Professor Paul Schmitt discusses downsizing his factory in Tijuana & working through COVID, working on boards for Cordano Russell, should board sizes be like shoe sizes, the most difficult & important thing to do while manufacturing a skateboard, what advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet, hot press or cold pressed boards, will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height, his proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing, how many boards he’s made over his lifetime, how many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured and much more!
Wait, Some Skaters Are Broke? | Nine Club Live #58
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Live!
Aaron Snyder | The Nine Club – Episode 328
Aaron Snyder discusses growing up in Wisconsin & started to skate at 8 years old, Meeting Dave Mayhew & Tyrone Olson, getting on H-Street just before it transitioned to Evol skateboards, quitting Evol & riding for Maple Skateboards, hanging with Chad Muska & Tom Penny at the Carson Velodrome & getting on Shorty’s, being the original Am on Osiris, why he got kicked off Shorty’s after the Fulfill The Dream video came out, Ryan Kenrich getting him on Darkstar, got hired editing for UFO Hunters & MTV True Life TV shows, being a judge for SLS for a bit, working for Pepsi energy / Rockstar as an editor and producer and much more!
Who’s Got The Best Style | Nine Club Live #57
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Who’s Got the Best Style and more Live!
The Dern Brothers | The Nine Club – Episode 327
The Dern Brothers discuss Dalton and Kanaan started to skate at Destins 13 birthday party at the Vans skatepark, Dalton getting sponsored by Bryce Kanights for Lifeblood Skateboards & sleeping on the warehouse floor, Kanaan getting on flow for Zero Skateboards & Jamie Thomas telling him to film as if he were filming for “New Blood”, Dalton going from Lifeblood to Heroin Skateboards, Destin stopping skating and got into making short films & went to school, Kanaan & Dalton getting on Fallen Footwear, Kanaan dressing as the Joker for Halloween Hill Bomb event 2019 & going viral, filming a segment for the Berrics in their backyard “worlds greatest quarantine”, their first YouTube video skating at Bams house, how being on YouTube is helping their skateboard careers, is it tough to get clips for video parts & film for YouTube videos at the same time and much more!
Rodrigo TX Back On DGK, Tyshawn II, Vinicius Costa | Nine Club Live #56
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Rodrigo TX Back On DGK, Tyshawn II, Vinicius Costa and more Live!
Chris Russell | The Nine Club – Episode 326
Chris Russell discusses growing up in Hermosa Beach, Darren Navarrette getting him on Creature Skateboards, how different it is going from skating bowls & street to now skating vert, injuring his collarbone Tampa pro, getting into Jiu Jitsu, almost loosing his eye at Swampfest, turning pro while on KOTR, his Dad learning to skate with him, recently getting the cover of Thrasher and much more!
Toy Machine Video, Arisa Trew’s 900, Geoff Rowley | Nine Club Live #55
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Toy Machine Video, Arisa Trew’s 900, Geoff Rowley and more Live!
Chad Muska Is Back! | The Nine Club – Episode 325
Chad Muska discusses why he moved to Ohio and bought a farm, his Groundhogs Dig Doug & Scarhead, focusing on building a company of his own rather than building companies for other people, how he shoots everything by himself from product shots to his lifestyle shots, What’s his involvement with Shortys Skateboards now, his creative process from doing spin art boards to dipping his eS shoes in paint, fundraising to build a skatepark in his hometown of Lorain Ohio, Muska Footwear coming soon and much more!
Gabriel Summers, Mark Suciu, Wake up Massi | Nine Club Live #54
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Gabriel Summers, Mark Suciu, Wake up Massi and more Live!
Chad Knight | The Nine Club – Episode 324
Chad Knight discusses growing up in Ohio, getting sponsored by H-Street at 13 years old, Alf & Eric Koston staying at his house when he was 14, making the move to San Diego, getting on Maple Skateboards, designing his first Osiris pro shoe, filming for “The Storm”, how the industry perceived Osiris & the skaters, switch backside flipping the Sand Diego Sports Arena double set, Jeff Taylor getting him an interview to do 3D design at DC Shoes, working for Nike & how 3D inspiration pieces are used to inspirer designers at Nike, his 3D art & the rise and fall of NFT’s, how he got to compete in American Gladiator and much more!
Margie Didal | The Nine Club – Episode 323
Margie Didal discusses growing up in the Philippines, winning her first contest after 8 months of skating, first time flying in a plane to Manila, first time she entered a bigger contest like X Games, going viral after posting Tony Hawk on her instagram, What it was like staying in the Olympic village sleeping on a cardboard bed, getting on New Balance, breaking her ankle in Brazil, how she got on Red Bull and much more!