The rise of Album Surf with Matt Parker
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Matt Parker is the visionary shaper who founded Album, a California brand that is synonymous with style and a stellar roster of team riders. From an early casual meeting in his garage came this interview about the rise of a project built on attention to detail, a one-on-one relationship with the shaper, and the idea of exclusivity.
Matt talks about his lads, a stellar team of iconic free surfers such as Josh Kerr, Asher Pacey, Victor Bernardo, McKenzie Bowden, Jack Freestone, and Clay Marzo. Thanks also to the image of these great performers, Album has positioned itself as perhaps the first luxury surfboard brand, being able to make significantly higher prices than the market average.
An ambitious (and successful) experiment based on passion, not profit: "We make about 2,000 boards a year and we are happy to stop here, we don't want to get bigger. If surfing becomes your job and you can make a living out it, you've already won."
John Pyzel actually did shape surfboards for Jack Freestone.
Thanks for commenting but how can you say that? Do you have evidences? Probably Jack told Matt he wasn't, I don't believe Matt needed to make up a story to answer my question.
@@tuttologicsurf603 saw the boards myself
Figured to give some commentary: I see Album Surfboards and Christenson Surfboards being a particular genre within surfboard design. But I just don't really feel drawn to it,… but apparently a lotta people do,…. it's sort of the more-so austere high quality cool,…. blues music in the background,… some other music, obscure of course, usually,……
But, me, I'm just basically drawn to surfing like Nicky Wood mid-80's, Tom Curren early to mid 80's,….. that style of board that was going on then, with the speed rails, flatter rocker,…. though with modern bottom updates with concaves,… although they commonly used belly or tail channels back then. It's a matter of style. Btw, Rusty's The Blade most resembles that with current offering, Letty Mortensen vids showing it off superbly. And, the 1984 could be dialed in pretty well too. It's a matter of visuals and that rail speed which is bitchin,…. and, surfing mixed up beachbreaks,….. that being key. I don't want easy peeling,… I want mix up bash up. But I'll take some easy peeling. It's just that the genre of boards of the Album/Christensen, I associate with easy-peeling(even if hollow-throaty). My reality is roughter.
Yeah I think you're right: Album surfboards probably do best in easy-peeling waves for average surfers, but in the end perfect point breaks (as the Maldives waves) are the average surfers favorite. Album as a brand knows that the biggest share of the market is represented by average surfers keen to travel to places such as the Maldives, so why not? Then you see Clay ripping on Albums in the trickiest conditions, but they are gifted surfers so in my eyes it doesn't matter that much. Their product is super legit and stylish, yet I understand what you are saying. Thanks for commenting!
I started the video but suddenly got a notification on my phone stating I would never attain core lord status if I continued watching…
BS talk about Pyzel sucks.
I guess Matt wasn't happy about Pyzel going at his "like a brother" friend Jack with apparently no reason. I don't think Matt is someone looking for random fights.
@@tuttologicsurf603 what do you mean going at jack?
@@tuttologicsurf603 no excuse for what was said- which is pathetic, as is your rationalizing/explaining it away. Not a good look for either of you
Album sucks. Pyzel is the best.