figure(ica)
Latest news from the ground up,
Juan Smit and
Jaques Erasmes has joined the
figure team, stoked, a
new figure website will be updated soon,
it came alive and now it has grown into some
thing lifestlyish. Were busy with
new designs a sneak peak of some of the designs are
"Vampier" &
"Cheese Forest". Were also busy
filming the video, we have a space of
1 year to do this but its gonna be worth the wait, no doubt, with juan and jaques joining philly, plus a few rad parts from other skaters, its going to be rad, and best of all its going to be
free, awe.
DC Shoes
DC teamrider,
Yann Horowitz has fi nished up with school and is off on an exploration
mission to Europe to ‘find himself’ during his gap year – Session will be following his movements, so be sure to keep on the lookout for regular updates & funny travel stories through Session. Young DBN whippersnapper
Khule Nia has been blowing up spots all over Durban lately, and has earned himself a spot on the
DC flow team – keep your eyes peeled as this kid is set to climb the ranks rapidly.
Volcom
Volcom to the New Year, 2010 is going to be a good year. Congratulations to the winners of our Wild in the Parks Contest held at Wavehouse Gateway over the December Holidays.
The Results are as Follows:
U15
1st: Luis Mateus
2nd: Dylan Theron
3rd: Steven Lucas |
Opens
1st: Gavin “Moses” Adams
2nd: Khulu Dlamini
3rd: Yann Horowitz
Electric Hype of the Day
George van Blerk |
Volcom has decided to have two
WITP contests this year, Join the
VOLCOM South Africa Facebook
Group to be kept up to date with Volcom happenings and events. More news to come.
The Hux
Gav hux has been setting up his new home in the Cape as well as exploring the new local terrain. With
loads of fresh spots in his new location including some decent street spots and his new 3ft almost vert quarter in his driveway. Gav is also busy looking at building a new skatepark in the area and
helping develop the local skate scene. I would say every city needs a Hux.
Miguell get’s Hitched
Miguel Howell South African legend skateboarder and photographer got married this DEC holidays to his long time love Odette. Session wishes them a warm and wonderfull future together! We love Miguell.
Woodies Ramps
Woodies have
hooked up with a German company that is keen to get involved with their mission to get free concrete to build skate parks around South Africa and Africa. They are still waiting on confirmation of what they are getting but it looks like 70 tons of pre made concrete ramps will be sent their way in the next few months. In the mean time they are going to hold monthly jam sessions at the Edgemead site. So get on to their group on Facebook to find out more about these events and more. Don’t forget about the monthly prize draws they’re having to raise funds for the Edgemead park, so drop them a donation and you could win...
Dope Industries
Dope Industries have been working hard and spreading the love, on the
team now is
Capetonian MC, Jack Parow. Their new site is almost done, along with the ladies line. You can find their products in the Revolution stores in Menlyn and Cresta. In Cape Town you can get it at Baseline, Closet Space, Rust and for the next 6 weeks in Shelf Life.
FAMILIA
Familia are collaborators in a new video by
US filmmaker, Chris Mulhern. The video will be
premiering in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban towards the end of May, and features a
full part with Familia UK magician Steph Morgan. Keep checking
www.familiaskateboarding.com as well as
www.chroniclesofhern.com for premiere locations and dates. In product news there’s a mountain of good shit landing in March / April. Check the Closet Envy further on...
Nike SB
Christi Wiehahn is currently recovering yet again from an arm break, which has again sidelined him. After last issue’s proper shreddage, he broke his arm and is scheduled for more surgery. The
Nike SB team is also in the early stages of planning a country wide tour, filming, skateboarding and making a general mess. If you are on
Facebook get on the
Nike SB South Africa page for the updates and happenings around the tour, or check in with SB retailers for information.
Afrika Bam-Barca!
Whandile Msomi, Maanda Malaudzi and Omphile Bogatsu recently returned from a 3 week Barca skate Mission and fandango. Skating every day from sun up till sun down they managed to get some decent footy which you can probably expect to see in an upcoming
AV or Plankie video. Thanks to DC Shoes, Skullcandy Headphones and their moms and dads for helping them make the mission, rumour has it they all going again in August with the rest of SA.
DWINDLE
Dwindle will be hitting things off with a launch party and country-wide team search in March. Start getting those ‘sponsor me’ DVDs in order and stay on
www.revolution.co.za for more updates. Dwindle products that are currently available can be viewed at
www.rssdist.co.za.
KILLER
Killer have joined forces with legendary skateboarder, graffiti artist, photographer and tattoo artist
Tyler B Murphy of Sins of Style Tattoos and have done
a limited edition collaboration tshirt design together. Many more projects are lined up for 2010, including an exhibition of work at Revolution in Menlyn. Check out
www.killerltd.com and
www.sinsofstyle.com for more.
Killer have also linked up with UK rock ‘n roll, skateboarding hesh heads Jett Black, previously known as Skirt Box. They’ll be skating and rockingin Killer gear, launching a new album and touring non-stop this year. The
French hardcore punk band,
Vera Cruz, are a bunch of OG skate punks who have also recently joined up with Killer. They’ll be releasing an album and doing a mega tour of the States this year. Killer will also be at
Motherfudd Festival on 12 and 13 March and if you’re going down be sure to stop by the Killer booth where skate hardware and clothing will be available. The
new Killer range of hardware and clothing will be launching in March, so be sure to check out
www.killerltd.com for news on the launch party.
