Interview by Zach Moeller.
noseslide p- Peter Cirelli
Do you remember the first thing you thought about this morning?
Where are the waffles at?
Where are you from?
Burlington, VT. It’s pretty low key. There’s a couple of filmers. Not many spots. Definitely a lot of cutty little curbs and stair sets that you can skate. You can have a good time skating around.
sw heel p- Taylor Ballard
What’s your earliest memory of skateboarding? Was there an exact moment you remember getting hooked?
I think I do remember. I’d always mess around on Razor scooters. One day me and my cousins were butt bombing down this hill on our driveway, and we tried to ollie into the grass. I was like, “wow, this is way sicker than scootering.”
Do other people in your family skate?
My whole family actually. My mom skates, my dad skates, my two brothers and little sister skate. We got a whole squad. I’ll pull up to the skatepark and I’ll see the whole family there haha. It’s cool but it’s definitely funny to be at the park with the whole family.
bluntslide p- Taylor Ballard
Tell me about your brothers’ band.
My brother Axel and my brother Levi both started a band called Gone Wrong, it’s hardcore metal. They started off playing in the basement with a couple of their other homies, Russell and Miles. They started getting shows at these different basement spots in Burlington. It just started to pop off and people are loving it. My brother Levi started and runs the business side of things. He makes some crazy tee shirt designs and is coming out with a bunch of cool stuff. Recently they got an interview in Thrasher, a two page spread. It’s really dope.
kickflip p- Zorah Olivia
That sounds legendary. Any wild stories from that trip?
While we in SF, Lowcard hooked us up with a place to stay in the Tenderloin. Shout out to Ama and Diana. We had our car broken into like two times, all of the homie’s camera equipment got stolen along with other clothes and stuff. The van got broken into, we found people sleeping in there. It was wild to stay in the Tenderloin
Have you ever skated in Europe?
Yeah, I went one time with my dad and a couple of my friends. We went to Malmo. They have skate spots there that are made to skate, but they’re public and designed by architects for skateboarding while also being there for people to hang out at. We also went to Copenhagen and it is great out there. Everywhere you look there is something there meant for skating. It’s a trip.
Barley grind p- Peter Cirelli
Who is hooking you up these days?
I’ve been on New Balance for a while, they’ve been hooking it up with shoes. Central Bookings International hook it up with clothing and boards. I’ve been on Bones Bearings for a while, and then just recently I got on Ace. I’m really hyped on that, I love Ace trucks, those are my favorite. Also my homies that I grew up skating with, the Worble guys, they definitely hook it up too.
What’s up with the Worble? How’d you first link up with those guys?
My dad taught them at Gordon College in Massachusetts. That’s when I first really started to get into skating because I would skate with them. The Mull brothers have always been helping us out and skating with us. They moved to California five years ago and started putting out videos. They got Man Ramp, which really blew up and is hilarious. They’re making a bunch of clothing and boards. Every time we go out to LA we meet up with them and skate and catch up with them.
tailslide p- Taylor Ballard
You mentioned your dad is a professor, have you ever been to college?
I just graduated high school. I actually failed two classes during my last semester, but they let me pass because I played the Covid card. I enrolled into a community college and was trying to do the online thing, but around three quarters in lost motivation and dropped out. I’m down to go back to school, and it’s great to get an education, but I have to do it in person.
What do you like doing when you’re not skating?
I love doing graphic design and fucking around on the iPad. Recently I made a graphic for the Worble homies. I love checking out thrift stores. I like drawing a lot. Sketching faces and doodling.
full cab p- Taylor Ballard
Are there any projects you’re working on for this upcoming year?
Right now I’m working on a part for the Worble, they’ll be putting it out this summer I think. I’m flying out to LA to stay with them in a week, I’m pretty hyped to do that. That’s the main thing I’m working on right now.
Any final thoughts or shout outs you want to give?
Shout out to the Mull brothers for always helping me, shout out to my guy Dylan at New Balance, to my family, moms and pops always supporting. Shout out to, Ace, Bones Bearings, CBI, the Worble too. Stay safe kickin it with the homies. Eat healthy veggies and drink lots of water as well!
ollie p- Taylor Ballard
