Ian killed it in his Welcome to the Team video for ZOO YORK. Read what he had to say about the part below.

When did you find out you were turning pro?
I heard the boards were getting made last month. There had been some talk for a while, but that seemed significant.

What does it mean to have your name on the board?
That someone had faith in me.

Are you hyped the first two decks are Flames inspired, or should they have been Canucks?
Definitely not Canucks, I’m hyped to be repping Calgary.



Your Welcome to the Team part was sick. Are you happy with how it turned out?
Yeah, I was stoked. I got some input on the song, which was nice. RB knows what's up.

How’d you come up with the song?
Me, Spenny and LJ actually made a little timeline and watched it to some tracks. It's tough you know? You don't wanna pick something that people are gonna get played on too quick. You can't even skate to your favorite track anymore hahaha. It might just dust your whole part. So we chose a classic that most people haven't heard.

I want to ask you about some clips in the part. Tell me about the kickflip manny at Victory Square. How did you decide to use it as a manny?
The homie Gary set it off. The nollie heel nosewheelie was a bite for sure, and the kickflip manny just came next.

There are a lot of clips in Miami. When were those filmed?
Everything from Miami is like a year and a half old. It was filmed by my homie Jacques Turner who let me stay with him for a month.



Which is your favorite clip from MIA?
Probably the kickflip back nosegrind just cause it was my last day.

There’s a bunch of Chicago clips too. Which one is your favorite?
Shit, anything in Chi looks good.

What’s up with the line with the half cab front nosegrind. Is that a new spot in Van?
Yeah, it's a new spot in North Van. Couple other things at the same school. Seems like North Vancouver isn't as quick to cap everything they build.

I really like that line. Three ill tricks. Did that one come easy, or was it hard to get?
Haha this question is fucked. I dunno, I think me and LJ filmed some other shit later that day.

There’s tons of really dope mannies in this part. On unique spots too. Have you been skating lots of mannies?
I’m definitely trying. McD always told me “you gotta get manny's. You can't really switch flip if you can't land in nose wheelie”. Haha!



You got some NYC clips in the part too. Tell me about skating in New York.
Skating in NYC is the best. You just cruise the streets all day and they got the 24 hour train line. Definitely the city that never sleeps.

Tell me about the 50/50 kickflip. You did it a couple times on different days?
I did it once for the footage, and then went back to shoot a sequence with Daver the next day.

Damn! Do you have a favorite trick in the part?
Switch back t at Hot Spot was pretty tough.

I bet. Well, congrats on everything homie. Anything else you want to say?
Thanks to the people that support me!