Our next featured local creative is our very own Skateboarding Editor and overall rad person, Frank Daniello. Frank moved to 麻豆传媒映画from Winnipeg in 1998 and had his first written piece published in SBC Skateboard a few years later. He is now the associate editor at Concrete Skateboarding magazine, and also contributes as a writer to SBC Skateboard. He's had work published in聽American magazines, Skateboarder 补苍诲听The Skateboard Mag, and also has a regular column on Push.ca. Here is a glimpse into Frank's day-to-day life in and around Vancouver.
The Proof
1. The Ritual: Not a damn thing happens until the morning espresso percolates.
2. The Lab: Hardly glam, but it鈥檚 a mess with a purpose for the most part.
3. I鈥檝e worked with Jordan Hoffart a bunch over the years. He came up from Huntington for a visit recently, and handed over his first Pro model for my wall. It鈥檚 signed, 鈥淪K8 or DIE!!! Preferably the first one!鈥�
4. My friend Brett at Rootdown Caf茅 on Broadway near Main has a dry sarcasm I can appreciate, and makes mean to-order sandys. This one鈥檚 the Chicken Little. It鈥檚 got guac in it, so I鈥檓 sold.
5. The Transports: Momentum wheels and Swiss Ceramics, the Nishiki, les pieds, and the Crazy 8.
6. Strathcona Skatepark: It鈥檚 close-by, sunny, and the Strath brethren are always down for a roll 鈥榥鈥� sip.
7. Margaret Pigott park in Kitsafornia: My mellow destination sunset spot for sure-shot moments of clarity.
8. Night Moves: Seb Templer wisely taught me to keep a coozie in the back pocket at all times in order to accommodate spontaneous coldies.
The Questions
What do you do and where?
I primarily work in the Canadian skateboard media. I鈥檓 the associate editor of Concrete Skateboarding magazine, I do some writing for SBC Skateboard magazine, and I鈥檓 a regular feature columnist for a growing website called Push.ca/skateboarding.
What neighborhood do you live in?
Little Vegas in Mount Pleasant, East Vancouver.
What are you working on?
I鈥檓 always working the deadline hustle. At Concrete, I鈥檓 assigning and following up on written content, doing some writing myself, then editing all the copy; I also provide some crunch-time design input when Kelly Litzenberger (Concrete鈥檚 editor/art director) is being the layout wizard. I get assignment calls from SBC Skateboard to do interviews and assorted pieces for any given issue. I also plan, schedule, and submit weekly pieces to Push.ca, and partake in random freelance work.
Where can we find your work?
On newsstands, in skateshops, online, on coffee tables, in bathrooms, and in paper recycling bins.
Thanks Frank! You can find more of his work at the following:
