Cheers World Premier

The Cheers World Premier (created by People Creative) went down the night before last at Oakley Headquarters to a packed house.

Congratulations to IMI team rider, Joe Sexton for scoring the ender! After showing what he was made of in Child Support a few years back, Sexton has come a long way in a short time. It's not easy to get the ender, and it's all the more impressive when up against talented, long time pros like JP Walker, Seth Huot and Jeremy Jones. How'd he do it? With bangers such as a triple kink nosepress and a switch nosepress to 180 out on a double kink.

JP showed why he's the Don with another progressive video part. He mainly filmed in Minnesota, Newfoundland, Finland and Minnesota and with limited snow in Whistler he still dusted off the double for the only one in the entire video.

Seth and Simon also had solid parts put together with great music and great editing.

If you haven't already, make sure to check out Cheers when it hits local shops.


Infamous Crew


Dave Downing and JP

For more pics from the night click here to see our blog on Push.ca: Infamous' Blog

Vote for Keala - 2010 Surfer Poll Awards!

There's a million reasons to vote for Keala in the Surfer Poll Awards, here's one: possible best ever tow-in by a woman in Puerto Escondido, Mex earlier this year. Click here to get a look at what we're talking about: Surfline

VOTE FOR KK: click here

High Cascade Snowboard Camp - Session 6

JP, Joe, Simon and Seth were all on hand for HCSC @ Hood during Session 6.

Some of the highlights of August 5-11th:
-a Frontboad-Off where only perfect frontboards qualified
-a gnarly donut eating comp courtesy of J.Jones where the winner ate 10 donuts
-Joe & Seth not puking while watching the donut comp
-skate sessions
-shredding
-sunscreen

Keala at the U.S. Open of Surfing

Keala Kennelly is no stranger to the US Open of Surfing having attended the contest over a dozen times. As a competitor she took the US Open Championships in 1999. Although she is no longer competing, Keala still has a strong presence at the event every year.

This year Keala put her ink down for eager fans at Billabong's team autograph session at both Jacks and Huntington Surf Shop. She also got things going at the Dragon US Open party at Ra Sushi, mixing jams for the party goers as well as getting in front of the camera for Fuel TV.


KK on hand in Huntington for the fans


KK on the ones and twos at the Dragon party


Usually the interviewer, this time KK's the interviewee

Keala Kennelly Cali Update

Keala and Jeff Flindt shot the awesome tube below in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Check out the double page spread now featured in Surfing mag's Lightbox Issue No.6. Here's a link to the full issue: Surfing



Since returning from Mexico, Keala has been surfing Malibu and Newport with the likes of Bevo and Steph Gilmore. She's been busy out of the water too; she attended Sambazon's 10 Year Anniversary party and Billabong's Aloha Dayze. She also celebrated Michelle Rodriguez's birthday party, where she hooked the actress up with a pair of Aerial7 headphones for her DJ set.

Send It With...People & Stepchild at COC

JP Walker, Joe Sexton and Simon Chamberlain hit up Camp of Champs in Whistler for Send It With...People and Stepchild week on July 8th.

In addition to their usual activities -shredding, skating, paintballing and swimming at the lake the guys did some unique things this year. JP got to hang and ride with the winner of the Donz Dozen grand prize, Brad Bergslien. Simon hosted a gnarly edition of his Simon Says contest and Joe mixed up candy filled bevies for the crew.

Stay tuned for Hood, that's where JP, Joe, Seth and Simon are headed next week for some more summer shred action during JP and Jeremy's Signature Session at High Cascade.


JP and the Donz Dozen winner, Brad


Dudes eating lunch at camp


Simon skating in Squampton


Joe jealous of the spandex


JP getting his shred on


Triplets


Sexton shred


JP suited up and ready to fire paint

Simon Says at COC, Camp A

Every year, for more years than we can count now, Simon has been putting on his signature contest "Simon Says" at Camp of Champions.

This year the weather was a little rough on the day Simon was going to drop the contest on Camp A, so he switched things up a bit. Instead of calling out tricks and having all of the campers give them a go, he decided to go with a jam format.

The campers threw down, and Simon tossed prizes.



Check out the video courtesy of Nomis: Simon Says

Seth Joins the Mica Team

MICA is pleased to announce the addition of Seth Huot to the Snow Program. Seth will be joining the current team of Jordan Mendenhall, Will Tuddenham, Alex Andrews, Cale Zima and Sean Black. Seth is a rider we have respected and looked up to for the past 10-years while watching and anticipating his video parts.

