- Blueprint Skateboards
Infobox Company
company_name = Blueprint Skateboards
company_
foundation =Halstead ,Essex UK in1995
location = flagicon|UKHalstead, Essex
key_people =Joe Burlo
Dan Magee
industry =Skateboarding
homepage = [http://www.blueprintskateboards.com/ www.blueprintskateboards.com]Blueprint Skateboards is a British skateboard company based in
Halstead ,Essex . Setup in1995 byFaze 7 Alternative Stuff LTD and are distributed world wide byMI7 Distribution .Blueprint Skateboards is independently run outside of
Faze 7 Alternative Stuff LTD .Dan Magee creates and oversees Art direction,Joe Burlo oversees production andNeil Chester takes care of team management, filming and promotional duties.By starting small with a simple and straightforward plan Blueprint has steadily grown to its current position amongst the forefront of
Europe an companies.Originally only available in theUK , worldwide demand has grown alongside the company and Blueprint is now available inEurope ,Asia , theAmericas , andAustralia .Blueprint hardware such as decks and wheels are sourced and manufactured in the
USA , mainly inSouthern California .Video Releases
Only days after the premiere of Lost And Found, the team were out filming already for their next production due in
2008 , provisionally entitled "Make Friends With The Colour Blue".PNC/Blueprint:A Mixed Media (1996)
Available on VHS cassette in the
UK only. A joint venture with the now defunctPanic Skateboards . A Mixed Media sold several thousand copies.PNC/Blueprint:Anthems (1997)
Anthems sold worldwide in both
PAL (European format) andNTSC (USA Format). This release also saw the combining of Blueprint Skateboards with the now defunctPanic Skateboards .Build and Destroy Promo (1999)
Promo video included at the end of 'Through the Eyes of Ruby'. This was originally meant to be Blueprint's 411 Industry section.
Waiting For The World (2000)
Available on
VHS cassette only. Waiting For The World really defined Blueprint as a team and opened everyone's eyes to the talent of the riders and what theUK has to offer.First Broadcast (2001)
Available on
VHS cassette only, this release further displayed the skills and diversity of the team. This release also featured sections fromUnabomber Skateboards and Organic Skateboards (NowLandscape Skateboards ) as well as many of the companies friends.The Belong Tour (2002)
Available on
VHS cassette only. This release covers the UK tour of the entire Blueprint team and is perhaps the least fondly remembered of their productions. The soundtrack includes tracks byElliot Smith . The highlight of this video are the offcut clips of the team and friends street skating at the end of the tape.Lost and Found (2005)
The biggest and best Blueprint film yet. Available in
DVD format. The team travelled virtually non-stop over the length and breath ofEurope over two years in order to film their video parts. Lost And Found was then premiered to nearly 1000 skaters inLondon on March 12th 2005. The following 2-disc DVD set was released shortly after to worldwide acclaim. It was also premiered in virtually every country inEurope , theUSA and many other parts of the world. The release has further pushed Blueprint on to new level and coming directly from our strong amateur program and their breakthrough video parts in Lost And Found, bothDanny Brady andNick Jensen were turned pro after the DVD release.This DVD features the following riders: Danny Brady, Neil Smith, Scott Palmer, Ben Grove, Paul Shier, Vaughan Baker, Michael Wright, Colin Kennedy, Chewy Cannon, Mark Baines and Nick Jensen. Stephan Morgan, Tuukka Korhonen and Conhuir Lynn are featured in the credits. Paul Carter and
John Rattray haveeaster egg sections.Professional Team
Chewy Cannon
Neil Smith
Nick Jensen
Danny Brady
Mark Baines
Paul Shier
Colin Kennedy
Vaughn BakerAmateur Team
Michael Wright
Jerome Campbell
Tuukka Korhonen
Kevin Coakley
Sylvain TognelliBen NordbergFlow Riders
Adam Stoddart
Scott PalmerTeam Riders
Rob Selley
Dan Magee
Flynn Trotman
Ben Grove
Stephan MorganJohn Rattray
Carl Shipman
Paul Carter
Conhuir Lynn
Channon King
Andres Holguin
John FisherExternal links
* [http://www.blueprintskateboards.com Official web site]
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