In between the competition, music and live experiences at X Games Minneapolis 2019, we unveiled a new feature for the spectators: Studio X Talks featuring in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most respected action sports insiders. Brian Harper of California Skateparks has worked with X Games for over a decade, and his crew is responsible for the unique courses used at X Games, for both skateboarding and BMX. In Studio X Talk 1, Harper talks about his experiences working with X Games and also fields questions from the audience about his unique take on life as a course builder for the Park and Street course, plus the Big Air and Vert ramps at X Games. It’s not all building ramps and skating; there’s a lot of behind the scenes work that gets done at X Games by Brian Harper and California Skateparks.