Author: matt

Activision’s next version of Tony Hawk Pro Skater video game will feature a track by RPRT client Baron. “The End of the Beginning” (featuring Black Mountain) was originally written for the Extremely Sorry score by Flip Skateboards.

The game also features two RPRT pro skaters, David Gonzales and Geoff Rowley.

Geoff Rowley has joined the judging panel for the first annual International Skateboard Film Festival. Geoff will be joined by other skate luminaries such as Stacy Peralta, Jamie Thomas and Bryce Kanights.

The festival is set for September, 2010.

Matt Meyerson was interviewed on David Siteman Garland’s entrepreneur web show “Rise To The Top.” Matt talks about leaving his last corporate position and starting a niche company during an economic downturn.

To hear the interview you can go here.

2001 Skater of the Year Arto Saari has chosen to join the RPRT skate roster family. Arto is notorious for his big and aggresisve style and has made a name for himself through the Flip Sorry 10-minute part he had in 2001.

Arto is also a talented photographer and was voted by his countrymen as one of the top 100 Greatest Finns of all time.

Welcome Arto!

Mark DellaGrotte will be attending the UFC Fan Expo on May 28-29 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Mark will be available for signings and will be holding a seminar during the day on the 28th.

For more info please go HERE.

Louie Lopez has agreed to a new two year contract with shoe sponsor, Globe. The new contract is set to take effect in September and will take Louie into the next stage of his career…aiming to go pro.

Congrats Louie!

10 year old skater/surfer Shane Borland has signed with RPRT. Shane hails from Topanga, CA where he is well known for surfing as well as most adults at Malibu and skating better than 99% of the people at the Venice skatepark.

Shane is sponsored by Powell/Bones, Volcom and Osiris Shoes.

Welcome to the team Shane-O!

David Gonzalez and Geoff Rowley have been chosen as two of the 22 total skaters to take part in the new $1,000,000 prize skate contest series, Street League.

Set to debut in September, Geoff and David will add to an already great roster of skaters including Chris Cole, Sean Malto, Billy Marks and more.

Independent feature “Little Birds” has chosen RPRT  to wrangle skate talent for their film set to begin shooting 4/25. Skaters from both the Flip and Deathwish camps will be in the film as extras and featured extras.

Erik Ellington will have a small speaking role for the film. Director/writer Elgin James sought out Erik, David Gonzalez, Geoff Rowley and Louie Lopez from the roster.

RPRT clients Geoff Rowley and David Gonzalez have been chose to be characters in the 12th iteration of Tony Hawk’s highly successful video game. Geoff and David will both be in the game representing for Volcom and Flip Skateboards.