Zac Coyne BAAD BOOYS

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SLAPPY HOUR / NEW RIDER

We are announcing our newest rider Friday November 23rd at our Slappy Hour party at Mayday in Northside, Cincinnati. There, we will be premiering a special trailer for our new video (2013) shot and edited by Andy Licardi, as well a a full video part by the new guy who we hope we can keep a surprise by then. Come out and peep what we have in store for the future of Instrument, and get loose to the sounds of DJ Sinceer...Gonna be a good time.. If you arent old enough to come to the party, get an id or check this site the day after.. we'll post it as soon as possible...Keep Pushing.

Best Wishes......Edward Kennedy

Longtime Instrument rider, and all around Cincinnati favorite Edward Kennedy has found a new home, both on and off the board. Off the board he's become a permanent resident of the Northwest, setting up shop in Portland Oregon. On the board he's also found a new home with Northwest based Tribute skateboards. Tribute is a tight company and we wish Ed the best in whatever he does, and whoever he rides for. We are also thankful for the time he's put in with us and know he was a big part of what we ve become. Best Wishes homie.

BRO MODEL NEWPORT KY

BROMODEL COTIE ROBINSON from gary collins on Vimeo.

After a tough judging session, the first Bro Model is going to Cotie Robinson. Shout out to Cotie for going out and getting the winning clip on the fly...he was told about the contest on deadline day and came back in twenty minutes with this gem filmed by Glen Hammerle......Honorable mentions go out to Brooks Shuping, Zach Kincaid, Teddy Roach, Brennan Barton, Ryan True and Peter Martin for their submissions.....Next up is Lawrenceburg, get on it!

Gary Collins----Inspired by.

As a skateboarder thats been skating for over twenty years i've been inspired by hundreds of skaters, artists, musicians, average joes, etc. Theres no pre requisite for inspiration, it could be anything really. As far as skateboarders and skateboard tricks, one person that stands out from over the years, is Alan Peterson. Some of you prob arent familiar with him, (alot prob are) There was just something about the way he skated. In particular, the way he backside ollied. I was blessed with the privilege of traveling across the county a couple times in a smelly tour van with Alan and was equally blown away each time we skated. I remember seeing him bs stalefish and pretty much dedicated the next few sessions to learning them. Even though i havent seen alan in ten or so years, everytime i skate a backyard ramp i think of the way he did it, and how sick it was. It just looked different than everyone else. Thanks Alan, this ones for you homie. (Alan photo by hutch, Gary photo by Abineri)

Devin Abner-kickflip

Heres a flick of Devin shot by Matt Mcdole. See this kickflip in the "bellevue" video or the bellevue section on the berrics.com. Devin has been pretty much dominating the Cincinnati scene for a while now, but that hasn't stopped him from continuing to stack clips for a few upcoming projects. His new board from the "Alex Davis" photography series is out now, so make sure to support Cincinnati's best.. If you re having trouble finding his board or anything else from Instrument, just hit up instrumentskateboards@hotmail.com and we'll make sure it gets into your hands. Demand Instrument at your local shop.

YOUNITEDnations finalists

Starting tomorrow, the YOUnitednations contest begins over at the berrics. make sure to go vote for the Bellevue crew featuring Instrument riders Cole Wilson, Devin Abner, and Zac Coyne as well as the rest of the crew. Big ups to Matt Ballard and Glen Hammerle for putting it all together......

SPRING RELEASE PARTY!

The release of the Spring line is almost here. We will be throwing a release party at Southpaw Prints at 1334 Main st. Cincinnati, OH. 45202. there will be super deals on closeout product as well as the lowest price you'll find on the new stuff. Scroll down or click the link on the right to download the full catalog. We re gonna have DJ Sinceer on the wheels, as well as some beverages for those of age. Retailers that can make it will recieve a ten percent discount on all orders placed at or before the party. (product will be available for pick up on site) In addition this is the official jumpoff to the spring, stop thru, meet the riders, chill, or whatever. Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky stop out and rep the midwest. Heres the link to the EVENT.

INSTRUMENT X CORPORATE March 3rd.

