Top to bottom: Joel Tudor, Kai Otton, Flynn Novak, Jamie Sterling
Transworld Surf has been on it covering every swell to hit Pipe this winter. Above is a compilation of some images that made their cut for the web. Matuse Family Members Joel Tudor, Kai Otton and Flynn Novak all representing well at her majesties playground.
Artists and Matuse Family Member, Russell Crotty, enjoying a sunny winter day in Santa Barbara wearing his Matuse Hooded Tumo 543. For more on Russel’s work visit http://russellcrotty.com/.
Scanning the music scene, it is often easy to miss new up and coming bands. Luckily, when you have a name like Peephole, people are apt to stop and take a look and perhaps a listen. Started by Kent Odessa in Brooklyn, NY, Peephole has been getting people out of their seats and dancing for quite some time with an excellent, synth rock/ electro-pop feel that blends together really well. Anyway, the band will be releasing its first ever full-length album entitled “Silverdome” and frontrunner Odessa is raising funds to really make the album live up to it’s full potential through this website called Kickstarter. Kickstarter is a great site where you can help out on creative projects by donating anywhere from a dollar to the maximum amount of money needed for a project. It’s a super cool way to be a part of the creative process in the sense that you help create the album with whatever you give. Check that out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1643942696/peepholes-debut-full-length-album-silverdome.
Cruise and Kidman – Peephole
Rita Done Me Wrong – Peephole
For more, go to: http://www.justexcellentbeats.com/2011/01/through-well-peephole.html
SIGHT|SOUND from High Seas Films on Vimeo.
Sight|Sound release coming Summer 2011. Check highseasfilms.com for updates. Matuse Family Member, Chris Del Moro, featured in this new upcoming film.
Frame Grab from Hangs Upon Nothing by Jeremy Rumas
Jeremy Rumas’ forthcoming film, Hangs Upon Nothing, sheds a 16mm point of view on the simple day-to-day interactions we have with each other and our environment. Told through the surf travels of Matuse Family Members, Mikala Jones and Daniel Jones – among others – the project’s storytelling is beautiful as it is honest. Above Daniel Jones picks the high line on his 5 fin Bonzer. For more on Jeremy’s work, click here: http://www.hangsuponnothing.blogspot.com/
Matuse Family Member, Chadd Konig, recently shaped up a new Alaia for Dave Rastovich and his non-profit organization Surfers for Cetaceans. Chadd not only made the wood blank and hand carved the shape but he also did the custom wood burned logo on the board. Rasta seen above stoked on the final product. Chadd is from the Santa Barbara region and is a surfer, explorer and long distance paddler.
Down With The Ship from Derek Dunfee on Vimeo.
You’ve seen the trailers so now watch the full movie. An awesome story that’ll inspire and show what hard work and a positive attitude will do to help overcome adversity. Also, available to watch in our Video Clips section under Team.
It’s been a while, but we have a medley of listener contributed music for you. The video above is a great techno remix with some awesome film clips. If you dig that video, check out That’s It, That’s All for the whole documentary. The second track is off of up and comer Young Prince’s new mixtape, and is mixed by Brenton Duvall & The Potomac Boys Club who is starting to move from his top ranked remixes on the Hype Machine into producing. Finally we have the excellent single for Cut Copy’s new album. If you haven’t heard of Cut Copy, they’re this great electronic band that has a lovely 80’s synth pop vibe that will make you feel like throwing on some day-glo clothing. Enjoy it all.
Good Vibrations – Young Prince
Take Me Over – Cut Copy
For more, go to: http://www.justexcellentbeats.com/2011/01/listener-contributed-pt-5.html
Dear Matuse Family,
2010! What a year! I spent the earlier part of it in Indo, went home to California for the summer and hit the road again in October. Things started off in Japan hoping to score some Typhoon swell…and I did! Only to tweak my wrist while surfing some beachys on the outskirts of Tokyo. When I first got to Japan the water was still fairly warm so I was wearing my Matuse Sort-Sleeve Full 2mm, my personal favorite. After a short period of time I was having to wear my Hoplite 4/3/2 Fullsuit because of dropping water temperatures. Its amazing that within a couple of weeks in Japan the water can go from comfortable to FRIGID!! Make sure you have a good suit if you go!!
After Japan, I headed back down to Bali to get some late season juice…grateful that my wrist healed after only a few weeks. As soon as I got to Bali I got invited by a friend to a location I’m not allowed to speak of….there were a few of us on the trip and we all made a pact not to broadcast where it is….lets just say its in the Pacific and it’s Indonesia. We were there for two weeks…and we didn’t see another surfer, let alone another westerner the whole time. Coolest experience of my life….Oh yea and there were some pretty good set-ups too.
Since that trip I’ve been back on Bali getting much better waves then expected for this time of year..Dec-Jan are supposed to be the slow months for waves here and I’ve been surfing my brains out…even went to bed early on New Year’s Eve to get up at dawn the next day…that’ll give you an ideal of what the quality of the waves has been like. My Philo 1mm has kept me loose and warm while keeping the sun off my back in Bali. Its been nice getting to know a few different suits offered by Matuse while on this mission. I’m headed to West Australia next. What will 2011 bring? What suit will I use next!
Happy New Year -Mike Millin
Photo: Adam Instone. To see more of Adam’s work visit http://adaminstone.wordpress.com/
Matuse Family Member, Luke Rife, greeting the new year with a nice front-side punt. Luke wearing the new Tumo 432 fullsuit.