Make your way over to the DIG website for a Q&A with Stew Johnson about his recent one month stay in Arizona to film for the Dan’s Comp and FIT DVD’s that he is working on. What a busy dude.
Product: DIG – Issue 94 “The Video Issue” – Out Now
Issue 94 of DIG BMX Magazine has dropped. This time around they’ve got a hell of an issue lined up for the “Video Issue” that you can find out more about right here. They’ve even recruited Stew Johnson to be an editor for this issue, so you know it’s going to be good!
Firsts: Stewart Johnson
Interview by Mark Noble
Portrait photo by Wes McGrath
Few people in the game have a NORA Cup on their mantelpiece at home stating that yes indeed, they made the best video of the time. Stew Johnson has such a trophy, and for good reason – Anthem2 was long awaited and hotly anticipated, and the hype built and built all through the filming and production process. The resulting video definitely not only lived up to but far exceeded the hype. And the just rewards came – it sold well (bearing in mind the age we live in and how people consume videos these days), the riders involved enjoyed truly landmark video parts, and then it was unquestionably awarded a NORA Cup. Anthem2 is timeless, an instant classic, and if you don’t own a copy of it in your video collection then you need to examine your status in life. Having spent the best part of 18 years working on BMX videos, Stew now juggles various projects for brands and companies – “I’m currently working on full length DVDs for Dan’s Comp and Fit Bike Co.” – and is going from strength to strength: we caught up with him just after a Dans Comp trip and here are his FIRSTS.
Brian Foster Video Bike Check
Hell yeah! This new video bike check Fit Bike Co. dropped with Brian Foster just made my day. Check out Brian cruising the trails in Austin, Texas while he talks a little bit about his current setup that he’s running. This is probably the funniest bike check you’ll watch even though Brian is just being completely honest. This is an absolute MUST SEE!
“Brian Foster blasts some trails and walks us through his current setup. Whose parts is he running you ask? The stickers are on the bike, you can see it.
Music: “Fight Myself” by Restavrant. Facebook.com/restavrant
Filmed/Edited: Stew Johnson”
Fit Bike Co. – Desert Storm Edit
Fit Bike Co.‘s Tom Dugan, Dan Conway, Jarred Swafford, and Troy Blair made a stop at the Glendale skatepark in Arizona last week. While they were there, Stew Johnson pulled out the camera and filmed this new video for you to check out. All of these guys produce some real good clips. Was that last clip an under armed, cross legged nose manual? What.. the… hell?
Filmed & Edited By: Stew Johnson
Dan’s Comp – Life with Levi Hucke
This is pretty much the best thing you will see all day. Dan’s Comp sent Stew Johnson to meet up with Ben Hucke and his son, Levi, to talk about how much the kid has affected Ben’s life and how awesome he is. This is definitely awesome to see since it’s been kind of cool to see him grow up through photos and videos and see how stoked he is on BMX. If this doesn’t make you smile, something is wrong with you.
BF-IT Trailer
I was waiting for this one to drop. Here’s the trailer for the BF-It Documentary! I just hope Fit decides to bump up the number of copies they produce because this should be at the top of every BMX riders wish list…
I even make an appearance in this at 1:11 when I’m trying to hide my boner in the grass, haha.
“Stew Johnson has taken on the task of heading up a documentary on Brian Foster, one of the most respected and all around legends of BMX. That’s not blog intro fluff, BF is a respected BMX legend and awesome individual. The documentary is aptly named, BF-it.”
Dan’s Comp – Team DVD Teaser
I was watching this thinking I had posted it the other day, then I remembered they premiered this at NORA Cup, haha. But that’s beside the point! Dan’s Comp dropped this teaser for the DVD they are working on that you already know is going to be nuts due to the stacked team. Check it!
“Teaser for the upcoming Dan’s Comp Team DVD. Featuring Ben Hucke, Hoang Tran, Stevie Churchill, Raul Ruiz, Shane Weston, Trey Jones, Morgan Long, Seth Kimbrough, Chad Kerley, Matt Wilhelm, Tony Neyer, Corey Martinez, Alex Magallan and Tony Hamlin. Filmed and produced by Stew Johnson for Dan’s Comp. Full length DVD in the works–look for it in 2013!”
