Kurtis Shea goes to Oromocto

Here's a vid I did a little while ago at the Oromocto Skate Park. It's East Side rider Kurtis Shea rippin Oromocto park a new one, in the dark for the most part. Peep this vid for a lesson on how to shred proper::::

Oromocto 2010 Year Ender on it's way!

Last year, I released Oromocto Skate Park's Year Ender and it has accumulated more hits than I could ever had imagined. This summer I spent a lot more time filming, and unfortunately, made the switch to HD after compiling a lot of footage on MiniDV (aka SD). I have looked through over 36,000 clips and have over 1,500 clips to choose from for this year's Year Ender. I know I have been lagging behind on this release, but I have to say, it'll be worth the wait. I have run into some bumps along the way as far as space and time are concerned, but I can say confidently, that the 2010 Year Ender will be out by mid-to-late-November and will feature the likes of local rippers;

Brendan Meehan, TJ Leighton, Justin Martin, Kyle Albright, BK, Kurtis Shea, as well as some visitors to the park like Tyler Riddle, and Foo Ling Chao, otherwise known as Thrasher.

Here is a trailer I put together a couple weeks back to appease any anxiety anyone was feeling about seeing their footage. I will be releasing another teaser soon:::::::



And here's 2009's Year Ender::::::


Make sure to subscribe to the Oromocto Skate Park Channel::::::::::::

New East Side Video - Old Man Ramp Jam

Shot a video downtown last weekend at East Side's mini ramp 'round back behind the shop. Here's some of the tricks that went down. Gotta say.. I love that Pong checks his phone before he goes for gold..

Oh No Theodore - The Lighthouse Sessions

The Lighthouse Sessions consist of 3 songs from Oh No, Theodore!'s debut Self-titled album; they are:

"Bloody Hands"
"Senescence Song"
and "Fit for Your Toes"

The video shoot went down in Fredericton, NB on top of the lighthouse on Regent St. We paid a nominal fee, and were aloud to shoot for an hour. However, we only required a second take on two songs, and got out of there fairly quickly considering all of the bands equipment, and my video equipment.

Here are some screens of the videos. Click any of the pictures to see all the videos in one place on my Behance Portfolio page. Or click here.





Thanks very much to Ali Samuel and Jon Pollack on assistant camera, as well as Zach Long on sound. The Lighthouse Sessions were produced in part by Oh No Theodore and myself, and the videos were edited solely by me, Rodney Mann.

I hope you enjoyed the videos. Please pass them along. This band deserves as much recognition as they can get. They have done a lot in the 6 months they have been around, including becoming finalists in The Harvest Jazz and Blues Rising Star Competition, and being featured as a Show-to-See at this summer's Sunseeker Festival by CBC contributor Marc "Bones" Leblanc of Indy Pop Night fame.

http://myspace.com/OhNoTheodore for more amazing songs. More videos to come soon. Very soon.

Oh No, Theodore! is
Jeremy McLaughlin
Kyle Albright
Lucas Bailey
Alethia Dinkins
Aaron Bravener
Gemma Marr
and Jake Spencer

Downtown Sesh

Hey all, check out the video I shot downtown with Cralph, BK, Justin Martin, Derak the Bort, and Austin Murray. Austin actually wrote the song used in this video and it's great so make sure you let him know by posting comments on it.

Without further ado, here' s the video::::::::::::::::::

Had a lot on the go!

To everyone who keeps checking my blog despite my terribleness of updating; Thank You.
As the title of this post suggests. I have been busy on a few other ventures, including a new website for East Side Board Supply (www.eastsideboardsupply.ca), a rather large banner (8ft x 3.5 ft) for a Malawi Exchange Program offered at the University of New Brunswick, a book that just went to print for Fredericton-based artist Stephanie Weirathmueller, as well as a couple of skate videos.

I'll start off by showing off the newest East Side website. Here's a screen shot: