Transworld – And Now

Soundtrack Listing

• Intro – Tommy James & The Shondells – I’m Alive
• David Gravette – Consortium – It’s Not Easy
• Matt Miller – Gregg Allman – Midnight Rider
• Richie Jackson – Pentagram – Be Forewarned
• Montage – Blonde on Blonde – Ride With Captain Max
• Kenny Hoyle – Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Let it Ride
• Nick Trapasso – John Lennon – Watching the Wheels
• Sean Malto – Kula Shaker – Ballad of a Thin Man
  
  David Gravette
• Credits – La Rocca – Half Speed

David Gravette
Gravette’s part was great, definitely one of my pet favorites. His part was basically a mix of relatively innovative skating and more traditional skating. He skates hard and fast, and I loved the way his part went with his song. He’s got pretty much every 50-50 variation down, and I don’t think it would be a stretch to call him the King of the 50-50. He’s great at tranny/vert skating, and he seems to have an awesome trick for every spot. He does a lot of Noseblunts and Lipslides, and is a master of the art of the No Comply. A lot of sick shit goes down in his part, definitely not a part to skip.

His part starts the video off on a helluva good note.

Matt Miller
Matt Miller has pop. That’s his most defining characteristic as a skater. His part seems a bit……….plain to me, though. A lot of relatively basic tricks, mixed in with a bunch of good ones, and a few incredible ones. He’s more of a ledge skater, he doesn’t hit up many really big stair sets, tranny, or handrails. There’s a few good lines, and there’s definitely a few tricks where you’ll shit your pants and say, “HOW THE FUCK DID HE DO THAT?!?!” but overall, a relatively plain part. It’s worth watching, though. His ender is incredible, you definitely don’t wanna miss that.

Richie Jackson – Unique

Richie Jackson
Richie Jackson is an innovative skater, sort of like Patrick Melcher. He does tons of cool tricks that I can’t fathom doing myself. The thing about Jackson that impresses me, however, is his well-roundedness. He may be more of a non-traditional skater, but he does have the ability to throw more complicated flip tricks into long lines. He’s also able to take his tricks off of large stair sets, which is something most skaters like him fail to do enough, and I really like that. Another impressive skill of his is his ability to take basic flip tricks and traditional tricks, and add his own little zing to them. I had known about him before this part, but to most people, this was the first footage of him that they had seen, and it definitely left a mark. You wouldn’t think that the man was 22 based on how he skates, or how he looks, that’s for sure!

Definitely a part to watch. Hell, watch it over and over again, it’s sick!

Montage
What’s there to say, it’s a montage of skaters, young and old, well-known and unknown. Normally, I know you’ll be inclined to skip this part, but don’t, there’s some really awesome stuff in the montage, and a lot of my favorite skaters have a few tricks. Solid skaters such as: Silas Baxter-Neal, Ray Maldonado, Corey Duffel, Stefan Janoski, Patrick Melcher, Guru Khalsa, Walker Ryan, Kellen James, Justin Brock, John Motta, Guy Mariano, and Tyler Bledsoe had a trick or two each, along with dozens of other skaters. Maldonado’s one of my favorite relatively unknown skaters there is, and he contributes with a couple of sick tech tricks. Also, in a recent Habitat ad in some magazines you may have seen that Austyn is officially Am for Habitat. The Nose Manual from his ad? In this montage.

Kenny Hoyle
A lot of people who saw Kenny’s part in It’s Official were impressed, and had been waiting to see another part out of him. Hoyle did not let anyone down with this part, he’s still got that silky smooth style. His part in And Now is a little bit more tech than his other two parts, but he still goes big as shit. This is a part that I think a lot of people overlooked to watch Malto’s and Trapasso’s parts, and I advise any of you who ignored his part to watch it again, because it’s sick. He threw down some tricks off of huge stuff, but his part was mostly ledge skating and flip tricks, and I liked that. There’s a few manny tricks and sick lines thrown in as well, giving it more of a balance, and making it fun to watch. On a side note, I liked his song, and thought it went well with his style of skating. Check it.

Nick Trapasso – He Likes Burrito’s