{"id":320536,"date":"2023-07-04T11:47:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nocomplynetwork.com\/?p=320536"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:45:14","slug":"tyler-surrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nocomplynetwork.com\/tyler-surrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Surrey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tyler Surrey\u2019s skating is creative, precise and stylish. Polished on the streets, parks and plazas of San Diego, his diverse bag of tech tricks and ability to put them down on all terrain in his path, in combination with his drive to learn new things, has seen the video parts and clips that he’s filmed consistently push the limits of what we thought was possible on a board.<\/b><\/p>\n

He\u2019s been an integral member of the SK8Mafia crew since its start and he now lives and skates in Spain. While he was i<\/strong>n-between trips and filming missions we hit him up to join The No Comply Network and were hyped to find out that he was down.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Tyler\u2019s member interview below to discover how he originally got on Sk8Mafia, his stories behind his most standout tricks and clips,\u00a0his experiences skating with Peter Smolik, Wes Kremer and Brandon Turner, living in Barcelona with Gustav T\u00f8nnesen, his thoughts on learning new tricks and his tips on finding new spots, New Balance trips, skating in Uganda with Madars Apse, and his favourite videos, filmmakers, skaters, photos, styles and spots of all-time and more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tyler: Shot by Ando<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your full name?<\/h1>\n

Tyler Wynn Surrey<\/p>\n

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Where did you grow up and where are you living now?<\/h1>\n

I grew up in San Diego, California. 6 and a half years ago I moved to, and currently reside in, Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n

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When did you first see skateboarding?<\/h1>\n

I was introduced to skateboarding by my older brother Kevin. It was the classic scenario where anything your older brother does you think is the coolest thing in the world, so I naturally fell in love with the act and culture of skateboarding.<\/p>\n

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Right. What was your first setup and where did you get it?<\/h1>\n

My first memorable setup was a $50 complete from a second hand sports store.<\/p>\n

It had blank wheels, Indy’s, and a deck covered in Spitfire stickers, so when I got home I took off all the stickers only to be surprised by the fact that it was a brand new Pat Duffy Plan B deck.<\/p>\n

I was so stoked because my first video was Plan B – Virtual Reality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Who was in your skate crew at the time and where did you go skate?<\/h1>\n

My first skate crew was all the local skaters in our neighbourhood University City from middle and high school. I think my friend Brian Martinez is the only one still skating from that crew.<\/p>\n

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Which skaters in San Diego did you look up to at the time?<\/h1>\n

I looked up to my brother and his friends and my friends Zack Howe and Kai Gormsen.<\/p>\n

And naturally I looked up to Peter Smolik<\/a> and Brandon Turner<\/a> during the Osiris and Shorty\u2019s days.<\/p>\n

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Nollie Flip: Shot by Rhino<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What was the first skate video you had on repeat?<\/h1>\n

I think it was Osiris – The Storm<\/a> and Shorty\u2019s – Fulfill The Dream<\/a> because it had everything: tech skating that my novice mind tried to comprehend at the time and big rails, gaps and stairs that naturally grab your attention more when you’re a kid.<\/p>\n

After that was probably Zero – Misled Youth<\/a> for the gnarly groundbreaking stuff they were doing.<\/p>\n

And following that was Alien Workshop – Photosynthesis<\/a>. That opened up my eyes to the artistic potential of a skate video. Everything from the filming, editing and the music really expanded the scope of my skate video palate.<\/p>\n

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So how did your first video part come together?<\/h1>\n

There was a guy like 4 years older that was into filming and would drive us around and film us and make his own videos. I met Wes and Marius Syv\u00e4nen\u00a0and pretty much all the skaters in San Diego through him.<\/p>\n

The video wasn\u2019t really premeditated. We would just go film because we thought that\u2019s what you do. We wanted to be like the guys in the videos we watched. And he ended up making a video and had a local premiere.<\/p>\n

Me and Wes shared a part. I ended up showing up late to the premiere and missed the video, but that video resulted in me getting sponsored by a local skate shop.<\/p>\n

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