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On March 3rd, we will be releasing our "new flag" collab tee at Corporate. Corporate is located at 2643 Erie Ave. , Cincinnati,OH 45208 (Hyde Park Square). At the intersection of Erie Ave. and Edwards Rd. They will also be carried at Galaxie Skateshop in Newport, KY. (5 mins from downtown Cincinnati) These quanities are limited, so make sure you hit up one of these locations before you miss out. If you live outside the area, you can order by phone from both stores. Cincinnati Represent.

Zac Coyne in Miami.

Zac went down to Miami with Bern, Glen, davis, and Ian for a little sunshine and to try and clip up. Heres a couple of photos i grabbed off Ians tumblr and also heres the link to Gnarpill where you can find all sorts of stuff from Zac and the boys. peep. (Click to enlarge)

Jordan West.....

We caught up with Jordan West for a little quick q and a session. Also heres a new edit with some of the making noise 3 footy and a few new clips. the photo and edit are by Ian Jones. Enjoy!

Full name?
Jordan Taylor West

Who gives you products?
Instrument skateboards. Outer belt wheels from Columbus. Joe Dorsi hooks up Domestics Clothing and I get Etnies from the sole tech rep.

Who have you been skating with?
I've been skating a lot with Ian Jones lately. He got a new cam and he's always down to film so that helps a lot. I skate with Mat Frantz, Sam Steele, Joel Blazer and Gary Collins a lot too. A lot of homies have moved to Portland or elsewhere so I only get to skate with everyone when they're in town. I'm down to skate with anyone who shows up to the session.

Whats your set up?
My setup pretty much stays the same. I skate the Instrument 8.5 black logo deck, 52mm Outerbelt wheels, Indy 149s, and Bones Swiss bearings.

Where do you like to skate?
I like to skate all over Cincinnati. There's a lot too skate here. I like skating anywhere a session with friends can go down... Glencoe, D O's , flat or whatever. I like skating banks, ledges, mannys, wall rides, street gaps pretty much everything but jumping down big shit.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
In 5 years I'll be 30. I'll be doing the same thing, skating as much as possible and working. I'll probably have a house by that point. I don't know if I'll still be in Cincinnati still or not. I also see myself traveling a lot more at that point.

Who are some rippers you've been noticing coming up around Cincinnati?
There are a lot of rippers in Cincinnati. Theyre all over but coming up I'd have to say the three that pop into my mind are Zac Coyne, Bern Iseli, and Austin Pastura. The younger guys learn so quickly now it almost seems unreal.

What's the secret to to dating all those beautiful women?
Hahaha. Mystery sparks interest. Maybe im just lucky. I definately feel lucky.

Got any shout outs?
Pops, GC, Shaman, Ian Jones, Joel Blazer, Ed, Storm, Al, Andrew Helvey, Licardi, Vlad, Doug Korfhagen, Zach Kincaid, Joe Dorsi, Highschool, Sam Steelo, there's just too many homies to type them all out.

Making Noise Volume #3

Enjoy.

SKATING NAKED..............

The Instrument crew went up to the Come Together event at Skate-Naked saturday night. The event was a huge success. there were prob about 3 or 4 hundred heads there. Long story short heres an edit of the night (featuring Cole Wilson, Zac Coyne, Cody Heil, Gary Collins and homie Brooks Shuping) by Matt Ballard. also posted here is an edit from Taylor Nawrocki...

