Studio Longboard Podcast

In this podcast episode we talk to the founder of the Swiss longboard brand Rocket Longboards. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the company, Daniel tells us about the beginnings and the development of the brand. Rocket Longboards are deck manufacturers and have specialized especially in the segment of downhill skateboarding. Paul and Felix talk to Daniel about how boards in this segment have changed in recent years. Listen in and learn more about how the Swiss longboard manufacturer produces their solid longboards and what has changed in the new collection.

From the Netherlands we are joined online by Maarten van Heel. Annika Rudolph represents the fast growing longboard dancing scene from the Ruhr area and Philipp Baumann tells us about the Hamburg scene. Since we are planning to publish more episodes on this topic we would be happy if you would like to join us and tell us about your longboard or skateboard scene.

The topic of this podcast episode is the foundation of the International Longboard Dance & Freestyle Federation (ILDFF). Our guests Simon and Werner who are developing this project are talking about the mission of ILDFF to support and grow the community and to make the sport more popular. Having a lot of experience in organizing contests and knowing very good the needs of the community, Simon and Werner (as well as the other current members of ILDFF) came up with the idea to bring all the unwritten rules and regulations from different contests into a written form. They have used the pandemic by creating a first rulebook for longboard dancing including guidelines on competition formats, scoring mechanisms, specifications of materials and safety measures. Simon and Werner At this point they're presenting the first draft of the rulebook to the worldwide community and collecting the feedback. They have also launched the official ILDFF website, where you can request the rulebook and learn more about the missions of the federation. Listen to this episode to find out more and check the website of ILDFF. If you have any questions or ideas, please reach out to us or to Simon and Werner directly.

This month we talked to the legendary Michael Brooke. Michael is author of the first comprehensive book on skateboarding the concrete wave and the founder of the concrete wave skate magazine. Michaels story is about a lot of incredible coincidences that brought him to where he is today. His new book "The Endless Wave" talks about skateboarding, death & spirituality and is available for free here: (https://www.docdroid.net/EiCRUm9/endless-wave-pdf).If you want to know how these things are connected and hear all of Michaels story listen to this episode of the podcast. Cover photo by Scott Starr book cover some links: Longboarding for PeaceMichaels first webpage SkategeezerSome history