My pal G Love just released a new album, Fixin’ To Die (which is awesome by the way) and has been on the road promoting it and was kind enough to hook us up with some VIP passes for his recent show in Jacksonville, Florida’s legendary venue, The Freebird. G puts always puts on one hell’uva…
I recently had the pleasure of being the subject for photographer Michael Herb of 204 Studios who is currently blogging & putting together a massive book project. He’s dedicated himself to doing one professinoal photoshoot a day for a year, me being day #50. After my Quiksilver store signing in Miami, I rushed off to meet…
When I got to the Quiksilver Store on Lincoln Road in Miami’s South Beach, I saw the promotional poster for my artist signing event next to a huge Kelly Slater graphic and was really honored to share a window with the 10x champ. Unlike most Art Shows I host which require hours or days to…
I had done interviews for Brazil TV already, but this was the first major network American TV Interview I’ve done and boy was I nervous. I started worrying about a possible slip up of saying something stupid. What if they asked me something and I sounded dumb? What if I vomited? Despite my snowballing…
January 6-8th, 2010 – Orlando, Florida: Stop by & chat with Jay Alders at his Surf Art Booth at the upcoming Surf Expo Trade Show. Jay will be displaying his Artwork and signing prints.
I recall when I was 16 or 17 years old in High School in art class. I’d flip through surf mag’s for inspiration constantly feeding my brain some new stoke material. We’d talk about how insane Christian Fletcher’s airs were and how amazing it was that halfpipe tricks were now in the water. And probably…
As I stood on stage beside my friend Garrett (better known as G Love) & looked out at the over 525 smiling familiar faces, I felt the magic in the air. The committee members whose hard work made this happen finally got to enjoy the moment. The fans watched in awe & excitement as G busted…
It’s up to all of us to make our communities a better place for everyone. So when the non-profit, Algonquin Theatre asked us to be involved in the planning of their first ever Surf Bash events, we were more than happy to do so. The Algonquin is located in Manasquan, NJ, the beach-town that I…
Our good friends in the band Echo Movement on currently on tour for Vans Warp Tour 2010 and they’ve been rockin’ a Jay Alders logo on their trailer which they’ve been driving across country on tour. Other sponsors of EM include our friends from Original Skateboards and Silver Surfer Vaporizers. The guys just sent us…
On July 20th I got a call from my good friend & local surf icon, Vince Troniec from Spellbinders Surf Shop in Allenhurst, NJ. Vince told me of a last minute visit by former World Champion Surfer, Mark Richard, AKA: “M.R.” scheduled in the shop and he wanted to make sure I didn’t miss it…Thanks…
On a last minute whim, we decided to drive out to Montauk, New York to spend a couple days with our friends who were performing at The Surf Lodge. With an hour or two notice, I shot out some emails to friends on Long Island and to the local Surfrider Chapter to see if anyone…
July 14th 2010….It was a day that I was looking forward to since our trip to Australia together a few months prior. Because this particular summer day was when our friends Donavon Frankenreiter, Eric Brigmond and his wife Cat, Matt Grundy, Pete Winders, Craig Barnette and Tito would be touring through our town again. Around…
It’s not often that so many of our musical friends tour together on this level. So when Jack Johnson, G Love and ALO all offered us VIP tickets to come to their July 13th 2010 show in Holmdel, NJ, you bet we weren’t going to miss it! We were so appreciative to have a couple…
While on tour in the Outer Banks, North Carolina for S.A.M. Jam, my friend Alexa and I get silly. Yes folks, this is the nonsense that happens after after shows 🙂
We left our S.A.M. Jam tour in North Carolina on July 11th and drove straight through to Camden, NJ where Jack Johnson, ALO, G Love and Paula Fuga were performing together. It was a long drive but well worth the effort. This was such a epic show not only because of the incredible line up…
I got back from my tour in Brazil for FestivAlma 2010 on Monday,July 5th and the very next day, I re-packed my bags and we headed off to the Outer Banks (OBX) of North Carolina for our next tour. Let me take a step back for a moment. Last year’s OBX solo-art show at The Pit…
