There are few things in this world that I find more beautiful than a collaboration of talent. To see people from different walks of life, each with a story of their own, channeling their energy to create something as a whole just moves me. No limits, no boundries, just love.
Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie’s “We [...]
NEW YORK SURF FILM FESTIVAL
Joe and Amy with Andrew Judge, COO of Surfaid International, Christian Driggs of Driggs Bros Pro, Jason and Elizabeth Ritter of Surfaid in NYC.
morgan berk, co-founder of the New York Surf Film Festival, interviewing with the Driggs Bros.
Beau Young setting up to perform at the Film Festival.
The crowd partying in [...]
North Shore pioneer and famous waterman, Jeff Johnson, passed away last Monday. Word traveled its way to us last week, and we hope to help his memory live on by sharing it with all of you.
Jeff’s son, musician Jack Johnson, was quoted in his 2005 interview with Outside Magazine saying, “I was a nature boy [...]
The BLACKCAB SESSIONS are all about the great music and the venue (a black cab on the streets). The project strips the musicians down to its essences with ONE SONG. ONE TAKE. ONE CAB. I couldn’t help but get sucked in to watching how people react: from a 4 piece musical act performing in the [...]
so bamboozle ended up being a ridiculously good time. saturday was surprisingly sunny and warm … unexpected, but definitely wanted.
with 15 friends in tow, coolers of beer, snacks and packs of customers, our first time at this crazy weekend FULL of music was enough to lock us in for next year. hope we see you [...]
my mom sends me emails whenever she comes across something she thinks i’ll like. sure enough, i did. goosebumps and wet eyes … my usual reaction to people coming together to create something amazing.
-amy
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it’s official, we just secured our booth for bamboozle. so if you’re in the northeast, get your tix and come see us at the mainstage. there’ll be tons of merch, reduced prices, giveaways and more … along with endless music for the weekend.
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We headed into NYC last night to celebrate Wild Rock Wine, New Zealand’s most adventurous wine to hit our shores.
It was a very intimate party at Billabong’s Times Square location, marking Wild Rock’s release in the US and Wolfgang Bloch’s The Colors of Coincidence book debut. A portion of the evening’s sales was donated to [...]
Zimzala was an unbelievable success for all of us at OKOTO, Jay Alders and Sun Dreams Productions‘ Chelsea Rabbe. On June 5, all our hard work paid off with nearly 600 guests joining us for a charity night of art and music. The evening was held in support of SurfAid International. You can read more [...]
OKOTO Apparel, Jay Alders and Sundreams Productions present ZIMZALA, a one of a kind music and art charity event held at the Jersey Shore. This year’s event will be held in honor of Surfaid International.
SurfAid’s mission is to improve the health of people living in isolated regions of the world connected to us through surfing.
ZIMZALA’s [...]