Jake Grady

Photos taken by Suzie Lay

Photos taken by Suzie Lay

Photos taken by Suzie Lay

1.What's your name, your nickname, your hometown and your age?

Jacob, Jake. Grady. Hometown, Bundaberg.

2. Your occupation?                    

I currently am unemployed but looking into getting into video editing, hopefully to work at channel 7 or something..

3. How long have you been riding for, and do you skate other styles?
I have been riding for about 8 years, with a period of about a year off

4. What was the first influence that encouraged you to start skating?
As I was driving in the car having a conversation to my parents about what I wanted to do and what sport I wanted to do, mid way through the conversation seen some dude on the sidewalk do a cool Ollie over a gap and it immediately caught my attention as something that looked ‘cool’.
5. What's the gnarliest road /park you've ridden?
Paddo…

6. What's the best thing about the Brisbane skate scene?
Best thing would be everyone knows each other and gets along relatively well, there is a cool hip hop genre vibe thing going on here too..

7. What do you enjoy most about skateboarding ?
Most of all I like the feeling, and the feeling of landing a new trick

8. What's your ultimate skating ambition?
Probably to ride for a respected brand and ride along side some of the best skaters in australia

9. What has been you best highlight in your skating experience so far?

Well probably, just younger years jumping off stuff was a big highlight for me, just basically ollieing of the biggest drop or gap I could find, in my hometown Bundaberg, and wherever I used to skate.