I recently returned to the states after having the honor of being invited back to Brazil to showcase my surfing artwork at the prestigious FestivAlma 2010. My last tour through Brazil in 2007 was one of the best career experiences I’ve ever had and this time around was another one I’ll always cherish. I was…
Eastern Surf Magazine (ESM) publishes a web article on S.A.M. Jam, the 2 day Skate-Art-Music Event which Jay Alders and Original Skateboards will be hosting in the Outer Banks of North Carolina July 9-10th. The event will include a solo art show by Jay Alders, as well as a skateboard Demo, meet and greets and…
Jay sends out a video greeting to his friends and fans in Brazil. Jay will be a featured Surf Artist in the prestigious FestivAlma Surf/Art/Music Festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil on July 1,2,3 2010. Other featured talent includes musical performances by John Butler Trio and films and music by pro surfer/musician Rob Machado. >>>Go to…
Jay Alders has graciously been invited to return to Brazil as a featured Surf Artist in the FestivAlma 2010 Surf Art/Music Festival. The event will take place in São Paulo,Brazil’s Bienal of Ibirapuera on July 1,2 and 3 of 2010. Other special guests and performers Jay will be touring with include: John Butler Trio, Rob Machado,…
I guess to some extent, we all do it. Name dropping that is. In high school, upon arriving to a house party, you told the kid at the door how you’re with ‘so-and-so’ just to get into the party of the year. In your twenties, you arrive to a crowded club and upon telling the bouncer…
We had the pleasure of catching up with our friends from the band, Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) this past week as they rolled through our neck o’ the woods. They were groovy enough to invite us as their guests for their recent shows in Brooklyn and Philly and as always, we had an absolute blast.…
My bud singer/songwriter, Neil Halstead invited us out to Brooklyn last week to for a pre-show hang and to see him perform at Union Hall. Our friend Scott Imbrie, co-owner of Original Longboards rolled in with us and we had a really great time catching up with Neil and his lovely friends and wife over some…
There you are, cruising in your convertible on a sunny summer day. Your hair is blowing in the win as the warm sun skims the surface of your skin. “Let’s get some tunes for the drive…Hmm…What do I want to hear”, you think to yourself. “How about this one, haven’t heard this in a long…
Spend a day focusing on ‘negative space’ and learn to grow your perception of the world around you. If you’re an artist, you already “get this”, but so many people see the world with a narrow vision both literally and metaphorically. As an artist, I try and spend every waking moment broadening my awareness. The…
I got a nice email this past week from my pal G. Love with this pic attached (below) of his friend Rymo from the band, Slightly Stoopid. Rymo was holding his skateboard that he bought in Greece and I was stoked to see that it was one of the older 2006 model longboards that I…
Australia….It’s been on my top 5 dream destinations for as long as I can remember. And now, being at this exciting stage in my fine art career, there really was no reason not to go. After all, I have consciously manifested a lifestyle which not only allows it but demands it. But like many people,…
Thanks to my buddy G Love (Check him out on Brushfire Records) for the VIP invite to chill and check out his show at Atlantic City’s Borgata. I knew it was going to be a lonnnnng night…it’s always party time with G rolls into town. It was one of the tightest performances that Garrett and…
A very close friend was arrested for possessing a small twig today. Umm..yes, you read correctly, a twig. Her car was impounded, she was frisked, brought in for questioning, embarrassed, fined thousands of dollars, detained for hours, her vehicle was illegally searched for 20 minutes and nothing found. She was fingerprinted twice and called…
As with anything in life, you either need to grow and move forward or remain stagnant. So when I had an opportunity to have a booth at the recent January 2010 Surf Expo, I seized the opportunity. We had just been in Orlando a week or so before, so not even being remotely caught up…