Grant Castelluzzo Archives – Page 2 of 21

“Something” – A BMX Video

March 10, 2023

A few of Midwest’s finest have a new BMX video to check out!

Here’s a fresh full-length called “Something” featuring a bunch of the Midwest’s finest going to work on spots from Wisconsin to California and more. This video has a bunch of familiar faces, a few new ones and even a few we haven’t seen in quite a while like Andy Kent, riding a huge mix of spots with a ton of different styles. This has a real good vibe and is such a good watch from start to finish! Take a look!

“This is a must-see today. DJ Zaren has been working away on this video since the end of 2020 with the likes of Isaiah Johnson, Andy Kent, Taylor Thompson, Grant Castelluzzo and way more, shot in Arizona, California, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The result is awesome. Enjoy!” – DIG

Eclat BMX – Gutter

March 3, 2023

High Desert and Jordan Richardson are now doing it for Eclat!

Eclat coming through with a fresh one featuring the newest additions to their AM squad, High Desert and Jordan Richardson, going to work on street spots out in San Diego, along with Pat Freyne and Poor Homie Rich. Check out what they stacked for clips and expect to see more from these guys soon!

“With the recent additions to the AM team, High Desert and Jordan Richardson. We thought it would be fitting to team them up with the other AM riders down the road Pat Freyne and Homie Rich to get on a long weekend adventure.

With some freshly built-up bikes and a new brand sponsor the van was loaded up and the AM team took a trip to SD for a good old BMX filled excursion. Considering the crew didn’t have long and the weather wasn’t on side, the bounty that was had was very fruitful. We are super stoked to welcome High Desert and Jordan Richardson to the eclat AM team. We’ve just got cookin’!” – Eclat

Filmed and edited by Grant Castelluzzo

“Distanced” Rough Cuts From California

June 30, 2022

A little while back Sam Downs released the “Distanced” video from his time in New York, Philadelphia, Miami, and Southern California that ultimately lead to a DVD, that you can still pick up here for $5.00, featuring a ton of familiar faces from the East and West coasts. The full video was recently released online (we have re-embedded it below), and now Sam is releasing raw footage from the project to check out. Here’s an 8 minute raw cut filled with clips from his time ou in California! Take a look!

“Rough Cuts is a collection of raw footage from my recent project “DISTANCED” – the film started in NYC and then quickly grew when more people wanted to be involved. Can’t thank everyone enough for the support!

Split into three sections, Rough Cuts begins in southern California with riding from Mike Stahl, Dan Kruk, Grant Castelluzzo, Pat Freyne, Mikey Andrew, Ison Bogosian and Sam Downs.” – Sam Downs

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Distanced

March 17, 2022

Whenever Sam Downs has a new video he put together, you know you’re going to see some great riding and super clean film work! Well, he just released the full “Distanced” video that is 14 minutes of BMX goodness from the streets featuring a whole slew of Pros and up and comers out in California online for your viewing pleasure! Get on that play button because this one does not disappoint.

“We’re really hyped to be able to premiere Sam Down’s latest and greatest video, “Distanced” online. This one has been out on DVD and digital download since October last year and now Sam has been kind enough to release it for all to see. This one is essential viewing! Enjoy.

”Distanced is a project I’ve been filming for the past few years with riders from all over the country. It originally began as a New York City video and quickly grew into a larger project after a few trips to Miami and southern California. It’s so wild a bike can connect you to so many people around the country – big thanks to anyone who bought a DVD or supported the project in the past few months!!” – Sam Downs

Riders: Mike Stahl, Mikey Andrew, Ison Bogosian, Grant Castelluzzo, Pat Freyne, Dan Kruk, Angus Tuttle, Sam Downs, Rainer Etsweiler, Dimitri McCombs, Liam Reegs, Markus Hoyte, Joeri Veul, Matt Miller, Dom Simoncini, Alex Avilla, Lorenzo Mesa, Matias Barboza and Calum Palmer

Filmed and edited by Sam Downs

Music: “M.E.” & “Films” by Gary Numan and “The Promise” by When in Rome” – DIG

Source BMX – The Distillery: First Fill

November 8, 2021

Source BMX decided it was time to build some ramps in their U.S.A warehouse in Kentucky! Here’s a look at the first proper sessions that Brian Kachinsky, Cory Wiergowski, Grant Castelluzzo and more got in on the setup! This place looks like a ton of fun to ride!

