THE SURFER’S JOURNAL presents

Soundings:
Season 04

With Jamie Brisick

In-depth conversations with the most compelling people in surfing.

Photo by Nick Green

Photo by Nick Green

Listen on:

Listen on:

Ep. 1

GERRY LOPEZ

Photo by Grant Ellis

Photo by Tim Davis

On his Pipeline love affair, minimalism, finding stillness in the water, the shortboard revolution, yoga, the emergence of professional surfing, shaping, and his relationship to fame.

Ep. 1

Gerry Lopez

On his Pipeline love affair, minimalism, finding stillness in the water, the shortboard revolution and his 8’0″ Coral Cruiser, yoga, the emergence of professional surfing, shaping, and his relationship to fame.

Photo by Grant Ellis

Ep. 2

Lisa Andersen

On winning four consecutive world titles, motherhood, paying homage to one’s elders, fandom, the beauty of traditional lines, Tom Curren, trying to fit in, and how one piece of clothing altered the course of her life.

Photo by Grant Ellis

Photo by Grant Ellis

Ep. 2

LISA ANDERSEN

On winning four consecutive world titles, motherhood, paying homage to one’s elders, fandom, the beauty of traditional lines, Tom Curren, trying to fit in, and how one piece of clothing altered the course of her life.

Photo by Grant Ellis

Photo by Grant Ellis

Ep. 3

SELEMA MASEKELA

On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through sports commentating, his “righteous heist” through South Africa with his father, working with ESPN, music, racism, identity and self-discovery, and surfing’s future.

Photo by Grant Ellis

Photo by Grant Ellis

Ep. 3

Selema Masekela

On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through sports commentating, his “righteous heist” through South Africa with his father, working with ESPN, music, racism, identity and self-discovery, and surfing’s colorful future.

Photo by Grant Ellis

Photo by Grant Ellis

Ep. 3

Selema Masakela

On the democratization of what it means to be a surfer, combating “surf-bro” purism through sports commentating, his “righteous heist” through South Africa with his father, working with ESPN, music, racism, identity and self-discovery, and surfing’s colorful future.

Photo courtesy by Grant Ellis

Ep. 4

Ashley Bickerton

On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.

Photo by Jason Childs

Photo by Jason Childs

Ep. 4

Ashley Bickerton

On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.

Photo by Tony Harrington

Photo by Jason Childs

Ep. 4

ASHLEY BICKERTON

Photo by Jason Childs

Photo by Jason Childs

On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.

Ep. 4

Ashley Bickerton

On his career as an artist, Bali, resisting the Gauguin fantasy, despoiled paradise, Sol Lewitt, his manifesto, igniting the intangible, the problem of language, creativity, misanthropy, his ALS diagnosis, and finding beauty in the everyday.

Photo by Jason Childs

Photo by Jason Childs

Ep. 5

CHRIS MALLOY

On lessons learned from his heroes, filmmaking, name calling, assimilating to the North Shore, the Momentum Generation, surfing in Chile with Miki Dora, imposter syndrome, and searching for waves in Antarctica.

Photo by Scott Soens

Photo by Scott Soens

Ep. 6

TAKUJI MASUDA

On nose-riding at Pipeline, mentors, curation and Super X Media, the particular life-experience of a surfer in Los Angeles, Bunker Spreckels, and facilitating connections between tradition and youth culture in Japan.

Photo by Jeremiah Klein

Photo by Jeremiah Klein

Ep. 7

MICHAEL SCOTT MOORE

On being held hostage by Somali pirates, the power of optimism, day-to-day in captivity, his first phone call, the formation of social groups, sanity and remembrance, anger, and forgiveness.

Photo by Chris Pizello

Photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Ep. 8

JOCK SUTHERLAND

On riding switch foot, dropping acid and the recipe for a perfect trip, Waimea mechanics, clean living, the virtue of humility, and enlisting in the Army at the height of his competitive career.

Photo by Tom Servais

Photo by Tom Servais

Ep. 9

THOMAS CAMPBELL

Photo by Darshan Gooch

Photo by Darshan Gooch

On filmmaking, skating, persisting through failure, his Dana Point upbringing, establishing transparency as an artist, what draws him to his subjects, music, anti-consumerism and self-expression, and finding freedom in detachment.

Ep. 9

Thomas Campbell

On filmmaking, skating, persisting through failure, his Dana Point upbringing, establishing transparency as an artist, what draws him to his subjects, music, anti-consumerism and self-expression, and finding freedom in detachment.

Photo by Scott Soens

Ep. 10

BRAD GERLACH

On wanting to be somebody, lessons learned from his father, pouring himself into his pursuits, his be-the-best mentality, the power of visualization, and Wave Ki and his fitness philosophy.

Photo by Tom Servais

Photo by Tom Servais

Ep. 11

KEALA KENNELLY

On the wave that made her, fighting for female representation, the Irons brothers, the dichotomy between freedom and conservatism in surfing, marketability and the surf industry’s failures, and her acting and DJ careers.

Photo by Tom Servais

Photo by Tom Servais

Ep. 12

JOHN JOHN FLORENCE

On measuring success, photography, the importance of letting go, confidence, approaching challenges with a positive mindset, the balance between performance and playfulness, staying true to one’s self, and his mother’s influence.

Photo by Arto Saari

Photo by Arto Saari

About the host

Jamie Brisick surfed on the ASP world tour from 1986 to 1991, and has since documented surf culture extensively. His books include Becoming Westerly: Surf Champion Peter Drouyn’s Transformation into Westerly Windina, We Approach Our Martinis With Such High Expectations, Have Board, Will Travel: The Definitive History of Surf, Skate, and Snow, and The Eighties at Echo Beach. His writings and photographs have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, and W. He has contributed to The Surfer’s Journal since its first volume. In 2008 he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. Jamie lives in Los Angeles.
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