I'm beyond grateful for the endless support through Gnars! You’re keeping the missions trekking! I wanted to share some highlights from 2024 and what’s in the pipeline for this year.
The Gnars Mini Ramp best trick contest went off! Over 100+ Submissions from people all from around the world. Painting the OcRamps mini ramp with the Noggles ⌐◨-◨ was huge; totaling over 3,000,000 views and 30+ social media posts.
20th Video Part update:
My main focus for this summer was filming my 20th video part. I used some of the ETH for filming missions to Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Massachusetts, & Texas. Premiering this part on Go Skateboarding Day 2024 was way too quick to release in 6 months. This could possibly be my last full length so I want to make sure everything has a meaning and each trick is pushing the boundary of the technical side of skating. While filming for this video part, Dwindle Distribution went bust and shutdown multiple board brands like Enjoi, Madness, Monarch, Darkstar, and Almost. I skated for Darkstar skateboards for 8 years ❤️🔥 in the summer I received my last box of boards, but they were all blank.
I’ve been documenting every session that’s happened on each of these boards. Each board will have an NFC chip where you can tap to see the visual art piece done on that board or watch behind the scenes of every session. I wanted to give these blank skateboards another story beyond skating them. I reached out to 5 people that have inspired me, I can’t share the full list but I’m excited to share one of the first artist involved. Watch here. Some might know Steve Saiz from the original Bones Brigade. He’s a huge inspiration on and off a board! (This is still a short film in the making, we still need to sit down and show what’s been done on the board).
The goal for this video part is to bring 3 things together — February 2026 is the 20 year anniversary of my kickflip down the El Toro 20. We will be hosting a premiere for this 20th video part, showcasing artists board collaborations and artifacts that have been saved over these last 20 videos parts.
2025 Overview:
I’m so stoked to announce I signed a 2 year deal with SBA (Skateboarding Association), the first of its kind contest series supported through CAA Sports Marketing and backed by multiple NBA players. Fox Sports just covered their introduction, it’s a worldwide contest series with 48 skaters with 7–11 events scheduled to start June 21st. Most of these early events will be in USA based but hopefully will get some international trips in London, Brazil or Tokyo.
For those that don't know who I am :) > Here’s an PDF with insights on myself and what I’m creating
January to May:
June to December:
My last proposal was for 6 months and that ended 9 months ago. Over the last year here is some behind the scenes insights to what I have contributed to represent Gnars. The biggest push was painting the glasses ⌐◨-◨ on Oc Ramps mini ramp which has brought over 3,099,200k views. Our four collaborated Instagram post have totaled over 434,350 views, these stats are not including 15+ Instagram stories or Facebook numbers. I’ve always promoted Gnars brand at multiple events - Jackalope contests, Prince of Puerto Rico contest, and recent interviews & live spaces -- (2024 Propdates)
I’m proposing a 1-year continuation of my sponsorship with Gnars:
Two of the main reasons for this proposal are for traveling to film for this 20th video part and replacing my outdated drone to be shooting 4k - 120FPS to slow-mo these technical shots and a phone camera upgrade. I’d love to be putting these to use with time lapses and behind the scenes on our Oc Ramps trip in February where we’re building a mini ramp out in the desert sand dunes. We’re focusing on epic locations similar to The Formula and bringing together multiple edits for this on going series.
Proposal Deliverables:
Representing Gnars in 7-11 contests worldwide series, interviews & live spaces.
Gnars supporting one of the artists in the blank board documentary series, showcasing a Gnars logo in the film. — This will bring exposure to Gnars from a web3 artist utilizing their technique on skateboards. It also supports a Portland, Oregon mission to film for this video part, that I’ll be tagging Gnars on all social stories from the trip.
Painting glasses ⌐◨-◨ on a new mini ramp - I'll be filming 6 tricks never done before on the ramp along with edits from these filming trips to mint to raise money for the treasury.
5 video collaboration post with Gnars through all socials — Instagram / FB / X / Warpcast .
Each filming trip for 20th part GnarsDAO will be promoted on social
Hosting 3 - Best tricks for cash on the mini ramp - across all socials
⌐◨-◨ on my board and headlined in all all social handles - 386,856 Total Followers
➰ CARRYING OVER TO 2025 PROPOSAL
➰Anyone part of Gnars that vote “for” this proposal will with be able to claim a free visual art piece, from the 20th part.
➰MAYBE Visiting a Woodward camp this summer as a guest pro. I’ll be giving out ⌐◨-◨ stickers to everyone.
➰Gnars will be part of the first on-cyber gallery digital skate video premiere — In the gallery it will display an introduction to GnarsDao.
I am proposing $7,500 — split into 3 proportions from each chain (1 ETH // $1000 SENDIT // $3,200 USDC) through Gnars for a 1-year sponsorship to cover the majority of the costs to travel to film for this video part along with camera upgrades.
Stoked to catch up on ideas with y’all and keep the mission going!!
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