out soon - check it out(I'm sure it will have some amazing riding). I have been going to see some awesome bands lately and uploading clips to my youtube page right HERE. Oh I also hung out with Andrew Reynolds the other day. If you haven't seen his part in Stay Gold go download it off itunes right now!!!
The Boss, the one and only Mr Andrew Reynolds
Update April 2010 - Updates
Just shot this video for my favorite artist Camille Rose Garcia. Check it out - it's a video from her latest show opening titled "Down the Rabbit Hole". Look for Robin Williams hes in there. Also just finished a music video for my friends band called La Vie. Check the video under the PROJECTS section.
Update December 2009 - New Reel_Happy Holidays
Just put up a new reel, back to Florida, can't wait!!!NEW REEL.
Update Nov - La Vie Studio Teaser
La Vie short studio visit.
Update October 24 2009 - Zeno Supper Club
They put my art up while they were filming for a show with Lee Ann Wong from Top Chef. These videos are pretty funny and you can learn some cooking tips. They had some cool pro surfers, snowboarders, musicians, and artist all come together and cook and hang out for three days while we eat, partied, and had a blast. All the episodes are up on there youtube page www.youtube.com/zenosupperclub Thanks to Lee Ann for the amazing food!
Update September 27 2009 - Camille Rose Garcia Opening Night Video
I shot this video of Camilles art show opening reception at the Merry Karnowski Gallery.
Update September 2009 - Camille Rose Garcia / Spinnerette
This is probably one of the coolest things that has ever happened for me. My favorite artist in the whole world Camille Rose Garcia is having an art show in Hollywood Saturday September 12, at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery. I hung out with Camille for a few days while she finished paintings and got everything finished for her big show. We put together two videos for the preview of her show(which are both posted below). The lead singer of Spinnerette Brody Dalle, who is also married to Josh Homme(singer of Queens of the Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures) is hosting the show. Spinnerette hooked us up with two songs to use and then posted the video on there site www.spinnerettemusic.com. I really cant believe it, Thanks Camille for hooking this up and letting me have the opportunity to do this - you are my new favorite person. We are going to post a video of her show Saturday night as well as a bunch of interviews and more of Camille painting and hanging out. Check back in about a week or so for that stuff.
Camille Rose Garcia "The Hydra of Babylon" art show preview videos. Huge Thanks to Camille, Spinnerette, Brody Dalle, and Merry Karnowsky.
Update August 2009 - First Breath
My newest wakeskate video is available to watch right HERE. Click to watch First Breath. I put up a few new paintings in the art section. Working on a lot of projects right now!
Update July 2009 - Video/Art section updates
I put up a few new videos in the video section of some recent things I've worked on. I also just put up some new paintings in the art section. Enjoy
Update June 2009 - First Breath DVD's shipped
I just shipped everyone in the U.S. that emailed me dvds, I think. It took forever to package and ship all these, sorry be patient. Im shipping to Canada people in a few days now the I sent all the others out. International people I cant ship to you sorry. Get copies from Ross Gardner on the Byerly bus tour this summer if you missed out. The whole video will be on my website in a few weeks.
Update May 2009 - First Breath Available
Email me with your address and I will send you a copy of "First Breath" for free, yes it's that easy.
I just finished my new wakeskate video called "First Breath". It seemed like it was never going to get done. Due to other projects, work, California, Florida, and many other things it ended up taking months to finish. It was such a long project I'm so glad to have it done so I can start doing some other stuff. I was going to put it up on my site for everyone to watch for free, but the video is about 50 minutes long and due to compressing it and load time it might not work. I still might put it up in pieces. Since I do want everyone to be able to watch it for free, just email me with your address and I will mail dvds to whoever wants copies free of charge. Who else is cool enough to do that! I am going to send a lot of copies to Danny Hampson, Ross Gardner, and many other people to give out. Talk to me or one of my close friends and well get you a copy. In other news I have some new artwork I will be putting up this week I promise. Other than that I have been working on a bunch of video stuff out in Los Angeles. I will be collecting and working on a lot of projects and piecing together and new demo reel over the next few months.
Update March 2009
Sorry for the lack of updates and lack of content. I know, my site is starting to get boring. I promise some new stuff is coming soon, I have been super busy. First your gonna see some new artwork up here very soon. I have some new artwork done I just have to photograph and scan stuff in to get in on here. My new wakeskate video called "First Breath" is really close to being done. It was suppose to be done like 2 months ago, but I promise it will be soon. I will be posting it up on my website or you can get copies by emailing me or talking to Ross Gardner or Danny Hampson. I also had the great privilege of spending some time in the studio with my friend Blake and his band Sky Tells All while they were busy writing, recording, and working in a new bass player. I am putting together a short video of those guys in the studio doing what they do best. I am also working on another video of my good buddy Adam Roth in the studio recording for his new album which will be out in a few months. We spent many days hanging out and filming at a rad studio in Santa Monica California where Adam has been recording. On top of all that I have been freelancing for some design studios in the Los Angeles area doing some very cool projects. Who knows you might see some graphics of mine in a few upcoming feature films? Well all these projects aren't going to finish themselves, back to work for me. Lots of goodies coming soon!
Update December 24 2008
I hope everyone has a good christmas. Me and my friend beavers birthday is a few days after christmas. Were having a party at the Fish House Pensacola, Saturday December 27 8pm. I am also showing me and chapmans new wakeskate video. Adam Roth and Suburban Shakedown are playing its gonna be a blast. The flier is below.
Update December 10 2008
Making a video can be hard and frustrating. Dealing with the wakeboard industry can be even more frustrating. Me and Chapman are working as hard as we can to get the video done, its close. Were having a premiere either on the 27 or 28 of December. Were still trying to line up a venue, probably somewhere downtown Pensacola. I'll know where and when were gonna have it in a few days, until then back to work. I'll post another update in a few days when we find out where the premieres at.
Chapman late night gettin this video done. Thanks for the help Chap!
Update November 18 2008
Heres a couple pics and some things that are going on with the wakeskate video. I think were going to call it "First Breath" and hopefully have it ready to be premiered over the holidays. Everyone has insane footage for it, I'm working with my best buddy Chapman Bullock on editing and doing graphics. Chapman has been in California for a year or two now working on a number of movies so its gonna be crazy. Rumor has it Chapmans helping doing the titles for the new Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland movie, so theres no telling what kind of titles and graphics your gonna see. Trust me the stuff we've been working on is looking sick. I'm gonna be adding alot of info about the video every few days as christmas gets closer. Till then last minute filming and lots of computer work ahead of me.
Danny Hampson just got alliance wakeboard magazine 2008 rider of the year. Man Danny has been killing it. We got over a hundred clips and roughly twenty five minutes of footage for his part in my new video. I'm really excited for everyone to see it and you'll know why Danny is rider of the year.
Get this magazine, Danny Hampson cover and rider of the year. He's got a big interview with some insane sequences, go pick one up kids.
Ross Gardner has been racking up some footage riding over at Byerlys behind the new Byerly Icon edition Nautique trying to finish filming for his part in the video. Me and Ross have been riding together for about ten years now and hes been in all my videos so I'm stoked on his stuff. Hes got some amazing footage I'm excited to see what his part turns out like.
The other day me and Ross were over riding at Byerlys filming some stuff like any other day, Scott wasn't even going to ride, he went out there for a few minutes and got a big hammer, maybe one of the biggest tricks Byerlys ever landed. Even Scott couldn't believe he landed it which rarely happens. Look for Scotts part in my new video to see this hammer and all his other new stuff, hes been riding pretty damn good lately.
I was in Pensacola a few weeks ago trying to finish filming with my little brother Graham. He took a nasty fall on a switch hard flip ending his riding for the season. Luckily he didn't tare his acl or any ligaments in his knee. By the time you read this he'll probably be back walking no problem. Graham is %100 done filming for the video he has so much footage. Right before the switch hardflip took him out he threw done the best wakeskating run the Bayou has ever seen(trust me). Hes gonna have a bangin part in the video.
