What Up! - teaser

What Up Tease I from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.

Check out this teaser for the new video Craig McCallion and Half Cab Productions have put together showcasing Ottawa's local wake scene. This is Craig's second full length release after producing Legit the movie in 2009. The production quality on this new video is crazy with everything being in full HD and then some. Justin and I are super stoked to be a part of this project with a chance to showcase some of the footage we got last year during our 4th stint at the CWC together. WHAT UP will be available for FREE download following it's official release party at Bablyon nightclub in Ottawa, ON on June 17th, 2011. Stay tuned to halfcab.ca for some fresh news, as well as THE BOOMBOX DREAM for some fresh BOOMBOX touched teasers as well...

This is Dustin O'Ferrall.

Dustin has been around for awhile, finally getting his due!! Just goes to show you that true style always shrines through...for full screen version please visit Alliance Wake.com

Family Tree feat. Craigy Bowl-U and Jesse Millen

Family Tree Intersection 2011 Submission from Family Tree on Vimeo.
Found this video on my boy Craig Beaulieu's facebook wall, and also features another hometown cat by the name of Jesse Millen. It was done as part of a video contest submission for a new contest the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, B.C. Craigy's holmies at Family Tree were selected among 5 other production crews to compete for the top prize of 15,000$ for best video. Although this video did not win, it's pretty bad ass considering they only had 7 days to shoot and edit. Enjoy!

Ottawa can skate.

Stumbled upon this video, courtesy of Jordan Wiens, that showcases a bunch of Ottawa locals ripping the streets of O-town. Coolest thing I think is that there's no shops, clicks, politics, or hating involved. It's just a straight up mash up of some dudes simply killing it with some nice beats to go along true. SHIT! makes be wanna grab my skate and go..and so should you, PEACE! 
*(However, be warned shit gets a little weird/random at the end of this video ay haha...)

boomboxed for life.

Got INKED for the very first time a few weeks back. Decided to go all or nothing and get my ribs done. I was originally gonna get this tattoo during my stint in Australia. However through a combination of having little money and no money, it just didn't get done. So after sitting on the idea for a couple years, somehow it finally came time after meeting my dude and artist Jimmy Gobeil over @ Planet Ink. I'm not gonna go into detail on what it means and shit, but for those who know me y'all know what it's about. Team Boombox for life ya.

My man Jimmy has an art show scheduled for June 5th at the Manx Pub at 370 Elgin St. in Ottawa. Come support something real ay...

Nico Von Lerchenfeld: Notes from Thailand

Notes from Thailand from Andy Kolb on Vimeo.
Kid's got style!! Remember this name: Nico Von Lerchenfeld ailing from Germany is the new kid on the block redefining how rails should be done. I'd say he's the only kid who could give Raph Derome a run for his money...It's gonna be sick to see these two battle it out this summer on both sides of the pond.

ya D! - new video!!

ya D! from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.
This video is from April 8th, 2011 when myself, Andy Morrish, Kevin Curioustimes, and Shawn Allarie spent a sunny friday afternoon at Camp Fortune in Gatineau Park. Andy was on fire all day boosting huge off the hip and locking in a few back lips smooth azzz. The fact that the ski hill was closed with no chairlifts made things only better. Except for a few cross country skiers racing up and down the hill, we had the whole hill to ourselves! Probably one of the funnest days of riding all season, nothing better than sunshine with some boards and good bros. enjoy!

building dreams.

www.unit-parktech.com

There can be no branches without root.

SUMMER is just about here and soon I shall be back on the water doing what I do. With summer, comes the ever so intense competition season. Now for those who know me, competitions are just not my thing. For one, I'm not good at them and two, the parties always seem to get the better of me. Nevertheless, I just wanted to talk a little about the contest circuit that runs through Ontario: The Roots Wakeboard and Wakeskate series. 

The Roots is entering its second season thanks to some very hard work put forth by a group of dedicated riders who want nothing more to grow and foster our beloved sport. Having gone through the competition circuit a few years back, I don't think I appreciated how crucial these contests are. Love them or hate them, they are a great venue to promote the sport, network yourself within the industry, meet some cool like-minded cats like yourself, and at the end of the day just party your face off. We, a.k.a the RTdub crew, will be there and so should you...

Boardsports Open
Saturday June 11th and Sunday June 12th 2011
Presented by Malibu and Gordon Bay Marine
Summerski Lake, Newmarket

Algonquin Outfitters Open
Saturday July 22nd and Sunday July 23rd 2011
Presented by Nautique and Pride of Muskoka
Huntsville, Ontario.

Sharpley Source for Sports Open
Saturday Aug. 20th and Sunday Aug. 21st 2011
Presented by Mastercraft and Buckeye Marine
Head Lake, Haliburton

surfing Gems.

Leave A Message Trailer from Nike 6.0 on Vimeo.
(thanks again Tynna!)

Spain + Girls + Longboards = yes.

Longboard Girls Crew from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

Stay Lucky!

yan remote trip from yan lecomte on Vimeo.
I remember a time when wakeboarders would look at wakeskaters and say "yeah, pretty cool tho." Well my friends times have changed, because it is the wakeskaters who can now say "yeah I know, jackass." All this to say that wakeskating has come a long way, and some of the tricks they are now capable of is absolutely ridiculous. 3 flips, bigspins, varial flips, blunts, tailé/nose slides, double flips, 3 shuvs...you name it, and they are doing it. Now understand this is nothing new as they have been stepping up their game for the last couple years now. I guess what is new is that wakeboarders can no longer deny how cool wakeskating actually is. So yeah, let's all just get along and enjoy my friend Yan "lucky" Lecomte demonstrate a little bit where wakeskating is at. Thanks to WakeQC and Yan for making this video readily available, and make sure to check out other sick videos on his Vimeo page...

Ottawa Gala 16.04.11

(a Saturday night with Curioustimes and DJ Acro)

Craigy wins!

(Home team winnings, Craig Bowl-u)

WakeCompound.net

Having nothing better to do, I stubbled upon this new website/video blog at thewakecompound.net. It's pretty straight forward and simple (they kill it) by showcasing some cool videos of a selected group of sick riders (i.e. Bob Soven, Oli Derome, Rathy, Errington, LaRiche) in Florida. To me it seems like an appropriate "passing of the torch" with a new generation of wake riders establishing themselves as the future, just as Pointless Productions did just over a decade ago. Obviously this has been going on for a few years now, but it just seems that it is finally safe to say that wakeboarding, and most definitely wakeskating, have witnessed significant change (for better AND worse) in the last 2 years, and enough to say that it's progressed considerably outside the strict confines of boat. And if you don't believe me, well maybe you just haven't been around as long as I have...

POINTLESS mixtape 2 (just some shots) from pointless on Vimeo.
But Pointless will always be the reason I started to ride, and still ride today...just saying.

Old snap, new trick: frontside rodeo 5

THIS may be an old photo, but it ain't old news. This photo was taken by Kent's good friend Allistair back on April 27, 2009 during a 6 week trip at the CWC. Kent is by nature a snowboarder and it was sick to see him bring that to the water for this first real stint at riding cable. I remember the first time he did this trick, and I was like "what the f*ck was that!?"...A frontside rodeo 5, kids. BOOM! And to this day I haven't seen anybody, anywhere able to reproduce this trick...word!


Thought I'd share some old video highlights of what was my third trip to the Phillies, back for the first time since breaking my ankle a year prior. Make sure to catch Kent's front rodeo sequence in this video as well...

CWC 2009 from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.

it's Christmas!!

Christmas came early this year for the Bonney bros! Thanks to my boy Nate Benson and Billabong Canada for hooking this up! Chyeah!!

Keeping things classy with DJ Acro...

This past weekend we had my home team DJ Acro come spin for a private party up in Mont-Tremblant, Qué. This is not the first time we've enlisted his services for an old fashioned house party, and so true to form he did not disappoint. Acro locked in a flow that had everyone helplessly bouncing and bobbing their heads all night. Check out this little sample video for what was missed. Thank you to our gracious host miss Marie for turning her beautiful chalet into Tremblant's most realest and live spot of the night.

Tremblant spins with DJ Acro from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.

Now for those who simply could not attend, Acro would like to invite you over to his house TONIGHT at the Standard Luxury Tavern on Elgin St. (Ottawa, ON) for an exclusive monthly feature he's set to kick off with special guest DJ Illo. All Things Classic is a new ALL VINYL monthly event featuring all the best classic and current wax from hip hop, soul, funk, blues, reggae, breaks, and samples. My word, come get nice for a Standard Tuesday with DJ Acro and friends.

Kamiskotia True!

(Boombox's hall of famer, Co Gougeon)

This weekend I had the chance to shred my old stompin' grounds, Kamiskotia Ski Resort. I've been heading there for as long as I can remember, first as a skier (age: 6) and now as a snowboarder (age: 25). To think it's been almost 13 years since I took that fateful first shred with my boy Co Gougeon during the March Break of '98. If anyone asks me where I got my start, whether it be wake, snow, surf, or skate I always think back to that day when I was initiated  to a whole new world (face plant, first trick, first try!). From there it simply progressed to skate, then wake, and then surfing (a.k.a. the grand slam). It was like the planting of a seed I guess one could say; a seed that has blossomed into a beautiful life that is nourished by the need to be on a board at all times, one way or another...k, what? 

I mean, could I really trace back my entire collective boarding experiences to this one place, and one time? hmmm probably not. However, it would be hard to imagine how things would have worked themselves out in the absence of a place like Kamiskotia. All this to say that my hometown of Timmins, ON is pretty lucky to have a facility that exists where kids can go, dream big, develop their talent (i.e. Craig Beaulieu), and have some fun that no app could ever replicate. So without getting too much on that sentimental tip now, I guess what I'm trying to say is, well more or less: "Get out! Get stoked!" and...most of all stay stoked. 

(home team, Brendan Quinn'r)

A day at Kamiskotia from Johny Bonney on Vimeo.

*(Thanks Kamiskotia)

FOKUS Pokus IV

 (March 12, 2011 @ Edelweiss: Fokus Pokus big air and rail jam)