Having the right group of riders to represent MICA has been a huge part in the growth of our brand. Seth is a great dude and we're confident that with his addition, we are well on our way to creating one of the best teams in snowboarding. We couldn't be more psyched for this opportunity of working with Seth and welcoming him to MICA.

I'm just stoked on brands like this, that are coming up and grassroots... that I can mold with, rather than tagging onto something else that's already been done." -Seth Huot

Seth is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah and has spent the last season filming for the new People release, "Cheers," which will drop this fall.

Besides MICA, Seth is currently riding for: Volcom, Northwave, Drake, Bear Mountain, Distortion Boarding and dbot 5.

Welcome to the team Seth!

-MICA movement
MICA MOVEMENT

Keala Kennelly at the Billabong Design for Humanity

Billabong's Design for Humanity is a huge fashion/art/music charity event which Keala attended as a brand ambassador last Thursday June 10th. This, the 4th annual Design for Humanity, included live music from Fisherspooner, a bikini fashion show and much more. It was attended by over 3000 people at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA. Proceeds from an auction held during the event will go to Invisible Children.


Keala looking stylish on the Design for Humanity red carpet


Donavon Frankenreiter, Keala and fan


One of Keala's many TV interviews of the night


Jen Smith, Kassia Meador, Keala and friends

Here's some media links from the night too:

Billabong Blog

Surfline

Shop Eat Surf

Surfing Mag

Keala at the Women on Waves Gala

Last Saturday June 5th Keala and a host of other women who have had a significant impact on surfing such as Kathy "Gidget" Zuckerman, Freida Zamba and Lisa Anderson attended a Gala to celebrate the Women on Waves Exhibit at the California Surf Museum.


Keala, her tow board and gear on display as part of the WOW Exhibit


Ladies who have made surf history: Debbi, Freida, KK and Jen


A fan getting Keala's autograph


Linda Benson and Gidget


Gala Awards


All of the ladies

Riding the Long White Cloud

Haslam and a crew of skaters did a Fuel TV documentary & Color Magazine trip to New Zealand last year. The group rode bikes, camped and skated while traveling around the country.



Check out the video on Desillusion: Riding the Long White Cloud

Being JP Walker on ESPN.com

Being JP Walker is now live on ESPN.com. Check out the photos, video and in depth article on JP's life and career. The video includes some of JP's top footage and interviews from key players in his career including: Jeremy Jones, Seth Huot and Mack Dawg.

Watch it here: ESPN.com


From Being JP Walker


JP Walker @ The Spot circa 2009


JP Walker @ Big Bear circa 2000 photo: Rob Mathis

Keala Kennelly at the Billabong XXL Awards

For those of you that didn't make it out to Billabong's 10th Annual XXL Awards on Friday April 23rd, it was a glamorous affair. It was a night to celebrate surfers who really pushed the limits of Big Wave Surfing by setting new heights, records, and pushing the boundaries on all levels this past year. Keala was nominated for the Women's Performance award with her massive tow-in at Jaws. She spent the first portion of the evening working the Blue Carpet for Fuel TV's, The Daily Habit. The entire event will be broadcast on the ESPN networks starting May 18.


Keala interviews Ride of the Year winner Grant "Twiggy" Baker


Keala with fellow nominee Jamilah Star


Keala's VIP reserved spot


Keala with Billabong's Jim Kempton

The Bearics Teaser

Our boys JP, Simon, Seth and Joe are featured in the upcoming Bearics video from Etnies. Check out the teaser here: The Bearics

Infamous at Ms Superpark 6

Infamous' Spencer O'Brien, Brooke Voigt and Kyle Mack were invited to get their shred on at Snowboarder's Ms Superpark 6.

Wait a minute --Kyle was at Ms Superpark? Snowboarder's Pat Bridges asked Kyle to come out and set the bar high for all of the ladies. Kyle's riding was top notch and blew the minds of the ladies he was shredding with. Over the course of 3 days Kyle rode strong, got shots with Espen Lystad and filmed with Gabe L'Heureux.





Kyle's brother Big D was also there charging the jumps.



Spencer was nursing a sprained ankle but still managed to send it on the hip. Espen Lystad got some great shots of Spencer busting tricks during the day and then got crafty with gels for a night shoot which featured Spencer's stylish method.



Check out Lystad's shots of Spencer here: Snowboarder Day 1 and here: Snowboarder Day 3

16 year old Brooke's riding also stood out at her first ever Ms Superpark. Brooke rode comfortably alongside experienced pros like Erin Comstock and Jamie Anderson on the hip, the gap wall and the gap jump. Even Bridges was impressed by Brooke's willingness to hit the gap jump since so few of the girls stepped to it.

