Blading Chats #43 - Mike Torres

Json sits down with Mike Torres in episode 43 of Blading Chats.

“Mike is currently one of the most active filmmakers. He has made some of the coolest and most entertaining videos on the scene. From Ellos to Seconds from Nights & Weekends to Powder his collaboration with Them skates grows project after project motivating a lot of bladers and creating his own defined style. With him we talked about his collaboration with Alex Broskow, about how in a project like Ellos there isn't a single figure who takes care of everything but a team of people who collaborated to create a masterpiece and what it means to be a filmmaker during the corona virus situation.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #42 - Michael Witzemann

Json sits down with Michael Witzemann in episode 42 of Blading Chats.

“Michael is one of the most active bladers in the scene. He is not only a videomaker and photographer, but also studies to become a nurse. Which is of vital importance at this time. We talked to him about his school career, how he joined the Remz team and the Red Eye team and his future projects.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #41 - Erik "ERod" Rodriguez

Json sits down with Erik Rodriguez in episode 41 of Blading Chats.

“Erick is one of the most active filmmakers in the scene. With multiple video projects behind him, he was able to take the legacy of Joe Navran and Rachard Johnson and elevate it.

We talked to him from how a kid who was passionate about blading started attending the best pros by skipping class and taking a 3/4 hour bus ride to reach them and skate an hour with them until he created video projects with the biggest names in the scene. From Montre Livingstone to Chris Farmer, from Abdiel Colberg to Nick Lomax. We also talked about BladerGang's philosophy, how they run a team of athletes for the Runtz brand and how they are creating new video projects in the meantime.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #40 - Joe Navran

Json sits down with Joe Navran of Blading Chats.

“I guess there's no need to introduce Joe.

He was one of the most influential filmmakers in our scene, from ELEMENTS to Coup De Tat, from Amateur to Fruitbooter every video production by Joe Navran was a guaranteed success. It was either for the people he filmed or for the always right musical choice. Joe, together with all the FP, was able to change the face of blading. With him we talked about Future Prospect, playing golf with Chris Haffey and what it meant to go around filming with people like Aaron Feinberg, Dustin Latimer, Josh Petty and so on.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #39 - David McNamara

Json sits down with David McNamara in episode 39 of Blading Chats.

“I had the pleasure of meeting David in 2012 when he gave me the opportunity to appear in his newspaper. Wheel Scene probably one of the only free press in our world.

With him we talked a bit about the scottish scene, the famous Unit23, how his life as a journalist has evolved from being a writer for UNITY magazine to editor-in-chief of Wheel Scene and how it has now become one of the most active websites in the scene.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #38 - Jon Julio

Json sits down with Jon Julio in episode 38 of Blading Chats.

“What can you say about Jon?

If they ask me who Jon Julio is, I'll answer BLADING. Jon is not only one of the historical icons of our world. He is also a family man, husband, owner of THEM and a blader.

With Jon we talked a little bit about his career, from how he started skating to how he entered the USD and revolutionized our world. From how he finds the time to go skating to how friendship can be the true foundation of a team.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #37 - Nick Kouros

Json sits down with Nick Kouros in episode 37 of Blading Chats.

“In the spring of 2005, I was skating in Central Station alone, as often was the case at the time. One afternoon a group of foreign bladers came out of the subway and I went to meet them super enthusiastic and we skated together all afternoon. I didn't know anything about them for a long time until (after seeing Delfon Dio and Jo Zenk's last edit at Athens) I decided to interview for Blading Chats Nick who, to my surprise, turned out to be the blader I knew 15 years ago. Unbelievable!! Nick is one of the mainstays of the Greek scene, with him we talked about the most envied spot of this quarantine, the very famous Athens Blade House, what it means to tour with some of the best bladers in the world, to host one of the most important events of the scene at, literally, his own home and how he manages to manage his professional career as a cinematographer.” - Json Adriani

Blading Chats #36 - Ryan "Buck" Strauss

Json sits down with Ryan Strauss in episode 36 of Blading Chats.

“Buck has a mission, to push his brand to the max trying to hold a certain standard. A full-time worker, working more than 40 hours a week, Buck takes care of his brand as soon as he has a moment. Red eye. The dedication and charge he puts into his brand is remarkable. How remarkable is the way he wants to treat his team riders, looking for a bond with each other and always ready for a confrontation about the brand. With him we talked about Red eyes, covid19 in florida and what it means to run a wheel company at this moment in history.” - Json Adriani