Birdhouse Skateboards
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| Private | |
| Founded | 1992 (as Birdhouse Projects) |
| Founders |
Tony Hawk Per Welinder |
| Headquarters | Vista, California, U.S. |
| Products | Skateboard equipment, apparel, accessories, videos |
| Owner | Tony Hawk |
| Website |
www |
Birdhouse Skateboards (originally Birdhouse Projects) is a skateboard company formed by ex-Powell Peralta pros Tony Hawk and Per Welinder in 1992.
Birdhouse makes decks and wheels, as well as clothing and accessories.
History
After the skateboard boom of the late 1980s had died, former Powell Peralta Pro Freestyle skateboarder Per Welinder wanted to stay involved with skateboarding by starting a company. Welinder had originally asked Powell Peralta pro skateboarder Lance Mountain to be his equal partner in the venture. Mountain declined as he only wanted to start a skateboard company if he had 100% ownership. Mountain later founded The Firm Skateboards (now defunct).[1] Welinder later asked another Powell Peralta pro skateboarder Tony Hawk to be 50-50 partners in this new skateboard company. Hawk gladly accepted as he felt his time in skateboarding was nearly over due to the lack of interest in vert skating caused by the popularity of street skating. Welinder and Hawk decided to name their new skateboard company Birdhouse Projects, Birdhouse being a reference to Hawk's nickname Birdman.
Birdhouse is prominently featured in the Tony Hawk's video game series, and is one of five skate teams which the player can join in Tony Hawk's Underground.[2]
Team
Current
- Tony Hawk
- Aaron Homoki
- Ben Raybourn
- Clint Walker
- David Loy
- Lizzie Armanto
- Clive Dixion
- Shawn Hale
- Elliot Sloan
- Reese Salken
- Adrian Corwin[3]
Former
- Jeremy Klein
- Willy Santos
- Steve Berra
- Matt Beach
- Andrew Reynolds
- Heath Kirchart
- Rick McCrank
- Brian Sumner
- Jeff Lenoce
- Steve Nesser
- Shaun White
- John Hill[4]
- Riley Hawk
- Bucky Lasek
- Mike Frazier
- Paul Zitzer
Videos
Feasters (1992)
- VHS, approximately 20 minutes
- Featured skaters: Steve Berra, Tony Hawk, Jeremy Klein, Willy Santos
- Other skaters include: Mark Gonzales, Eric Koston, Bucky Lasek
Ravers (1993)
- VHS, approximately 29 minutes
- Featured skaters include: Tony Hawk, Jeremy Klein, Matt Beach, Andrew Reynolds, Willy Santos
Untitled (1993)
- VHS, approximately 20 minutes
- Featured skaters include: Tony Hawk, Matt Beach, Jeremy Klein, Andrew Reynolds, Willy Santos
The End (1998)
- VHS. approximately 41 minutes
- Featured skaters include: Steve Berra, Tony Hawk, Heath Kirchart, Jeff Lenoce, Jeremy Klein, Bucky Lasek, Rick McCrank, Andrew Reynolds, Willy Santos, Brian Sumner
The Beginning (2007)
- DVD, approximately 45 minutes
- Featured skaters include: Tony Hawk, Jeremy Klein, Steve Nesser, Willy Santos, Brian Sumner, Shaun White[5]
Saturdays (2017)
- DVD,Itunes[6] approximately 43 minutes
- Featured skaters include: Aaron Homoki, Ben Raybourn, Clint Walker ,Clive Dixon, David Loy, Lizzie Armanto, Shawn Hale, Tony Hawk.
References
- ↑ "The Firm Skateboards < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ↑ theblasphemousbear (2009-06-17), Tony Hawk's Underground - BirdHouse Sponsor Video, retrieved 2017-02-13
- ↑ https://www.birdhouseskateboards.com/pages/team. Missing or empty
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- ↑ Burdette, Derek; Dickson, Jon; Eaton, Sean; Figueroa, Justin (2007-11-06), The Beginning: A Skateboarding Film by Birdhouse, retrieved 2017-02-13
- ↑ http://www.skatevideosite.com/skatevideos/birdhouse-saturdays/soundtrack. Missing or empty
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