JANUARY 2010 UPDATE

Happy New Year everyone! Got some big updates! I have been featured in the episode premier of a new show called "The Xchange". Its an artist on artist feature and I am teamed up with my good friend Blake Lewis. Many of you may know him from American Idol. He is an awesome musician with superb beatbox skills. I am honored to be a part of the first episode. Thanks a ton to the great people at POWERBAR for hooking it up! I had a blast on set! You can check out the full episode below. There is also a miniature commercial version of the episode that will air as a commercial during the Dew Tour.

And here is the commercial teaser version.

I also have a Struggle Skateboards ad in the February 2010 issue of Transworld Skateboarding. Check it out below.

The trick above will be in my Struggle Skateboards "SWORN" part. I am working super hard on my part and pretty much come back from every film trick beaten and worn out. I promise to have a full part. My teammates have slamming parts in progress as well. Tyrone Olson, Anthony Johnson, my baby brother Diego Najera, Mariano Valenzuela, and all the RDT dudes have been seriously ripping. We have a Struggle Skateboards Arizona tour in the near future which will be super rad but for now we are super busy filming for the "SWORN" video giving it 101%.

And FINALLY I am proud to announce the release of my Pro Signature Shoe Lace for SCOFF skateboarding! I have been on Scoff since the start of the company so it feels amazing to finally have the first ever Pro lace for Scoff. Its going to be solid black with a luxurious gold stripe through the entire lace. It features the new "Diamond Application Process" technology which makes the lace the strongest you could possibly imagine. You honestly wont ever need to switch your laces on your shoe ever! I can almost guarantee the shoe will blow out way before the lace will and I am pumped on that. Scoff as a company is amazing and worked with me fully in detail to create this lace to exact specifications. So if your tired of your laces ripping on you the answer is here. No joke!

Scoff is throwing a party for me for my signature lace release and will be posting up the full details soon so in the meantime check on their site within the next few days and they should have everything up that you need to know to be there. SCOFF SKATEBOARDING

There will also be a Scoff Skateboarding/Struggle Skateboards contest on the STRUGGLE Skateboards site in which you can win my new laces and deck. Check it out for more details. Information will be posted up any day now!

NOVEMBER 2009 UPDATE

Since my last update too much as gone on.
Most recently I was featured on the channel 8 news in San Diego county in a cover story for the Olliepop bubble gum company.

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE VIDEO.

The Struggle WEST COASTIN TOUR has come and gone and it was a blast. Seriously nothing but skateboarding 24/7. The trip consisted of Tyrone Olson, Anthony Johnson, Diego Najera, If Feldman, Nick Rodriguez, Isaac Awan, and our photographer John Weaver. We all packed it up in the Olliepop tour van and hit the road for a weeks straight of Autograph signings and skateboarding demos. Massive thanks to Nik over at Olliepop for the van, the villalons and Loon for their hospitality. Septicore magazine was rad enough to do a "Beyond Borders" article on the entire tour for their magazine. Below is the page featured in the magazine. I got a 5-0 photo on the big hubba featured so I'm pretty stoked.


I am also pumped to announce that BUS magazine did a "Product Review" of my pro board for Struggle Skateboards. Check it out below!


And lastly I am proud to announce that my Signature shoe lace for SCOFF will be out in late January!

AUGUST 2009 UPDATE

Since my last update alot has been going down.
First and foremost Sneaux shoes featured me in there latest full page ad in Transworld skateboarding. Every little image in the word Sneaux is of me either skateboarding or chilling. Pretty rad and I could only imagine how long it took to make. It came out good and the new shoes are amazing. Big ups to Sneaux for all the great things they got coming.


Also my newest Pro board on Struggle Skateboards has been out for a minute now but I completely forgot to post it up on here. Its my "Vacation" board and the story behind it is basically just the fact that I am constantly busy and am always in need of a vacation. The board is a paradise and home away from home. Its an amazing place that I can disappear to. I really like the colors on the board and its somethig completely different than any deck Struggle has ever had in the line. Im stoked and proud of it. For all of you out there that are kind enough and awesome enough to support and have purchased the deck I THANK YOU! And for those that are interested in getting one for themselves you can purchase it at your local Struggle dealing shop or online through the Struggle Skateboards online store. Click the deck to get directed to the board. And thanks again!

I am also featured on the new Struggle West Coastin posters that are out right now you can also get one of those at the Struggle Skateboards online shop. These posters were given out on the Struggle tour that I just came back from.

Which leads me to speaking about the absolutely AMAZING Struggle West Coastin tour I just got back from with the Struggle Skateboards team. Basically 7 days on the road with four stops and nothing but pure skateboarding and mayhem. We did autograph signings,skateboarding demos, and filmed for the upcoming Struggle video due out very soon. Great times were had and I would like to thank everyone that came on out to any of the spots for your support. Thank you to Nik at Olliepop for hooking it up with the tour van! And thanks to the Villalons, and Loon for your hospitality.

Scoff Skateboarding has posted up a news update of me on their website. Scoff is also in the works of producing my first ever signature "PRO LACE" for their line of amazing one of a kind products.

Transworld Skateboarding also did an article on Board technologies on their business website. They did a full feature story on Struggle skateboards and my pro deck was featured in the article. CHECK IT OUT!

On top of this I havent gotten an issue for myself yet but I was told I have a photo featured in the new Transworld Business magazine alongside a full story about skateboard deck technologies.

And the biggest news of all I am proud to announce that I am officially riding for POWER BALANCE and GLAMOUR KILLS clothing now. Both companies are amazing and I am pumped to represent them to the fullest. Power Balance offers superb products that enhance your balance and improve your skateboarding. And Glamour Kills makes some of the raddest clothing around. Everything is of the highest quality and all the materials they use are spectacular.

