SNOWTUNES
We were given the opportunity to cover the production and post production of the music event ‘SNOWTUNES’ down in Jindabyne. Some crazy performances with insane […]
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Hummus
Jamie has been at it again. Stomping punts all over the joint, making sure there is someone there to capture for our enjoyment. <
#VSSOUNDS : APOLLONIA’S 12 DAYS OF MIXMAS
It’s a couple weeks old but we couldn’t resist posting this thumping house mix for #VSSOUNDS.
WEEKEND WARRIORS
We thought we’d throw together a post, with the best of the web, to help nurse that hangover and get you moving into the day!
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS – DJ TENNIS
Life and Death founder, DJ Tennis will be bringing his hypnotic techno vibes to the fresh Hollywood, pop-up initiative, #NoFilter this Saturday.
#VSSOUNDS : CUT SNAKE – SOLÉ FIXTAPE VOL. 29
It’s always a great day when it’s spent listening to a Cut Snake mix. This #vssounds is perfect for the weekend and a few beers […]
ROLL
Velvet Sea was given the privelege of producing a music video for the band ‘ The Bungalows’. The creative freedom to conceptualise from scratch makes […]
#VSSOUNDS : NILS FRAHM
Nils Frahm’s music is the type of music that will touch anybody. Classical music for the dance generation, if you will. Touching, inspiring and driving, […]
#VSSOUNDS : KingtuneS
#VSSOUNDS this week comes from the bumping, gritty world of underground hip-hop artist, KingtuneS. In a world of pop focused, watered down, commercial hip-hop, KingtuneS […]
VS to US
One of Velvet Sea’s main contributors Luke Cheadle has landed in the US of A. Not just popping over for a leisurely holiday, but Cheads […]
HAPPY MONDAY
Velvet Sea does not own any of these images, they are pulled from various tumblrs and blogs for your enjoyment. If you own […]
HAPPY MONDAY
Sorry for the tardiness. We don’t own these images, they are pulled from various, wonderful sites for your enjoyment and happiness. VS x
Matty King | On The Run
Matt King and Dane Singleton produce great things together. Here is another clip from just a couple surfs, couple different angles from the same wave.
Matt King – Summer Clouds
Be aware of this young kid, Matt King. He is from the south coast of NSW which for a professional surfer, can be a little […]
NOT SO TRADITIONAL: a mini exhibition by Dale Bigeni
On Monday February 4th, 6pm, Dale Bigeni, who won the grand final of Secret Walls, is having a mini exhibition down at Beach Burrito, Newtown. There […]
Pedro Barros
This guy tears, he’s fast and he ain’t afraid of any transition on a skateboard. Brazilian is his background and he’s stands a fairly short […]
Sincerely Suburbia
From our friends at What Youth. Features 2 cameos, you will know em, but won’t have seen them much from the What Youth clan. Enjoy! […]
JJ – Departure Delayed
John John just premiered his movie Done in Hawaii just a few weeks ago. This is what he has accumulated over the last month in […]
Kleiner.Bsides
Kleiner is an outstanding lensman. A maven. His work is brilliant, simple as that.
ODDS and ENDS
Odds and ends is the final film to come out of the Creative Destruction project. It’s “leftovers” but the quality of footage, not to mention […]
#ourkind
This is a short post on a short clip but one we feel needs to be watched, if only for the insanely large punt from […]
DCOY vs BRENT SMITH
The Glass Onion Society is an expresso bar and boutique on the Central Coast of NSW. It’s a creative hub in a once stagnant place. People […]
2 SICK CLIPS
Garrett’s two latest clips need to be seen. Sick surf, sick surfing, sick music, and a sick edit. There just sick mental yewww
Mooney Monthly
Check out the first of many monthly instalments by Andrew Mooney. I’ve alway digged his style. He does some hell punts but just wait for […]
Dolphin Days NYC
RB at it again. Some of the best skater’s going at the mo, enjoy! Featured skaters: Josh Pall, Bjorn Johnston, Austyn Gillette, Walker Ryan,
THE WEATHER BEATEN BASTARDS
Runamuk Visuals never, ever, disappoint. Weather Beaten Bastards is their first short film and it’s an opus. I think we might have had as much […]
Happy Monday
We do not own these images. They are trawled from various, glorious, blogs, just for you. Enjoy and have a good week. VS
HAPPY MONDAY
We do not own any of these images, they are painstakingly trawled from the internet from various sources. VS x
ALANA
Here we have an ever-so-lovely post. We’re hoping it makes up for our missing Happy Monday this week. It was the long weekend after all […]
BAD BAD NOT GOOD
The premier for this short was last night. People came, people watched and people drunk beer and spirits. It was radical. If you weren’t at […]
THREE DAYS: JORDY SMITH
Here is a piece on Jordy Smith and his preperation and thoughts surrounding events. After watching this, if Trestles is over 3 ft and he’s […]
VS MIX: STONED AND ALONE
We’ve been pretty quiet on the mix front lately. Well to tell you the truth, and you probably already know this, we’ve been quiet on […]
CHROMATIC
Riley Blakeway followed Chippa Wilson and Nathan Fletcher for 14 months and came up with this, somewhat, ‘mini movie’. 22 minutes long, jam packed with […]
SECRET WALLS
Velvet Sea contributor, Mambo artist and all round awesome guy, Luke Okay, is competing at the next Secret Walls against Ape7. It takes place in […]
ATLAS LIFESTYLE CO.
Atlas Lifestyle Co just launched their website. Quality leather products with a really generous price tag on it, we are feeling what these guys are […]
dolphin buoys & pretty girls
Elisa Routa is a Journalist and Photographer who works for French publication Desillusion Magazine, as well as other European mags such as Huck, Surf Session, […]
EPISODE 4 – KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE
Not much needs to be said about this. John is a freak. Watch and enjoy.
MEET: EPOKHE
We had a chat to Epokhe co-owner Mitch Coleborn about his new sunglass label. Velvet Sea (VS) – Who are the founders and how did […]
Kustom Airstrike – one & two
Here you have the Kustom Airstrike webisodes one & two. Stay tuned for the final two eps, it’s going to be looney!
TOME 4: this is alex
TOME 4: this is alex “a video portrait that pays tribute to Californian longboarder/musician Alex Knost”. Whether you like him or not, he’s been an […]
HAPPY MONDAY
_ HAPPY MONDAY _ We don’t own these images. We trawl the internet for goodness and share it with you. Enjoy (please contact for any […]
Bad Bad Not Good // Ryan Callinan
Ryan Callinan has had a rocky few years with injuries. Here is the teaser for his 12 min mini movie coming out very soon and it […]
WILKO.FIJI FLAIR
Wilko’s second Fiji clip is quite good. That’s an understatement. He’s totally ripping.
HAPPY MONDAY
Velvet Sea does not own, or claim to own, these photos. We trawl the net for epicness to give you the best Monday possible. Enjoi
FRIDAY IS A TIME FOR LAUGHING AND DANCING
It’s Friday. Have a beer, a laugh, a dance, a surf, whatever. We don’t care what is, as long as it’s fun. Smile… VS x
This is Ozzie – Desillusion Magazine
‘Print with Blood’ by Desillusion Magazine. They have been on the road again devoting issues to amazing people. This is Tome 3 with Ozzie Wright.
Team Average by Monster Children
Warning. This clip is an envious one to watch. Is there a better combination than mates, beer, camping, surfing and skating? If there is, please […]
Dion & Some Babes \ Electric Blue Heaven
Dion and Joe G are a good mix. Throw a wave pool with ramps, and some of Dubai’s sexiest sprouters and you have Electric Blue […]
Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski shot by Steve Shaw There not much to say about this. Just watch. She is the hottest girl in the world at the […]
The Shop Next Door // Do it right
The Shop Next Door in Manly do it right. Did you notice the three salty, surfboard loving folk on the cover of this months ASB […]
Chancho Rides Penny
Sterling is back at it again with the second and third episodes of The Adventures of Chancho. His mind is unique and the result are […]
WILKO the J0KeR!
Wilko and Dom are ripping. The charismatic pair dancing with themselves on some fun east coast waves. You know they are having so much fun.
MEET: Paper Sea Quarterly
Paper Sea Quarterly is a new, Melbourne based, magazine celebrating the ocean and the people that live and breath for it. “Honest stories and critical […]
KIDULT
Kidult is “the problem child who paints in a righteous, primary and no-limit way with the use of an extinguisher.” He’s taking action against the current […]
HAPPY MONDAY
Instagram deleted our Instagram because of a couple of nipples. We will have another shortly. New website coming as well as surfing and girls. Exclusive […]
AM/PM OXBLVD ep3
OXBLVD’s song “Tease Me” relates a story that we’ve all been through. A gorgeous girl teases a guy, somewhat unintentionally, and knocks his socks off. […]
SALLY THE MOVIE
Nicholas Damen & Simon Treweek have been at it again. Sally The Movie is a new surf film and it features surfers: Craig Anderson Ryan […]
DSL + NIXON + TROUBLE + REYNOLDS
Desillusion magazine have really nailed it with their last two issues. Both have featured prominent, leaders of the game, as guest editors. First up it […]
WHALEBONES ZINE
Whalebones Mag. Check it out. Limited of 50 went to print but they just put it online. Handmade paper cover from recycled waste. Pages are […]
VS#4 – SAM ARCHER and JAMIE OSBORNE (UK)
So, who are you boys? Our names are Jamie Osborne and Sam Archer we are a dj duo from the south coast of England […]
HAPPY MONDAY
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RAD store // Do it right
Newcastle born and bred. Inked men. 2 of them, own Rad Store and they do it right. Just re-launched there website, check it out or […]
Strange Weekend
Here we have “Strange Weekend”. It’s the finale to the Dirty Harry web saga. A sweet Californian feel, with a strange twist. We dig. Directed […]
PASSPORT DO IT RIGHT
We’re looking forward to a new range to come out by PASSPORT. In the mean time, this is range 7. They’re Australian and their tools for […]
MEET: Luke Okay
Luke Okay is a man of many faces and many talents. He designs, draws, paints, sprays, pastes, surfs and skates. Most of which he does […]
V A U X L A I R
Sam Bruton from Sydney takes pictures of people in there homes and puts them on this little space on the web.
Ben Frost is Dead…..
Ben Frost ain’t dead but he is radical. The Australian pop artist’s #instagram is where we scored these little suckers from. If you aren’t following […]
MAMBO GODDESS x NYC
Behind the scenes look into the 2012 Mambo Goddess Campaign in NYC featuring Cheyenne Tozzi and Jessica Gomes.
Thom.
Riley Blakeway’s new short film ‘A Portrait of Modern Youth’ is available to see in full, online. Check it out!
NZ UNSPECIFIED
Travelling around NZ in camper van, zig zagging the island, drinking coffee, surfing, sleeping where ever the fuck you park, waking up and doing it […]
WILLS JOY SURF MEMORIAL
The 3rd annual Wills Joy Surf Memorial full of yew and saaaaa. We raised $ 20, 000 for the Epilepsy Foundation this year!
SHARKS SUCK
A shark attack at Redhead beach just out of Newcastle has left Lenny, from Down-Under Tattoo, awfully injured. We feel for Lenny as fellow surfers […]
SEA2SKY:8 NED KELLY
Here’s a mix by our good friend DJ Ned Kelly by Sea2Sky. We’ll let them introduce the mix: SEA2SKY:VII – DJ NED KELLY Sea2SkyMixes is […]
WISH YOU WERE HERE
If you skate and have been to NYC you might know this park. We were in town recently for the launch of Mambo in the […]
SURF MADNESS
Surf madness is here, a film by STERLING SPENCER and he is awesome. If you got thirty eight minutes to spare click play above or […]
HAPPY MONDAY
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THE ANTHOLOGY
The world’s a-been-a-changing of late. Every man and his dog has a blog, a webpage, whatever. We are all now living most of our lives […]
UP UNTIL NOW
Footage used by Sam Page for Velvet Sea over the last two years. Additional Footage by Ash McManus.Shayne Allen.Jay Grant Raincoats-Efterklang (Trentemoller remix/reworked).
VS#2
~ Next up in our mix series is one of Velvet Seas’ own, Luke Cheadle. Every now and then, in between the more well known […]
The extremities
Here we have two clips. One is Thomas Woods tearing apart 1 foot Forster slop. The other has the crazy Tasmanians charging the death defying […]
GROUND~ZERO
Taj Burrow, Kai Otton, Bede Durbridge, Miguel Pupo, Chippa, Ben Godwin, Dion Aguis. Surfing the beaches of Hossegor. Enjoy shot & edited by Sam […]
Noa
Noa Deane has joined the surfing blogosphere. It’s a neat, simple layout. He’s young, good lookin’ (no homo) and the kid tears. Click on through […]
VS#1 (a new music series)
From here on out, every fortnight, Velvet Sea will be providing you the reader, or web surfer if you will, with a fresh mix. […]
Fiji Vignette
Part one of three Fiji Vignettes. Feat. Taj Burrow, Jay Davies, Chippa Wilson & Kelly Slater. Shot & Edited by Mr Dolphin Riley Blakeway. Stay tuned […]
A’session.
This little number was filmed and cut by Jay Grant. A spot we don’t like to name with, the oh so hot right now, Ry […]
A VERY HAPPY MONDAY
SORRY, WE’VE BEEN BUSY SURFING IN BALI AND PARTYING IN EUROPE. MATT PAYNE HAS BEEN BUSY CHECK HIS CLIPS OUT ABOVE, RAD. SHITS HARD TO […]
No Shirt Jimmy
Jimmy Kinnaird lives in Bali, has a little puppy, drinks coffee and doesn’t where shirts. He is also a filmer and gosh he does a […]
YOU ARE EVERYTHING
I have spent many days in the Lacanau car park idling under the scorching sun waiting for heats. The gutters always reek of urine and […]
HORNETS
These 3 clips are done by young ambitious film makers Luke Schuetrumpf and Ash McManus. Nicely done. Enjoy
PART DOS
Velvet Sea headed north in winter this is part two from ‘Surfs Up’. Waves were fun, water was warmer and sun was out. Sam Page, […]
RIGHT HERE ~ RIGHT NOW
Here it is, Episode 1 of Velvet Sea’s Europe series. We’ve decided to go a different route from your typical surf contest clip for this […]
HAPPY MONDAY
Chopes has been fucking crazy the last few day’s. I think it’s safe to say those are some of the wildest sessions yesterday that’s ever […]
HAPPY MONDAY
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CREATIVE DESTRUCTION NYC. part 1
Another banger from the boys at Creative Destruction. This time they are in New York and looking like they are having an absolute hell time. […]
Birds Eye
Nick Riley and Luke Cheadle trade off peeling rights on a cold winters day. Chris Drake snags a pearler. Film + Edit by Sam Page. […]
FOUR CLIPS
If you havn’t seen em’, well now is the time. Julian’s massive, almost made, 720 oop in his ‘Back To Bali’ clip. Kai Neville Studio’s […]
LIGHT YEAR!
We’ve just become aware of a new site by good friends, and electro wondermen, Light Year. The boys have featured in 2 Many DJ’s heavily […]
JUST GO BAREBACK
The Bareback DJ’s are two of our best mates Leigh Sedley and Paul Fisher. Both very good surfers in their own right and both damn […]
JAMES DRAKE
James Drake is a musical genius. Never heard of him? Really? Well that’s good, because if you had of then you’d be living in a […]
A letter from the Irons family
The official autopsy released regarding Andy Irons’ death… THE NEW YORK TIMES THE IRONS FAMILY We have received the final autopsy and toxicology report filed […]
T.woods/N.deane
Thomas Woods and Noa Deane were two of the surfers that were on my recent Bali trip. Most of the time we surfed side shore […]
MEET: MATT PAYNE
|| MATT PAYNE || Pic by: Adam Ferreira Field || Filmmaker Age || 20 Resides || Huntington Beach, CA Inspiration || Syd Mead, Quentin Tarantino, Joe […]
CLINT ALLAN – I ride…
Clint Allan is one of Australia’s best snowboarders and an absolute legend. I’ve known Clint for as long as I can remember and some of […]
Dirty Harry
We didn’t know who Matt Payne was until we came across these two clips and to tell you the truth, we still don’t know too […]
SECRET SLABS
VIDEO BY: Luke Schuetrumpf SURFERS: Tom Rudd Hugh Morris Shane Carrol Dylan Cram Karl Atkins
Desillusion!
They say don’t judge a book by it’s cover but I don’t think this phrase applies to magazines, well not Desillusion anyway. The cover of […]
Cans Flare
Shaun Cansdell. 1 surf. 2 hours. cut into 1 minute 46 seconds of shredding. Thanks to Harry Triglone for a great little clip, stay tuned […]
Static Void
By Nicholas Damen; “Three clean runs from what I think is some of the best skating I have ever seen at Empire Park. His name, […]
AM/PM KAI OTTON EPISODE 1
When Kai graduated to the CT not many people expected greatness. But Kai surprised us all and has stamped himself as a major force. When […]
MEET: Brent Smith
Brent Smith is a man of mystery. A man of many faces, and many beards. Not much is known of him other than what has […]
MAMBO x Ray Of Hope
Mambo artist Shannon Graham paints a surfboard to be donated to the Ray of Hope fundraising campaign. Ray of Hope represents the philosophy of the […]
P E R I P H E R A L
Alex Kopps & Alex Knost are in town. So far they are only showing in Brisbane but i’m sure that there will be more to […]
HAPPY MONDAY
We are feeling very skate inspired today! If you havn’t seen this website/magazine you very well should: DISILLUSION mag YOUR DAILY DOSE OF “FUCK YEAH” […]
MEET: Blake Myers
Field – Film maker Age – 18 Lives – Kirra on the Gold Coast with Mitch Coleborn but I’m from Whangamata New Zealand. Inspiration – […]
MEET: Jake Donlen
Field – I guess im a filmmaker, I write ‘plumber’ on those immigration cards on planes though. Feel like a dick writing ‘filmmaker’ Age – Stone Lives […]
HAPPY MONDAY
Just a quick Happy Monday today with our 5 favourite clips of the last week. Enjoy your Monday… 0
100 GEES
Matt Meola was unheard of to us and I bet many other peeps out there before Taylor Steele’s & Nate Myers ‘Freesurfing Platform’ Innersection. Last night […]
BLIND
VelvetSea have been up on the Gold Coast scoring some fun sessions on the QLD points, which is rare for Sydney siders. We are now […]
HAPPY WEDNESDAY
This is Kate Moss half naked… Oh and we missed our Happy Monday post due to, well, not being in a wi-fi zone. But, here […]
NICK RILEY/ONEILL
Our good friend Nick Riley has recently jumped back in bed with his original sponsor Oneill. He started his surfing career with the wetsuit pioneers […]
WEDNESDAY CHIME
There’s not much to say about this little mix other than it’s fricken’ rad. If your into a little bit of Lounge/Chillout/Nu-disco/Disco/Indy Disco then get […]
A DINGO’S TALE
If you grew up, or have been involved with, the Australian surfing community in the last 20 years then chances are Dean ‘Dingo’ Morrison was […]
HAPPY MONDAYS
From now on Velvet Sea will trawl the net and endeavour to keep your Mondays happy. This post will be every Monday and will, hopefully, make you […]
2nd Annual Wills Joy Memorial
The 2nd Annual Wills Joy Memorial was, once again, a day filled with surf, smiles, friends and love. It is a day that we wait […]
THROUGH THE EYES…
Raen have one of the most talented and creative teams ever conceived. They also make some damn fine frames to cover those ocean beaten eyes of […]
MEET: ROD OWEN
ROD OWEN Field – Photographic Age – 30 Lives – Sydney / Newcastle Inspiration – Ansell Adams the guy is a guru and started it all, surf photographer wise […]
THRILLS SPILLS
Dane Reynolds has recently injured himself and I think It’s almost ok to say “it’s about time”, well its not ok but you get our […]
MIDDAY COWBOY
Riley Blakeway! The kids awesome, we’ll let him tell you the story behind this little skate clip starring Cameron Sparkes & Bjorn Johnston. “Lately I’ve […]
VOLCOM SKATE DEMO
Capturing surf footage in the Sydney area can be tricky. Sloppy waist high waves, bluebottles and kooks all over are all factors that get in […]
Jay Grant X Hawaii
Jay Grant’s a busy man. He has been in Hawaii filming for Billabong. He is also best friends and neighbours with Craig Anderson. About 3-4 […]
RVCA
Danny Fuller has been running the RVCA house in Hawaii for a few weeks now. He has put together this video part with the help […]
PAINT AND WIN $2,000
Surfing World magazine have thrown down a very enticing competition for all you arty types out there. Paint or draw a surfer, any surfer, and […]
WILLS JOY MEMORIAL
The time has come for the 2nd annual Wills Joy Memorial Contest and it’s safe to say that last year was one of the best days […]