up: Shane Coburn and the Xsjado prototype.
Some might argue that this word is pronounced as X-eS-jay-dough. To the Blader’s that know, this word is a progressive way to pronounce Shadow. Like this brand’s name, it represents in many ways the culture that this company is all about.
Shane Coburn, an inline skating guru, enjoyed snowboarding during the winters. After accidentally picking up a snowboard binding that got mixed into a box of inline skates while looking for a pair of cuffs, the idea of marrying a cuff to the boot was burned into his brain. He added an inline frame and the product was generations in advance.
Coburn, working for Senate wheels at the time, went off to do his own wheel project called Medium. From here he met Dustin Latimer, arguably one of the best Professional Blader’s that ever existed, and they began to develop a revolutionary wheel company called, Mindgame. Meanwhile, Coburn continued to try and find the right place and timing for this new skate product he had in mind and soon connected with another outdoor sports manufacturer, Salomon.
With Dustin Latimer’s Blading being generations ahead of its time, he was very helpful in engineering a new inline skating product that provided an all new experience. The design was to have the skater attached to the soul, providing better mobility. Along with another Professional Blader that was ahead of his time, Chris Farmer, they were able to demonstrate the ninja capabilities with these new skates that attached to your shoes, we call Footwraps.
Salomon later moved out of the Inline outdoor activities, with Coburn and Latimer retiring soon after, and handed the technology to Powerslide whom continues to make Xsjado Skates today. Mike Obedoza now overlooks the brand for Powerslide and with Chris Farmer, continues to support the offspring from these pioneers that are the most progressive Street Blader’s in Blading today.
Source: Xsjado.com
The Xsjado Skate Company Skate Company presents a film by Paul John. The Xsjado Video starring Chris Farmer, Jeff Stockwell, Ben Schwab, JC Rowe, Paul John, Dustin Werbeski, Victor Galicia, Kevin Yee, Lee Martin, Mike Obedoza & Marcus Benavides.
Filmed by Brandon Negrete, Jc Rowe & Paul John. Music: Black Marble – A Great Design.
The Misled Lab presents Barely Dead. Produced by JDU, written by Justin Eisinger. Cinematography & Editing by JDU. Motion Graphics by Matt Andrews & JDU. Art Direction by Andy Tunney & Eric Pieper. Featuring: Arlo Eisenberg, Erik Bailey, Alex Broskow, Chris Haffey, Chris Farmer, Brian Shima, Jeff Stockwell, Julian Bah, Oli Short, Jon Julio, Franky Morales, Cameron Card, Shane Coburn, Jon Elliott, Robert Guerrero, Tom Hyser, Azikiwee Anderson and many others. Distributed by Sadako Distribution. Dealer inquires welcome: doug@misledmedia.com. Shot on Super 16mm film & High Definition Video.
Barely Dead, Full Video on Youtube: Playlist (480p) | Single 54’ video : PLAY (240p).
Soundtrack Listing
- Intro: A Whisper In The Noise - Tango
- Marsh Montage: The Marsh - The Seasons
- Jeff Stockwell: The Boxer Rebellion - All You Ever Do Is Talk
- Franky Morales & Julian Bah: Franky & Julian themselves
- Chris Haffey & Brian Shima: 22-20’s - Shoot Your Gun
- Montage: Sage Francis - Noze Bleed & Gunz Yo
- Erik Bailey: A Whisper in the Noise - Silence
- Chris Farmer & Various: Nouvelle Vague - Ever Fallen In love
- Montage: Mellow Minds - Misdirected
- Credits: The Arcade fire - Wake Up
The Blading Cup 2011: A Pro/Am Contest and Demo. Brought to you by NISS, Spohn Ranch, Themgoods Distribution, Bernal Heights, Valo, Razors, USD, Xsjado, Aggressivemall, Rollerwarehouse, Eulogy, Vibralux, Strange Creatures, INRI, SDSF , Downtown Inc. and the City of Santa Ana.
Video on Youtube: PLAY.
Featuring: Chris Haffey, Brian Aragon, Alex Broskow, John Bolino, Erik Bailey, Chris Farmer, Frankie Morales, Brandon Smith, Jeff Stockwell, Dominic Sagona and many more.
Photos: Brandon Smith
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Feet 1, directed by Lonnie Gallegos. Starring Chris Farmer, Dustin Latimer, JC Rowe, Robert Guerrero, Matt Moya, John Sullivan & more. feet is a creative collection of clips and footage compiled in an artistic way to make you want to use your feet.
Chris Farmer, Feet 1 Section: PLAY - Music: The Octopus Project – All Of the Champs That Ever Lived. Feet 1 (2005) by Lonnie Gallegos - Full Video.
Ok, so here’s the official press release to address all of the rumors about the Create Originals pro team. When the three of us started Create, we had a vision for how we wanted to portray the company, team and image.
Our goal is to provide the best for the skate community in all aspects, not only with our product but with our team image and riders as well. Basically, we wanted to offer more than a new product, we wanted to give the skate community something to be excited about and proud of.
That being said, we at Create Originals are very proud to announce our TWO newest pro riders, Chris Farmer Alex Broskow. We’re excited to have them on board and you can expect to see a lot of cool things coming from Create Originals in 2010. Welcome to the team fellas! CO. - Billy O’Neill.
Video Down | Visit Createoriginals.com. 2010 Pro Team: Sean Kelso, Alex Broskow, Chris Farmer, John Bolino, Colin Kelso, Billy O’Neill.
Chris Farmer - US (snow section), Video on Youtube: PLAY.
Mindgame Accidental Machines: I won’t say anything new by telling you that I have been waiting for this flick for a long time. Together with 90% rollers around the world I was searching for any clips/ trailers/ infos about the premiere of this video. Finally, the DVD reached my player. Some time ago, I got the email with this message: " the new Mindgame Video is here, we got it!". At last! Three days later my friend brought the dvd and said straight ahead: “Dude, it is a blast!” I couldn`t wait any longer and pop in the disc”. Review on Inmag.pl (link down).
UPDATE: Mindgame Accidental Machines - Full Video
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