For the last couple of years Japanese skateboarding has been getting a good amount of shine. Magenta skateboards was ahead of the curve and has been a part of the skate scene there for nearly a decade. Meet their newest recruit, Shogo Zama – He’s fast, calculated, and his pants are just the right amount of baggy. What more could you want? – JENKEM
JENKEM – Checking out the historic spots of Athens, Greece
Spend the day checking out Athens, Greece a city known much more for its ancient history than its skate scene. But just because the world at large hasn’t seen many Athenian skate spots doesn’t mean there aren’t any to be found. Watch as we get a proper skate tour from Thanos Panou and Notis Aggelis of one of the most significant cities in human history. – JENKEM
JENKEM PREMIERE: Eli Williams & friends in “Overload”
“Overload” doesn’t follow any of the current trends you see in most videos, i.e. there is no dramatic slow-mo zoom-ins or 16mm B-roll here. Instead, the video relies on fast raw skating and an editing style filled with left turns to make the final product. Enjoy Eli Williams part from the entire 2 hour spastic behemoth. – JENKEM
JENK TV – A day (and a half) with Corporate Skateboards
Welcome to another episode of Jenk TV! This time around Jenkem headed out to Los Angeles to meet up with Reggie, the brains behind Corporate Skateboards and his ragtag crew of riders. The brand caught our attention with their wild graphics and eclectic crew of characters who all have styles that don’t seem like they would work together yet somehow do.
PREMIERE: Leo Bañuelos in There’s “Ruining Skateboarding” – JENKEM
Leo is the mind behind the editing of There’s first full-length video “Ruining Skateboarding” and came thru with a solid manual-filled part of his own.
JENKEM PREMIERE: Shawn Powers’ “SP Underground” Part
Like a super villain waiting in the shadows, skateboarding’s favorite Polo wearing antagonist resurfaces with this low-key part. In between working on his brand, art, and filming for another Palace project, Shawn found the time to get out with filmer Noah Letcavage in the dead of winter to put together some tricks that pay homage to 90’s skateboarding. This is just an appetizer for what’s to come. – JENKEM
JENKEM – Date A Sk8er: Ian & Raven
For the first episode of Jenkem’s new season of “Date A Sk8er,” they set up Ian Ostrowski, skateboard filmmaker, with Raven, a social media manager from Oregon, and let them wander the bars around Jenkem HQ.
JENKEM – Meet the Enjoi Ams: Ryan
To wrap up Jenkem’s series, we have Ryan Connors who’s living out in Clairmont, CA in the heart of the Inland Empire. Louie and the crew take the drive out there to drink margaritas, skate Ryan’s local park, and “get bitten by a rattlesnake”.
JENKEM – Meet the Enjoi Ams: Tony
JENKEM took a trip with Enjoi head honcho Louie Barletta to get to know the newest faces of the team, and prime yourself for the impending new video. First up is Tony Latham, who lives out in Martinez, CA, not too far away from enjoi’s San Jose roots. JENKEM took the drive out there to link, skate, grub, and get to know their fresh blood a little better.
JENKEM – Parts with J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.
“For our latest “Parts” episode, we broke the mold a bit and hit up J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. to give us some of his favorites. Obviously, J is no pro skater or even a big skate rat, but he’s played an important role in skate video history through his affiliations with Alien Workshop and skaters like Neil Blender.” – Jenkem
JENKEM – Ground Glass: Mark Suciu
Videographer James Thomson spent a couple of days with Mark filming this 16mm edit for our “Ground Glass” series that ditches the one-upmanship and stair counting, and focuses back on just some of the bits that make Mark special. Don’t think of this as yet another part of his “SOTY run,” but rather as a victory lap, and a showing of Jenkem’s appreciation for one of the best skaters of our generation.
“Okay, Last Try” EP. 7 – Interview with Gifted Hater – JENKEM
Jenkem welcomes back to another episode of their podcast “Okay, Last Try.” For the latest episode, they had the chance to meet the man who has his finger on the pulse of online skate gossip, Gifted Hater. You can usually find him poking fun at the Berrics, reviewing recent videos, or running through the most recent gossip in his segment “Hateline ABD.”