#410 - Julian Lewis

Julian Lewis discusses being born in Korea and adopted into a family in Connecticut, moving to Long Beach to skate with his friends, cold-emailing random skate company's as a kid, paying a filmer $60 for his first sponsor-me part, how Mike Sinclair and his Analog part got him on Foundation, finding out he got on Foundation from an Instagram post, Corey Glick calling him “kind of weird,” getting on Etnies through Aiden Campbell, recording skate sounds for EA Skate, working at Long Beach Skate and much more! Julian Lewis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_julianlewisBecome a Channel Member & Receive Perks: https://www.youtube.com/TheNineClub/joinNew Merch: https://thenineclub.com Sponsored By: AG1: Get a FREE Welcome Kit worth $76 when you subscribe, including 5 AG1Travel Packs, a shaker, canister, scoop & bottle of AG Vitamin D3+K2. https://drinkag1.com/nineclub LMNT: Grab a free Sample Pack with 8 flavors when you buy any drink mix or Sparkling. https://drinklmnt.com/nineclub Woodward: Purchase camp with the code NINECLUBKIDS and receive a $150 discount off of summer camp. https://www.woodwardpa.com Monster Energy: Monster Energy’s got the punch you need to stay focused and fired up. https://www.monsterenergy.com Yeti: Built for the wild, Yeti keeps you ready for any adventure. https://www.yeti.com Richardson: Custom headwear for teams, brands, and businesses crafted with quality in every stitch. https://richardsonsports.com Etnies: Get 15% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://etnies.com/NINECLUB éS Footwear: Get 15% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://esskateboarding.com/NINECLUB Emerica: Get 15% off your purchase using our code NINECLUB or use our custom link. https://emerica.com/NINECLUB Find The Nine Club: Website: https://thenineclub.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenineclub X: https://www.twitter.com/thenineclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenineclub Discord: https://discord.gg/thenineclub Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nineclub Nine Club Clips: https://www.youtube.com/nineclubclips More Nine Club: https://www.youtube.com/morenineclub I'm Glad I'm Not Me: https://www.youtube.com/chrisroberts Chris Roberts: https://linktr.ee/Chrisroberts Timestamps (00:00:00) Julian Lewis (00:00:19) Long Beach, Cherry Park, and the Belmont pool ledges (00:02:17) Born in Korea, adopted, raised in Connecticut (00:06:03) How he got on Foundation Skateboards (00:06:16) Cold-emailing random skate company's as a kid (00:07:48) Paid $60 for his first sponsor-me part (00:10:05) First board sponsor: Frontyard Funk (00:11:15) Enjoy → Expedition → hopping to Birdhouse (00:14:25) Birdhouse cuts flow → Foundation (00:16:16) The Analog part that made Mike Sinclair bite (00:16:47) Moves to Long Beach, works at Staples, overthinks skating with his heroes (00:18:00) Quits the job, lives on the stimmy check, films through COVID (00:20:42) Finds out he’s on Foundation from an Instagram post (00:24:18) 50-50 in Stars and Moon (00:27:05) Why he didn’t mesh with the team at first (00:28:49) Corey Glick thought “He’s kind of weird” (00:31:00) How Aiden Campbell got him on Etnies (00:32:01) Kelly and Julian talk touring together (00:34:40) Second-story drop 50-50 first try (00:37:47) Lisbon wallride nollie flip (Brad Cromer inspiration) (00:41:05) Untouched Lisbon rail (00:45:57) Part ender: 10-gap-9, security in the run-up (00:57:59) He recorded the skate sounds for EA Skate (01:05:53) Working at Long Beach Skate (01:06:50) Fingerboarding deep dive: DIY parks, Flatface, Mike Schneider (01:13:35) What’s next: Etnies full-length + Foundation project (01:21:13) Merch swap, LB Skate gifts, and wrap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices