Skate First - Out Now!

Here is a bit on how SkateFirst was put together….

In mid 2006,  during an X-Fed meeting, we thought of ways to ‘promote’  X games & we came up with the idea of  “how to” or “training” video by local skaters / riders.

The core idea was that each discipline (Skateboarding, BMX Freestyle & Aggressive Inline skates) would film each video in their own style to represent their ‘own’ vibe & feel - we wanted to make the videos as real a representation of  what the scene is really like.  Each video would teach 10-12 popular tricks or moves, & we thought it would be cool for people to watch & learn this way.

So  for the Skateboarding video, Nigel was the man.    His idea was to make the video “our own”;  making use of old & new footage that documented the history of skateboarding in Hong Kong; a visual journey that gives this video its own identity, an identity that belongs to HK skateboarders, a video that captures the vibe & feel of  HK skateboarding.

The music was also a very important component of the video.  All the music are by local bands & artists.  Conroy (24Herbs & X FED president) wanted to help promote the local indy music scene, he &  Nigel hooked up artists like Ryan Hui, Audiotraffic, Chau Hung, etc..  so we all became a ‘big family’, helping each other out.  This is one of the most meaningful things of this video.

After watching the full release of the video, I am honored & proud to be part of this ‘big family’ - I hope each & every one of  you would  feel the same way too!

Big thanks to all the people involved in this project, (all the skateboarders, artists, & friends) we all did this together!

“Hong Kong Pride!!”

SKATE FIRST is now available at HMV & Skateboard shops in Hong Kong.