Welcome aboard Drake Johnson

Heres a little edit of new rider Drake Johnson. With so many people skating at such a high level these days, originality is more important than ever to us at Instrument. We choose our riders with that in mind. Drake is an original on and off the board. He is from Columbus and also rides for Embassy boardshop. This little teaser was made by his homie Brent Braden, and is just that, a tease. Be on the lookout for Drake and the Sasquad crew, they seem to be popping up everywhere these days.

SETH ZWICK

SETH ZWICK from Ian Jones on Vimeo.

If you live anywhere near Cincinnati, and haven't had the pleasure of skating with Seth, you will at some point. He's been out there ripping all over the tristate for a while now. While this footage is no doubt banging, it's just the tip of the iceberg. We re currently working on a full length and if things keep going the way they have been, Seth will have a full part. until then Enjoy this glimpse.

An hour with Jap

Daniel "Jap" Stephens Instrument Skateboards from Ian Jones on Vimeo.

GSD edit featuring Dan Charlton, Seth Zwick

Siren Series

In the next couple weeks, the Siren series will be hitting shops. This series was done by Columbus' own Michael Newton. If you re involved in skateboarding in any way out in the midwest, then you've no doubt came across Mike. He's held down various industry jobs over the years and since Columbus holds us down so hard, and the fact that his art is amazing, it made sense to bring him on for a series. Keep your eyes peeled for this series, and check out the rest of his work HERE.

NEWPORT SKATEPARK FUNDRAISER

This saturday, if you re anywhere near Cincinnati, you should come out to our fundraiser for the Newport Skatepark..We teamed up with our woodshop (Generator Distribution), Galaxie Skateshop, The Southgate House Revival, the city of Newport, 10 Great local bands, and thirty local Artists to throw a fundraiser to get the ball rolling on Construction of the New Newport Skatepark. Along with sets by ten of the areas best bands, there will also be a silent auction of 30 hand painted cruiser decks. All for 12 dollars which 100 percent of goes to towards construction. This area has supported Instrument since we started, and we re proud to be spear heading the greater Cincinnati skateboard movement. Come out, have a drink, listen to some great music, and bid on a one of a kind cruiser deck you can hang, rip or do whatever you want with. Things happen when evryone chips in...See you Saturday.

CELINA DEMO

Heres a few pics shot by Adam Bass at the grand opening of the Celina park. We wanna thank everyone who came out as well as all the local hospitality we were shown during our visit.. If you ve never been thru Celina, definately check it out.. Huge lake and we found a bunch of street spots as well. You ll see those clips when the video drops later this year. Thanks again to everyone who came out! (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Drake Johnson with a tuck knee Seth Zwick with that boost Cody Heil with a crook tailgrab. Dan Charlton with a feeble seatbelt Dan Charlton with a classic back lip