MAY 2010 UPDATE

My first Pro ad for SCOFF skateboarding is out and is featured in the June 2010 issue of Legitimate Skateboard magazine. 

The world famous Basil and Spice did a review on my signature "Vacation" deck. They gave it amazing reviews check out the article for yourself! :)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REVIEW @ BASIL AND SPICE's website.

The following is my part from the Struggle Skateboards Appetizer promo. It is built up of clips that did not make the cut for the Struggle "SWORN" dvd. Which we are hoping to have out by Late July or early August of 2010. 

Also below is my video part for EPIC cameras which will be featured on their website soon. Epic makes amazing action sports cameras. This particular footage was taken from the EPIC wide camera that I attached to my S-One helmet. It gives you an amazing perspective on tricks that you normally do not get to see. Great for learning foot placement on tricks as well. 

I would also like to officially announce that I now ride for DRISCOLLS skateshop in my hometown of El Centro,CA. They have supported and backed me for a long time now! I am super proud to be a part of the team and we are currently officially working on a shop video which will be due out sometime within the next 6 to 8 months. Driscolls has played a pinnacle role in my skateboard upbringing. They are the best!

APRIL 2010 UPDATE

I have a full page ad for GLAMOUR KILLS clothing in the newest Transworld Skateboarding magazine May 2010 issue. The whole ad campaign that Glamour Kills has been doing looks amazing! 

Also got a full on feature on the BOARD JOY website. Board Joy is like an Ebay but for all things related to board sports. Its an amazing new original type of website that is the first of its kind.  You can sell your board or purchase one all through the same website. Check out the site for full features and check out the interview they hooked it up with. 

I was also recently the guest reviewer for Legitimate Skateboard Magazines "WORTHY LOOK REVIEW". I did a full on review of Activision's TONY HAWK:RIDE game. The game is the closest you will get to skateboarding without actually going out and skateboarding. I absolutely loved it and I highly recommend it to anyone into skateboarding or into interactive video games. 5 stars!

And below are the last 3 custom graphic griptape sheets from my signature pro line on CLEVER griptape. 

(Below) "Imperial Valley Sun" graphic. In honor of the Imperial Valley where I was born and raised. It also matches with my new Struggle pro deck which is due out in two weeks. 

(Below) "Suicide Mission" graphic. 

(Below) "Clever Fem" graphic.

Also recently went out and had some fun with some more taildevils that my good friends over at Taildevil sent over. Check out the video below. 

And lastly I would like to give a shout out to my little baby brother Diego Najera and congratulate him on getting 10th place out of 159 of the worlds top Amateur skateboarders at Phoenix Am this past weekend. I'm proud of you brother! 

FEBRUARY 2010 UPDATE

I am proud to introduce my first ever Pro signature skate lace by Scoff Skateboarding. The good people at Scoff threw a signature release party for me and it was tons of fun. Thanks to everyone that came out and supported. I truly appreciate it. My signature laces are black and gold and have the amazing one of a kind Diamond Application Process that makes them the most durable skate laces on earth! They are the first ever pro signature skate lace in the history of skateboarding. Huge thanks to Driscolls skate shop for holding the release party at their shop and thank you to all the skateboarders and supporters that came out and hung out with me and the Scoff crew in the rain!


You can order my signature skate laces HERE!!


Scoff also surprised me with a Pro signature limited edition Scoff Mantis shirt. Only 12 made! Each shirt is numbered and it features a gold reflective ink print on the front which is pretty sweet! Big thanks to Scoff for that as well they came out super good! You can get one of the limited edition shirts HERE!!


I am also super stoked to announce that I am now riding for CLEVER griptape! They have also given me and released my first Pro signature griptape graphic for their new line. I will be doing an entire line of 4 griptape designs for them. The awesome graphic below being the first of four to come. I like to call it "Angler Adventure".

Check their website out on the regular. My signature griptape sheet will be up for sale on their site within the next few weeks maybe even sooner! Click here for their website CLEVER griptape.

My new board for Struggle Skateboards is done as well and will be on sale in early April of 2010.
My boards graphic is dedicated to my hometown and all the locals that live there. This is for all of you! Never forget where you came from. IMPERIAL VALLEY!!!!!!!!!!

The entire new Struggle Skateboards line is rad. We have a whole hometown theme and even gave our Am Diego his own color way on a deck.

I also got the back cover of the new Legitimate skateboard magazine. Its an advertisement for the Struggle Skateboards video "SWORN".

We are super hard at work on this video and the goal is to have it out by late April of 2010.

And lastly the newest news to announce would be the addition of EPIC action video cameras as my newest skateboarding backer. They are an awesome company with an amazing product. I cant wait to post up some sample footage with the cameras in action. They will give skateboarding films an entirely new perspective and I'm pumped to get some rad new clips with them. Check out their website and I should have some footage up within the next month with the cameras.

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.  :)