JULY 2009 UPDATE

Tons has happened since my last update. First off and foremost I am super excited to announce that Powerbar has given me my own product display which can be found at just about every grocery store and convenient store throughout the United States that carries Powerbar. I was bestowed upon me the Triple Threat bars display. Below are photos of the displays as well as a photo of an actual display in a store in Colorado. 

I am also officially now riding for HERRON trucks and SNUGGBUDS headphones. 

Super stoked to be a part of these two companies. 

I have a new SNEAUX ad in Transworld Skateboarding magazine as well I will get that scanned and up soon. As well as tons of other bits that I have received since my last update.  

And as for my Struggle video part I am a handful of tricks away from finishing my promo part. And my full length part is in the works still bigtime. I got so many ideas as to what new tricks to do. I have some stuff in mind and on film that I can safely say has never been done before in a skateboarding video.  :)

POST #2

I am currently featured in the latest WHYSPACE section of the January 2008 issue of Transworld Skateboarding magazine. Pretty stoked and surprised because I was flipping through the issue and saw it at a glance. I had no idea it was going to be in there so I am pretty honored that they featured me out of who knows how many hundreds of thousands of WHYSPACE submitters. Check it out!


Also about a month or so ago I did a Music video for recent American Idol winner DAVID COOK. For his first ever music video entitled "Light On". The music video was directed by the legendary Wayne Isham who has made music videos for Metallica, Micheal Jackson,The Rolling Stones,Britney Spears, and to many others to name. The shoot was super fun and I basically busted an all nighter there skateboarding in between breaks on set at like 3:30 in the morning it was way fun! And yes I am the Skateboarder rolling up right in the beginning of the intro.
Check out the stills and then the actual video. Thanks.

Click below to see the Music Video

And lastly about 3 years ago I shot a segment for a show. It was supposed to be about me talking on the topic of what I do to help my local skate community. The segment never aired and I never got to see the footage we shot. In fact the show it was for went under before this segment got a chance to air. Finally after all these years my good friends at Studio Demiurge posted up the video online. Check it out.

I actually have more updates that I forgot to update here but I will get to them soon.

POST#1

SKATEBOARDING

First off I am proud to announce that I have been bestowed with this years PETER GRIMM headwear catalouge cover! I am super excited. Last year I had the back cover and now I got moved up to the front so I am stoked! I also have the table of contents page and various other photos within the catalouge.

Peter Grimm also blessed me with 3 banners at the MAGIC tradeshow in Las Vegas this year!And they are HUGE! I love Peter Grimm! they are the shiznit!!

I also had some photos of mine make it onto the latest SNEAUX postcards!

And SNEAUX blessed me with some photos on their boothe banner as well!! Here I am chilling next to the almighty Sneaux shoes banner! The new shoe line is off the hook! I was seriously blown away by the new line! And for the record Sneaux shoes are the longest lasting skate shoes I have ever skateboarded in.

Sneaux also took some of us out to eat dinner the night of the Asr Tradeshow. For the first time in my life I got to eat some islander type food. The sweet potato fries were bomb!!!!!!!!!!Thanks Sneaux!!!!!

I am also proud to announce the release of my first Pro Model Deck with Struggle Skateboards. It is a part of the newly released "ROAR" series that Struggle is doing. I chose the grizzly bear because I dig those bears. They are mesmerizing and if you ever see one stand up you will know how epic a Grizzly bear is! They would make a 6 foot 2inch tall dude like myself feel like a midget!!

You can order the deck at http://struggleskateboards.com/buystruggle.htm

The support is greatly appreciated! Big thanks to all the skateboarders out there supporting and getting my board it means the world to me. Send me photos of you repping the board and I will single handedly mail you out something cool!

HOLLYWOOD

Music Video
David Cook-Light On

I recently got back from shooting a music video with famous and legendary director Wayne Ishmal!!!! It was more than an honor to work on a project directed with a man of his prestige. He is the director responsible for creating tons of music videos for some of the industries leading artists. To name a few.(Metallica,Bon Jovi,Brittney Spears,Micheal Jackson,Janet Jackson,Rolling Stones,even the Backstreet Boys) The dude can make a music video for just about every genre of music which is incredible. On this project I played a Skateboarder showing up to a diner after a high school football game. The music video is for recent American Idol winner David Cook. So I know this video is going to get some major airtime. No doubt about that. Shoutouts to the homies I made there! Monty for being a chill dude and Kevin for playing skate at 3:30 in the morning waiting for the next scene.

Television Show (CBS)
The Ex List
Prior to shooting the music video I did some work for CBS. Not skate related but just some acting in general. I played an artsy onlooker in an art gallery scene for the CBS show entitled the Ex List. I got to work alongside Kevin Sorbo (hercules) in some scenes. He is a cool ass dude. Real chill and always joking around. Also on set was Elizabeth Reaser from the upcoming movie Twilight and Amir Talai from Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay. Oh yea William Russ who is known as the father from the show Boy Meets World. Overall working on the show was a great experience. I did a couple of other different scenes as well. I guess we will see which ones I get used in. I made some rad homies there as well. Big ups to my homie Dreds and Rich!! Dreds was in the movie Pirates of the Carribean:Black Pearl....he was one of the Tortuga recruits. Super cool dude that plays some awesome music as well. Here is a photo of me and my homies on the set of CBS's The Ex List...

I have tons more to update here in the near future. I am piecing all my media together and slowly getting it on here as much as I can. Thanks for checking my site out. And once again I cant thank my SPONSORS and supporters enough!! Thank you to you all!! And help a brother out and rock a Ruben Najera Struggle deck!! Much love to you all!