“We are proud to bring you the first in a long line of videos from our new park in Louisville, Kentucky “The Distillery”

Watch as the park designer Brian Kachinsky and master ramp builder Cory Wiergowski of Ramped Construction join our squad of Source staff to lay down HAMMERS!

Filmed by Grant Castelluzzo

Edited by James Cox” – Source BMX

Felix Prangenberg – Unclicked Podcast

August 16, 2021

The latest round of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived! This time around Felix Prangenberg sits down for an interview before heading back to Germany after the X Games! Hit play to hear what Felix had to talk about from how he got into riding, riding contests like X Games, what he has going on with his sponsors and much, much more. As always with these Unclicked Podcast interviews, this one is a real good listen.

“X Games gold? Being a Disney kid? Swoppo riding? Get a glimpse into what Felix Prangenberg has been up to and some interesting snippets from his childhood that I guarantee you didn’t know about on this episode of Unclicked.

Host / Co-host: Ryan Fudger, Demarcus Paul
Guest: Felix Prangenberg with Grant Castelluzzo sitting in.

0:00 – intro / X Games
5:10 – Winning Real BMX
17:31 – Growing up in a rural village / early days
23:10 – Disney kid to turning pro
30:35 – Felix is a 23 year old midschool rider
35:50 – Lockdown in Germany
43:50 – Breaking his hand (but pulling the trick)
45:50 – Tattoos
48:30 – Uprail hard 360 whip
54:00 – Park rider turned street convo
1:01:20 – Wethepeople “hard five team”
1:11:00 – Sharing five sponsors with Jordan Godwin
1:14:40 – Being test guy for Wethepeople
1:25:40 – The tight-knit German scene
1:29:00 – Going sober and dropping meat
1:33:35 – “Swoppo” riding” – Our BMX

Wethepeople – Grant Castelluzzo 2021

July 8, 2021

Wethepeople‘s Grant Castelluzzo has been putting in a ton of time behind the lens these days, but he’s still putting down some amazing technical grind combos and lines on every rail and ledge in sight when he’s on his bike! Check out this new edit packed with dialed riding from start to finish!

“No stranger to putting out footage, Wethepeople team filmer, van driver, motivator and all around awesome dude Grant Castelluzzo has been steadily stacking away at a new video for a while now. Proving yet again he can deliver a highly enjoyable video part from both sides of the lens, this one got us hyped.

Filmed by: Jeff Zielinski, Scott Marceau, Francis Castro, Dan Kruk, and Mike Stahl
Edited by: Grant Castelluzzo” – Wethepeople

Ride PA – Bepiscrawdad

June 20, 2021

Ride PA dropped this new one that Rainer Etsweiler put together for your viewing pleasure. Filmed over the course of the past two years, this 12 minute mix is loaded with non-stop gems from the streets and a little park action. If you’re looking for grinds, this video is for you. Hit play and take it all in!

“Bepiscrawdad is a video project two years in the making by a group of friends from Harrisburg and Philadelphia. The project was spearheaded by Rainer Etsweiler, with additional filming provided by most of the riders involved and Dan Conway. The video includes sections from Rainer Etsweiler, Angus Tuttle, Griffin Mann, and Mike Stahl with guest clips from Sam Downs, Noah Doss, Paul Lichtenstein, Andrew Thompson, Jesse Romano, and Grant Castelluzzo.” – Ride PA