BLOCKPARTY AFTERMATH so far

Ok, so my photographer for the event was a no show somehow so i got a couple blackberry pics.. First the event was a huge blowout. there were prob around 500 heads throughout the day rolling threw. There were too many highlights to mention, but the biggest highlight i thought was the cops rolling up and trying to shut it down. Once they found out we had the proper permits, they had to bounce and the party raged on. the kegs were tapped early but everyone pitched in and there was plenty of drinks to go around. Thanks to everyone who came. For real, Everyone! Thanks to High School from Galaxie, Nick and Macko from Anonymous, Adam and Toby from Koncrete City, Joe from Blacklist, and Ali and Ryan from Able projects for all the help getting this rolling. Thanks to cricket and Devs mom for the help running the grill and beer booth. Thanks to DirtyC and Floyd for keepin the beats blasting all day.......we're gonna make a habit of this for sure. Big ups for the short video Andy Licardi put together...i'll post that real soon for those who missed it or forgot about it....Side note, grammers got double booked that night so our djs didnt get to rock. whatever i guess. Also Mayor Mark Mallory was at the after party.
Kyle Hummer went the distance and knocked out Cole Wilson for the Game of skate title and the duckets. Extra good look and breaking off second place a little something. Kyle killed it for sure. Not sure what all went down on the Galaxie obstacle, i did see ED and Devin fly over the whole thing.. that was insane. i heard jap did too. If you have photos or video please send me some of it to info@skateinstrument.com and heres a little edit doug made throughout the day..Macko from anoymous filmed the game of skate so there will be another video soon.

Terry cloth Mesh Snap Backs

Just in and so hot the terry cloth mesh snap back is officially out. Hit your retailer and get yours before its too late. These are blazing! also as a token of our appreciation for all the support we are offering near wholesale pricing at the block party on everything Instrument. Thanks for all the love lets go another five. Also thanks to all of our retailers who ve stepped up to help with this party. This includes Anonymous, Blacklist, Galaxie, Unheardof, and also Koncrete city. Special thanks also to Able projects for letting us use some of their ramps and helping with the Galaxie super obstacle, you gotta see this to believe it.

20/20 Club. Gary Collins

Untitled from Tyler Macko on Vimeo.

So basically in honor of skating for 20 years, i came up with this idea to do 20 wall rides in one day. I prob could have done 30 or 40, but twenty sounded better. Tyler Macko filmed this last sunday. We got this done before noon. Anyway as a side note the first person to correctly submit the location of all 20 wallrides will get a free deck of their choice. lets see who really has a loc card. send guesses to info@skateinstrument.com or bring them straight to anonymous and the winner will be able to pick the board up at Anonymous Skateshop. this video will also be on their site Anonymouskateshop.comSend in those guesses. First come first serve........

DEVIN ABNER. INSTRUMENT.

appreciate the support.

We re starting to see tons of people around town repping Instrument. Not only do we make the best boards, we also make the hottest clothing coming out of the Queen city. DJ Clockwork has been down with Instrument since day one basically and im sure many of you have seen him around town running the gear. This past year has seen many steps forward for Clockwork, including a spot on the Hi tek/Talib Kweli tour, and countless other gigs all around the US. you can peep his fan page to find out where you can hear him spin next (http://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Clockwork/102375013156244?ref=ts)...PROPS.

Second, heres Andre Caldwell #87 Wideout for the Cincinnati bengals, seen repping the orange and Black tye dye logo we released a month or so ago. Im sure many of you are familiar with his work from his days as a gator, and now as a bengal. Check for him this upcoming season, im sure you'll be hearing his name.......also i dunno where i got the clock photo, snatched it off the internet somewhere, so whoever shot it, thanks.

DEVIN ABNER INTERVIEW

So basically everybody knows Devins a beast at this point.. I will tell you the footy we'e sittin on is way better than his Cant Stop the Shine part, which was insane. so until we release it just peep this tuck knee...shot by Adam Bass .Also Devin just celebrated his 20th bday so when you see him, he'll take a brew.

where you livin at right now? cincinnati OH

Who all do you skate for? instrument boards anonymous skateshop

Whats your set up? instrument board. what ever trucks the shop gives me. and some spits.

Whos in your daily skate posse? brandt. kappa. macko. adam. chad.

Why Instrument? the boards are the best. and the team is super sick.

Plans for the future? skate skate skate

How many beers can your drink? 100ish

how many stooges a day? a pack or 2

shout outs? tyler abner

Jordan West/Domestics Clothing

Was peepin the domestics web site today and found this pic of Jordan slicing a back tail. I think this was shot by Ian Jones. Im pretty sure it was. anyway stay up on Domezine.com for the latest. They make really fresh clothing, and are down with Jordan.... Get at em.