VERB
Verb will be launching their
artist-series skateboards, shirts and serigraphs in March, 2010. The Verb site will also be launching in March with loads of artist and skateboarder features and content. They have loads of exhibitions, parties and events in the pipeline so check out
www.weareverb.com for more.
KFD
Justus Kotze is now on
flow with KFD and joins the likes of
Yann, Moses and JP. Better step up to the plate there bro! KFD are running a free skate day with best trick comps, product tosses, demos, chill areas, DJs and food stalls at the Durbanville Outdoor Skatepark in Cape Town on Saturday, 20 March from 1pm - 5pm. There is also a range launch after party in the works. The new range of KFD boards, hardware and clothing will be launching in March. There will also be a bunch of KFD skate comps and a tour this year so be sure to check
www.kfdskateboards.co.za for more information on products and events for 2010.
REVOLUTION
On 28 November, 2009,
Revolution in Menlyn launched the store with meet-n-greets with Fuzigish, Straatlig Kinders, members from Plankie Plankie and many of the Revolution team riders. The store has been exhibiting the photography of skateboarder JP du Preez over the last couple of months and will be showing the work of Tyler B Murphy and his fellow Sins of Style skate/ graf artists, David Chaston and Lee Herbert in March. Check out
www.revolution.co.za for more information or call the store on (012) 348 2959. The Revolution site has had a shake up over the last couple of months and is now delivering daily international and local skate, music and art news and content. Check out
www.revolution.co.za and signup to the newsletter to stand the chance of winning a huge bundle of Revolution gear including a deck, wheels and clothing.
RSS DIST
The RSS Distribution site has been updated with a huge amount of
Dwindle (Almost, Blind, Cliché, Darkstar, Enjoi, Speed Demons, Tensor) decks, wheels, trucks, clothing, hardware and accessories. All products are available via mail-order. See
www. rissdist.co.za for information on products, prices, where to buy and how to order directly.
Maloof Money Cup 2011 South Africa!
Yes it is true the Maloof Money Cup is coming to South Africa in 2011 and
will be held in the NC province of Kimberley. Session chatted with the organisers of the SA MMC event and this is what they had to say. “The Northern Cape Province identified the Maloof Money Cup as the ideal catalyst to position itself in the extreme sports market in South Africa due to the following facts: skateboarding is the fastest growing recreational sport in the world, it is one of the most inexpensive sports to participate in and it is a sport where only one participant is needed. The core value is simple “To provide the best possible contest in skateboarding history” The Maloof name in skateboarding is synonymous with the best athletes, the best courses and the best contest Prize purse is double any other international skate contest (
Over $500k in Cash and Prizes) Credibility with Mainstream Reach. We have the support of
Professional Skaters and Endemic Companies. Maloof’s regularly discuss the event alongside all of their other companies Contest’s and the courses will become permanent community skate parks with Trend-setting Street Course Design and Vert Ramps Competitors having altered formats and design to mimic MMC International Content Distribution via TV Programming, Live Webcasts and Social Networks After its inaugural year in 2008, the Maloof Money Cup was quickly hailed by the skateboarding community and media to be the world’s greatest skateboarding event.
With the largest prize purse in the history of professional skateboarding with nearly $500,000 in cash and prizes awarded in three professional U.S. Championship Competitions – the Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert Championship, the Zoo York Pro Street Championship, the U.S. Women’s Pro Street, as well as the World Industries Amateur Street and Vert Championships – the Maloof Money Cup changed the face of skateboarding contests. The reception received from the skateboarding community, fans and sponsors after previous events was overwhelmingly positive. They continue to set the bar for skate contests and executing bigger and better competitions in the future. They continue to lean on skaters and the skate industry for guidance and to ensure that
MMC always stays close to the heart of the industry, while energizing new fans and furthering the progression of skateboarding worldwide.” For more information or updates on the South African Maloof Money Cup event go to
www.maloofmoneycup.com or contact Gerdia Viljoen at
gerdia.viljoen@gmail.com. Session will also be keeping you in the loop as progress is made and we get closer to the event. We will have regular site updates regarding the MMC 2011 on
www.sessionmag.co.za and will keep you posted via our Session Facebook group Session Skateboarding. A BIG reason to get stoked!
The Plankie Bro’s
Jansen and Joubert van Staden the two brothers who have brought us the
Plankie Plankie videos are currently working on a Session interview which will be run in issue #40. Both are also working with AV skateboarding and helped in bringing you AV issue 5 which is now free so be sure to pick it up at your local skate store. Both are also fi lming and skating for the next up and coming Plankie video, busy boys!
RVCA
RVCA have
signed up Durban ripper Khulu Dlamini. He’s the second man on the team and joins
Lucas Poloydorou the CT cup cake maker who by the way is currently
shooting for his Session interview which will be run in one of the upcoming issues. RVCA have also announced the launch of their new Leo Romero clothing range.
Apparently Leo has designed a range of clothing that he feels suits him to the T. To find out how you win the Leo Romero Range check out the
Closet Envy in this issue of Session or go to
www.sessionmag.co.za.
Frontside Ramps & Rails
Frontside ramps was started late last year by
Matt Rodney & Chris, There goal is to help build the skate scene in SA and they are going to be holding
free Skate Events in different parts of JHB city every month. They also rent skate obstacles, like Grindboxes, flatbars, kickers, banks etc.
For more info regarding the events and ramp rentals call Matt on 072 806 7578.