Update November 10 2008
Almost done filming for our new wakeskate video. I've been editing and doing graphics everyday that were not filming. Shooting for a few premieres around christmas time and the beginning of the year. A few more names have been added to the roster. I should have some web ads and posters done soon, check back in a few days. Right now my mind is 24/7 on getting this video done and having it turn out alright. The way things are going its shaping up really good, I'm super excited to get this done and show everyone. Sorry I haven't posted any art or any new videos lately, all my effort lately has been going into this video. A lot of stuff will be coming over the next few weeks keep your eyes peeled.
Update October 6 2008
Making major progress on the new video. Ross Gardner and Danny Hampson have been getting some crazy footage lately. This might be a stretch but me and Chapman are going to try our hardest to get the video done in time for christmas(maybe a premiere sometime over the holidays). I'll be back and forth from Orlando, Pensacola, and Los Angeles over the next few months working on all kinds of things. Me and Graham are going to try to get some last minute footage for our part up in Pensacola before it gets to cold. Hopefully I'll be finishing up filming with everyone in Orlando in a few weeks. Me and Chapman have started on a little bit of the editing and graphics, I'm super pumped on how this thing is shaping up. I can just tell everyone from what we have so far Danny Hampson's part is going to be insane. I also just put up my first demo reel, which is basically a montage of a lot of my motion and design work. So far I have gotten some really good feedback on it and lots of job offers. After I finish this last wakeskate video I will probably be moving out to Los Angeles to pursue more video and motion graphic work. Hopefully I'll have some pics and maybe a teaser for the wakeskate video soon, check back with me, till next time
Me, Ross Gardner and Danny Hampson have been filming like crazy for the new video.
Update September 2008
I've been super busy as always, sorry I haven't put any updates lately. We've been racking in some really good footage lately of Ross Gardner, Danny Hampson, and myself for the new video we've been working on. I just whipped up a quick summer tour promo video for Byerly Boards which played all weekend at the Byerly booth at Surf Expo. Scott Byerly, George Daniels, Wes Brisco, and my buddy Ross Gardner were traveling all over the U.S. in a big motor home pulling the new Byerly edition Nautique doing demos and filming all over. They ended up getting a lot of really good footage from the whole trip and everyone who saw it at the expo was pretty stoked. I don't think were going to put out the summer tour video because all the footage will be saved and used for the very first Byerly Boards team video which will probably start working on next year. Congratulations also to my good buddy Danny Hampson who took home best wakeskate video part of the year at the Wakeboarding Magazine award show last weekend. Danny has been racking up some serious footage with me lately for me and Chapmans next project called First Breath(I'm really excited about it, the footage is going to blow you away). We were suppose to have a teaser up by about now but it will be a bit longer before we get to that, footage has been rolling in everyday. I have a few new paintings which I can hopefully have up in the art section soon(I know I've been slacking). Also I am re doing some of the site. I am almost finished with my first demo reel of motion graphics and video stuff I have been working on. I am going to split the site in two in a few days and have my professional site and a personal site(which will be this one). My professional site will have my demo reel, resume, and all that good stuff. I'm coding it now and finishing up my demo reel, next time you visit this site it might look a little different. Come back in a few days and peep my demo reel and let me know what yall think. Thanks till next time.
Byerly booth at surf expo 2008.
Update August 1 2008
So I finally made it back to Orlando after being all over the place. We've been filming a ton lately for the new wakeskate video. I put the first little web ad up to announce the video and whos in it(if you click the tv on the enter page youll see it). Not only is Crackman in the first ad, he is also doing the video with me. Were working on a teaser which well hopefully have for the expo in September. I've been to the Suwanee River once and I'm going back next week to shoot with Timmy. Me and Timmy Kovacich are going to be filming for a day or so at the Suwanee and then head to Pensacola for the Red Bull Board on the Bayou contest. Big thanks to Red Bull for helping put on a wakeskate event in Pensacola. It is Sunday August 10 coming up, the flier is posted below. Me , Graham, and Tim might be doing a demo on Pcola beach for Red Bull Saturday Aug 9 right before dark, the day before the contest. Right at the boardwalk on the sound side behind captain funs, come drink. Come out to the real contest at Bayview Park the next day, all day(drinks, food, rails, riding, red bull, it will be fun.) Im trying to do some new paintings but I havent had any time. I'm working on finishing a demo reel for my video work and working on building a seperate website for my professional work and portfolio. Should have that up in a month or two and we might be slowly leaking some throw away footage out for the new video. Click around on the ad in the near future and something good might come up who knows. Leaving in few days to film with Tim, Graham, and hopefully Ross for a week or so. Should get a lot of good footage this next week, I'll give an update when I get back and let you know the status. Till next time
Red Bull is helping us put on the first wake contest in Pensacola in a very long time. Mad props to Red Bull and my brother for making it happen. Come out if you can.
