Where you from, and where you at?
I am from Leverett, MA. Currently kickin it in SF, CA.

Who do you skate for?
Creation Skateboards and Satori Movement Wheels.

How did you get started skateboarding? What are some of your first memories?
I originally rode bmx, cuz my older brother rode and I copied everything he did. But my dad got me a board when I was mad young, and I loved the feel of it, so much different than a bike. When I was really young, like 4th grade, I learned how to drop in an kick turn on a mini ramp some of my neighbors built. I always loved skateboarding, and I recognized how much harder it was than any other “sport” I had tried. It wasn’t until middle school that me and my homies started skating a lot. Once the crew was assembled it was fuckin on. My earliest memories were just going out and bombing hills, doing acid drops off stuff. I remember bombing a sidewalk sitting on my board and I ripped the skin off my knuckles cuz I was holding the board right above the wheels. I was hyped. We’d just go out and destroy shit, it was the best.

After over two years in SF you’re moving back to Boston. What’s your motivation for going back to the east coast?
Yup, back to the bean. I just want to explore Boston as the skateboarder I am now. Boston was the first real city I ever skated, and I look forward to pushing through it with a new outlook on skating and life in general.

What are you looking to accomplish in Boston?
Health, peace of mind, and gritty east coast thrashing.

What will you miss the most about the bay?
My people, the hills, and the laid back atmosphere. SF is an amazing place to live and skate because it has so much to offer. It’s like no other city. I’ll be back.

Any piece of advice for east coast cats trying to do their thing out west?
Not really, it completely depends on who you are and what you want. I moved here to skate as much as possible, have fun, be a part of the culture. I’m happy with what I’ve accomplished through skating out here, and that’s all that matters. Challenge yourself, be yourself.

You crushed it in Destroying Babylon and Avenues and Alphabets, the most recent Satori/Creation video. When can we expect to see some new footy?
Filming for Destroying Babylon was an amazing experience and I can’t thank TKP enough for crewing up with me and searching around San Francisco for new stuff to skate. It was exactly what I wanted to be doing in SF and the video came out really good. Travis has such an ill perspective on life, skating, filming, everything, and it shows in his creations. As for new shit, I’m mad excited to begin searching around Boston, filming cutty shit that nobody else wants to skate. I’ll be sending stuff to Satori, but I’d really love to focus on a full length all east coast part. Boston, Philly, NYC… all of that. But I’d say most of it will be in Boston. I’ve also go some unused SF footy that I’ll use in some future edits as well.

You’ve been battling a lot of injuries recently, and have spent a lot of your time on the board behind the VX2100 you just bought. How does it feel being behind the lens instead of in front of it?
Yeah I’m finally feeling healthy, knock on wood, and extremely grateful to be able to skate again. I messed up my hip and my knee at the end of the summer, and then a couple months ago I sprained my ankle really bad. All it takes is an injury to put everything in perspective. I was hyped to get the camera and just go out with friends and stack footage. I’m excited to go through those tapes and drop an edit or two.

In your opinion, what’s the golden era of skateboarding?
Every era of skateboarding has been important, and similar in its own ways. It goes in cycles, and that’s rad. I get most hyped on really young skaters and really old skaters.

Shout out your shout-outs homie. This interview’s done.
Word up. NS Family. Creation and Satori. TKP. Nobo. My folks and my brother. Ando and all the dudes at FTC. DLX. Dave Noonan. b0bawesome. The Twin Peaks Hostel. Pushing Plywood. The 6th and Fulton massive. Atreau. All the Mass dudes keeping it real, Credo, Boppo, Thuro, Orchard, Theory, Mutha Fuckin Skate Jawn!