See Brooke in action here: Snowboarder Day 4

Spencer's Autograph Session at the U.S. Open

During the 2010 U.S. Open of Snowboarding Spencer O'Brien fans had the chance to meet her in person, get their photos taken with her and snap up one of the awesome posters she personally autographed. This all took place on the afternoon of Saturday March 20th in the Kodak tent located in the Sponsor Village.


Spencer's line of fans big and small (Kodak photo)


Spencer clearly having a good time (Kodak photo)


Spencer having HER photo taken with the new Kodak Playsport (Kodak photo)


Spencer signing one lucky ladies' board

Find out what Spencer's Kodak Moment is here: Kodak Youtube

Kyle Mack Wins U.S. Open Junior Jam

Kyle Mack threw down the first ever back to back 9s in a Junior Jam last weekend at the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding. He earned an unbeatable 94.83 points to take top spot over a field of 16 competitors from across Canada and the U.S.

1. Kyle Mack (94.83)
2. Carter Smalley (90.83)
3. Nikolas Baden (84.67)

Check out his winning run here: Vimeo


Kyle Mack #1


Top spot on the podium


Junior Jam Podium


Sparkling soda celebration!

Kyle's prize was a trip to High Cascade Snowboard Camp at Mount Hood this summer.

Check out action shots of Kyle's run here: Kyle Pics

Stevie Bell's First Trip to Japan

Stevie Bell recently returned from a trip with the Forum crew to Japan. The crew consisted of Forum team riders: Stevie Bell, Jake Welch and Nic Sauve along with team manager Kevin Keller, 2 filmers, a photog and some Japanese homies. In total the boys spent 10 days on the northern island of Hokkaido getting shots, eating sushi and drinking Japanese beer. KAMPAI!

Here is the crew looking beat but stoked at the Hokkaido airport. This was taken after 1 long haul from the States and a shorter flight from Tokyo up north.


We're not sure if Stevie is jet lagged, or singing his RNB heart out.


Only Stevie can make pollution masks look kind of bad ass.


Getting down with Japanese night life.


Stevie was so hyped on his first trip to Japan that he decided to spend a couple of extra days on his own dime in Tokyo.

Meet Spencer O'Brien at the US Open of Snowboarding

Infamous rider, Spencer O'Brien will be competing in Women's Slopestyle at the Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding on March 18th and 19th in Stratton, Vermont. She will also be capturing behind-the-scenes footage of the 28th Annual Open with the KODAK PLAYSPORT, a waterproof, pocket-sized HD digital video camera. Her videos will be shared on sites like Kodak.com, facebook.com/spencerobrien , twitter.com/spencerobrien "I love taking pictures and videos while I'm on the mountain, and I'm always looking for quick and easy ways to share them with my friends and family," said O'Brien.


The image for the poster Spencer will be autographing
Jeff Curtes photo

Meet O'Brien at the Kodak Tent in the Sponsor Village for an autograph and photo on Saturday March 20th from 11am - 1pm (EST). Plus one of O'Brien's Twitter Followers will have the chance to win a KODAK PLAYSPORT of their very own if they can correctly answer her trivia question. She will announce the winner via Twitter on March 20th at 11:59 (EST).

Announcing the Donz Dozen Grand Prize Winner

Infamous is pleased to announce that the gracious winner of the Donz Dozen all-expenses paid grand prize trip to the Camp of Champions is Brad Bergslien. Brad is from Minnesota where he shreds Powder Ridge and Spirit Mountain with his bros. Brad's first snowboard was an Airwalk with Mercurys, now he rides JP's pro model because he thought to himself, "Damn if I wanna learn to nose press like JP, then I best get this." Thanks to the winning serial number on his JP board, and to the generosity of Camp of Champions and Stepchild Snowboards Brad has scored a 5 Day Deluxe package to "Send It With Stepchild" week to ride with JP Walker and crew this summer at COC. Here's what Brad had to say about winning the big prize: " I can't even put into words how stoked I was. Wait, was? How about how stoked I still am! I remember making True Life my pre-shred video and watching it over and over, and now I get to spend a week shredding with JP at COC! Thinking about it now, and as I continue to think about it, I totally feel like the luckiest shredder in the world right now and cannot wait till the time for this rolls around. So BIG thanks to JP, Stepchild, and everyone else who's making this happen."

Infamous would also like to thank the following sponsors for hooking up prize packs for the Donz Dozen contest, and for their continued support of JP: Nixon, Thirtytwo, Etnies, Oakley and Dakine.


Brad Bergslien, JP Walker