Limitless Tradition Q&A – Skateboarding Saves: New York

Skateboarding Saves: Lengthy Island, NY Assist Native Highlight – Limitless Tradition

This can be a large day for Skateboarding Saves as that is formally our first Q&A. In the present day we convey you a model, initiative, and a 100% Uncooked Skateboarder in Will Angiulo of Limitless Tradition.

Will is a younger cat that’s tremendous bold and able to take the world by the balls (as am I). I solely had one transient dialog on the telephone with him and knew instantly that he’s on this for the appropriate causes.

His way of thinking is in flux with what Skateboarding Saves is all about – the collab.

Skateboarding Saves want to think about this start of what is going to be many collabs to return with Limitless Tradition, and we’re proud to have Will as a contributor.

and now to the Q&A:

Will, inform us about your background as a Skateboarder, Businessman, and Particular person.

What’s up Steve! My full title is William Michael Angiulo (I like to consider myself as Michael Angelo reincarnated) and I’ve been skating since fifth grade.

I used to be born in Babylon, New York on Lengthy Island and grew up studying methods to surf on the 3, as my dad was an enormous surfer again within the day recognized fairly effectively alongside the East Coast.

I imagine I used to be 9 or 10 years previous after I began skateboarding. I bear in mind I noticed one in all my pals driving a board and he did a kickflip as he rolled by. I bear in mind simply pondering to myself, “That’s dope! I wish to try this!” and the remainder is historical past.

By way of being a businessman, I at all times knew that I used to be going to be some kind of entrepreneur. I feel I used to be like 6 and in the future I painted like 20 seashells in entrance of my home and went door to door in my neighborhood promoting them.

“From then on my mother knew that I had that go-getter angle however as I obtained older I knew I didn’t wish to be that typical douche-bag in a swimsuit complying to company orders. I wished to create one thing distinctive that represented the tradition that I used to be residing.”

When did Limitless Tradition begin?

Limitless Tradition began in 2016 after I was a senior in Excessive College. Earlier than launching Limitless Tradition, I had began a clothes model referred to as Thoughts Over Matter Attire however I nearly obtained sued after I was a junior and needed to scrap that undertaking.

Tremendous completely happy I did as a result of the stuff I used to be making then was fairly corny and cringe-worthy but it surely did train me some classes about proudly owning and working a model.

I launched Limitless Tradition in 2016 and began creating graphics that have been extra consultant of the life I used to be residing and the issues I wished to do. Being a skateboarder and surfer since I used to be younger, I wished to place collectively a model with a staff of skate boarders that represented the Lengthy Island tradition.

“Earlier than then, a variety of the manufacturers have been tremendous tacky and didn’t actually embody the approach to life that LI is thought for.”

Was this a solo effort or with a bunch?

Limitless Tradition was launched solely on my own and continues to be a one-man present run by yours actually! I positively want to rent some individuals within the close to future because the model grows and I’ve a few of the staff riders chip in right here and there but it surely’s been all me for the previous 5 years!

From the seems to be of it, Limitless Tradition does rather more than clothes. Are you able to elaborate on this?

Limitless Tradition is sort of a skate journal however higher. I give attention to highlighting upcoming skate boarders, musicians and surfers alongside the east coast by giving them a platform to get seen within the trade.

I do create clothes and merchandise particularly tailor-made to the skate trade however the mission behind Limitless Tradition is rather more than that.

“My mission is to create new alternatives for skate boarders and the trade as an entire.”

Whether or not which may be placing on skate contests in native communities, serving to construct skateparks in wanted areas, placing on concert events, facilitating new methods for skate boarders to generate income or simply giving skate boarders new methods to attach with one another in addition to join with artists!

Skateboarding has and at all times can be my life and I’m devoted to preserving, furthering and bettering the tradition via my model!

The artwork of the collab appears extraordinarily vital to you. What collabs are you at present after?

Collaboration is on the forefront of enterprise and progress, particularly proper now! You’ll be able to’t deny that It’s fairly cool seeing two of your favourite manufacturers come collectively to make one thing extraordinarily distinctive.

I really simply launched a collaboration with Jack DeNicola, an upcoming musician from Lengthy Island as a part of a brand new collaboration sequence that simply launched referred to as : Life With out Music.

The objective of this collaborative sequence is to assist musicians inform their tales, convey their visions to life and design artistic experiences that remind us why music is a such an integral half in skate and surf tradition in addition to simply life typically.

With that being mentioned, I’ve a bunch of very cool collabs within the works with native artists chances are you’ll not know however positively ought to!

I positively have a number of collabs on my bucket listing. Vans being on the highest and Carpet Firm coming in a detailed second.

I feel there’s a ton of cool collabs that I may do with skate manufacturers on the market, it’s actually simply discovering those which can be the proper match and which can be prepared to take an opportunity on a smaller model similar to Limitless Tradition.

You could have some fairly cool initiatives happening. The map undertaking with the skate spots seems to be dope. Inform us about that.

I actually want to create a dependable platform that provides skate boarders the liberty to search out skate spots in any given space.

I’ve been engaged on this undertaking for years to be trustworthy and there’s nonetheless a ton of labor to be executed however the eventual objective is to create an app that makes use of distinctive options to permit skateboards to search out, create and save skate spots anyplace all through the world.

I’m really engaged on implementing skate spot playing cards on to the web site and can hopefully be capable to set up the primary space (New York) come fall.

Don’t get me fallacious, individuals have tried to do that and different manufacturers have issues which can be comparable however I’m actually pushing the Person Expertise and ease of entry of this platform in order that anybody can discover a skate spot that’s excellent for them.

I’m additionally engaged on including a singular characteristic that can permit skate boarders to generate income off the platform and get publicity in methods they’ve by no means been in a position to earlier than however I can’t actually share a lot particulars on that.

It’ll begin via Limitless Tradition however the eventual objective is to create an app that each skater desires and desires and have it’s its personal enterprise entity underneath the umbrella of the Limitless Tradition model.

So music performs an enormous position in what Limitless Tradition is all about. Are there every other elements which can be influential?

I’d say the principle elements that affect what I make via Limitless Tradition and drive it ahead are skateboarding, browsing, music, and artwork.

I’m positively impressed by numerous different issues like nature, science, and social interplay however these 4 are at all times on the forefront of my thoughts in relation to resolution making.

Every other initiatives you wish to point out?

I’m engaged on the primary full-length movie for Limitless Tradition and hopefully will get that out by subsequent 12 months.

I’m engaged on filming a component for my Workforce Rider Patrick Chisholm and am aiming to have that launched by the top of the summer season.

I’ve tons of others initiatives within the early phases however I don’t assume any of them are able to share the small print on haha. Let’s simply say hopefully by 2025 there can be a brand new vacation spot that skate boarders all around the world can be making time to journey to….

The place do you see Limitless Tradition this time subsequent 12 months?

Undoubtedly stepping into extra skate retailers and increasing however I feel come this time subsequent 12 months, Limitless Tradition will certainly be on the radar of the larger skate manufacturers and magazines.

Any shouts or anything you wish to get on the market to readers?

Shout out to you Steve for doing the heroes’ work and placing collectively such an epic expertise for skate boarders and skate manufacturers alike.

Additionally, shoutout to Tommy Zam who hooked it up with the connection and is at all times serving to push skateboarding to the following stage!