Update June 4 2008
Some of my buddies opened a small surf boutique over in New Smyrna beach called Portfolio Project. If your ever over in that area go check it out it's right on the beach. They are featuring a lot of my artwork and we are going to try to keep it fresh and switch the paintings out every month or so. Here are some pics. I'm trying to put some of my new paintings up but I broke my digi cam so it will be a bit longer before I put some new art up but it will be soon I promise.
Portfolio Project surf boutique New Smyrna Beach.
Portfolio Project.
Portfolio Project go check it turkeys.
Update May 2008
Sorry I have been such a slacker with the site lately. I hate it when people don't update their websites so I'm going to try to stay on top of it a little better. One of the main reasons I haven't been updating anything is because I have been so busy lately, let me catch everyone up on whats been going down since the last update. Well first I went to California for a bit. That trip was really fun, I got to drive the whole coastline pretty much. I saw some amazing sites and got some really good footage. I stayed with my friend Chapman who I am currently working on my new wakeskate video with. We got to work on some video stuff, see some really good skate spots, and eat some good fish tacos and breakfast burritos. I made it back from that trip alive and am back on the east side chillen. We have been working pretty hard filming for me and Chaps wakeskate video called First Breath. I am hoping to have it ready by this Christmas or first of next year. Filming is going at a pretty nice pace considering my 16mm camera isn't running right and two wide angle lenses and a water housing got lost. It is looking like the lineup will consist of Tim Kovacich, Danny Hampson, Ross Gardner, Graham Northup, George Daniels, Aaron Reed, Scott Byerly, and a handful of other characters. So far Danny Hampson and Tim Kovacich are laying some serious hammers. Tim layed down a mega hammer the other week when I was down at his place in Lakeland,(but yall will have to wait for the video to see it). Danny has been on a hammer program lately. He just got done filming for his pro spotlight in Volume 7 and the Oakley vid before that and he already has been getting a ton of clips with me lately. I have been up to the Bayou in Pensacola a couple times in the past few weeks filming with my brother Graham and shooting some photos with our buddy Nik McCue. Nik McCue runs a boarding website with tons of skating, surfing, and wakeskating. If you want to see some of the rails, spots, and tricks that are going to be in the First Breath video you can check some of the pics on Niks site sidestreamsports.com. It is still to early to put up the teaser and website for the video, but check back soon. I have a teaser it is just to early to show you guys. Another highlight is I recently got a chance to take Sterling Spencer out for some surfing behind the boat. For those of you who don't know who Sterling Spencer is go check out the new Billabong video Froathing. He doesn't have last part next to Jordy Smith for nothing, lets just say he is a mega ripper. The other week I got a chance to see Radiohead in Tampa. I'm not the biggest Radiohead fan in the world but if you ever get a chance to see them live you better go. I also dropped and broke my mini digital camera that I take pictures of my paintings and put them up here with. That is why you haven't seen any new artwork posted lately. I have some new paintings that I will post soon I promise, I just need a cam to get some pics of them. I am almost done with this music video I have been working on for the past month or so for my favorite band down here in Orlando Summerbirds in the Cellar. I should have the video up on the site for you guys to check out in a week or so. The video is for one of their songs called the hero boys and it is looking really good. I think it could be one of the coolest videos I've done. It mixes a bunch of 2d 3d animation with some live footage, anyway you'll see it soon. Anyway check back soon and I promise I'll have some new art up, that music video up, and some new stuff about my new wakeskate video. Till next time
Sterling double grab wake to wake on the BT what!!!.
Me filming for our new wakeskate video "First Breath" in P-cola,seq. Nik McCuesidestreamsports.com.
Filming for First Breath and Tim just landed something so crazy(you'll have to wait for the video to see what it was).
You'll see this clip in the new video, Danny just landed the biggest bigspin wake to wake I have ever seen. Danny is really good!
Almost finished with this music video for the Summerbirds in the Cellar. It is looking so sick, finished one will be up in the video section soon!!!
Update March 16 2008
Sorry about the lack of art lately I haven't been painting at all. I just have been so busy with other things I haven't had anytime. Hopefully soon I'll have some time to put some new art up. I am going to LA and San Francisco next week, it will be nice to get out of Florida for a bit. I'm gonna be workin on some video stuff while I'm out there, hopefully get a bunch of good footage and pictures to. Were starting to wakeskate and film a little more lately as its getting warmer. I'm working on gathering everything up for the new wakeskate video and start putting together a little website for it where I can put some of the throw away footage up and a little info about each of the riders. I'll put the expected lineup of riders up really soon. Not to much else going on, when I get back from Cali I'm going to be workin on a music video for one of my favorite bands Summerbirds in the Cellar. There is a style frame below of a 3d keyboard I modeled to use in the video. The video is going to be crazy it will probably be done in a month or so look out for it. Hopefully I make it back from California - till next time
Style frame for upcoming Summerbirds in the Cellar video.
Update February 22 2008
Ok I got all the pictures back from the art show I had over christmas break. I can't really say enough about it because it went so well. We didn't even get that many pictures because everyone was having to much fun to even worry about taking any. This was the first time I ever got my stuff out and had a big public thing. I had a blast, it was in Pensacola my home town and it was on my birthday night what could better. I really want to thank a few people who have helped with not just this party but also things in the past - Adam Roth, Winston, Ben, the rest of the dudes in Suburban Shakedown (you guys rocked so hard I've never danced like that, thanks), Justin, Rob, Jimi, and Randy from It Starts Today thanks for rockin the 2nd year in a row, Nik McCue, Chapman, Mike Bazerque, My parents, all my family that helped that night, big thanks to Red Bull for hookin it up that night. Everyone that dealt with the kegs and worked the bar and everyone I forgot, Thanks well do it again I promise. The pics are below. In other news I am almost done with Adam Roths new music video for the first single off his new EP "Hello Beautiful". I will try to have it on here for you guys in the next week or so. Adams new EP is all acoustic and from what I've heard it sounds pretty damn good. Adam's pretty talented he can rock in a band, play acoustic, really just overall badass songwriter and musician. If you haven't heard his stuff get over to his myspace page and give it a listen. The new EP should be available soon so pick it up. Me and Adam were in town for a very short time so we shot the whole video in pretty much a day at my house and by Pensacola Bay. It is looking so good check it out on my video page in a few days. Other than that I have been trying to knock out a few new paintings, there is one new one I just posted in the art section, been catching a few Summerbirds shows, playing some guitar, and working on some test 3d animations with Chapman for the new wakeskate video.
This is a freeze frame of the Hello Beautiful video for Adam Roth. The video will be up to watch in about a week or so.
Update February 10 2008
I am slowly trying to add more stuff to the site. I will still be working on it, making changes, and adding a lot of stuff over the next couple weeks. I have been doing some new paintings I'm gonna post real soon. I am gonna have a few new music videos done sometime real soon. I am trying to work on a real good video montage of some of my motion work to put up here. We've been trying to get some wakeskating in lately and get some filming done to, it's still a bit cold though. Hopefully I'll have some new wakekskate pics up soon of what we've been filming for the new video. Check back I'll be adding stuff almost everyday for a few weeks. Make sure you look around my office real good for any hidden goodies, I'll being changing which things you can click on all the time so look for hidden stuff. Till the next update