Matt Melo

Minneapolis, MN

Age: 19

Location: Forest Lake, Minnesota

Set-up: Santa Cruz powerply 8.0, Indy Lows,  Bones 54mm, Reds,  some kind of hardware.

Stance: Regs

Any hook ups? Flproject, Wizards

Where do you usually skate? Sweet baby Chi, Scandia skatepark, and downtown MPLS and St Paul.

How did you get into skateboarding? Just kinda got on a board one day and realized that thats what I wanted to do with my life.

Who are your main influences? Jake OE, Andrew Reynolds, James Brockman, Austin Young, Jonas, etc.. and basically everyone that I skate/ride with.

What’s your food of choice for skating? Peanut Butter sandwiches. Vitamin Water. Mtn Dew.

What do you do outside of skateboarding? Snowboard, Play guitar, hang out with friends, anything fun to pass the time.

What music have you been listening to lately?  lots of Jacques Dutronc, The builders and the butchers, Arcade Fire, Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros, The Shins, Dr Dog, Dead Medow, Graveyard, Stoned Jesus, Black Sabbath etc..

Are you a morning person or a night owl? Both I dont sleep much. It sucks….

What’s your favorite thing about the Midwest? All the spots and cool people that come from here. I really cant see myself  living anywhere else. I love it here.

What goals do you have? To keep skating and snowboarding and having fun doing it as long as I possibly can, and basically to stay with the industry for as long as I can with out getting burnt out on the scene.

Last words or shout outs? Wizards>Muggles!!!, Jessica Beaumont is Beautiful, Troll > Wild, F*ck candygrind and swivels and Helmets. Jake Durham.

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