Toy Machine
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Toy Machine is a skateboarding
company started by Ed Templeton
in 1993. The Toy Machine brand is housed under the Tum Yeto
distribution company. It is stated that Ed couldn't decide on a name, either "Toy skateboards" or "Machine skateboards", friend and fellow professional skateboarder Ethan Fowler suggested the combination of the two.
Current as of July 2011, the official Toy Machine team consists of professionals Ed Templeton
, Austin Stephens, Diego "the Butcher" Bucchieri, Billy Marks
, Josh Harmony, Johnny Layton, Leo Romero, Matt Bennett, Collin Provost the newest prp and amateurs Jordan Taylor and Daniel Lutheran.
-Chad Muska
, Jamie Thomas
, Josh Kalis, Donny Barley, Brian Anderson, Elissa Steamer, Jahmal Williams, Jerry Fowler, Panama Dan, Satva Leung, Ethan Fowler, Bam Margera
, Chris Senn, Kerry Getz, Mike Maldonado, and Nick Trapasso
Tour videos include Sucking the Life (2003), Bezerker (2003), Lurk Fest (2008), and The Subhumans (2011).
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
company started by Ed Templeton
Ed Templeton
Edward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
in 1993. The Toy Machine brand is housed under the Tum Yeto
Tum Yeto
Tum Yeto is a skateboard distribution company that operates out of San Diego, California. Founded in 1989 by professional skateboarder Tod Swank, Tum Yeto manufactures, distributes, exports, and wholesales the Foundation, Toy Machine, Pig Wheels, Dekline, Ruckus Metal, and Deathbox brands....
distribution company. It is stated that Ed couldn't decide on a name, either "Toy skateboards" or "Machine skateboards", friend and fellow professional skateboarder Ethan Fowler suggested the combination of the two.
Current as of July 2011, the official Toy Machine team consists of professionals Ed Templeton
Ed Templeton
Edward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
, Austin Stephens, Diego "the Butcher" Bucchieri, Billy Marks
Billy Marks
Billy Marks is an American professional skateboarder.He is sponsored by Toy Machine, Fallen Footwear, Pig Wheels, Thunder Trucks, Skatepark Of Tampa,...
, Josh Harmony, Johnny Layton, Leo Romero, Matt Bennett, Collin Provost the newest prp and amateurs Jordan Taylor and Daniel Lutheran.
Riders
Former-Chad Muska
Chad Muska
Chad Muska is an American professional skateboarder, musician and DJ.-Biography:Muska is a professional skateboarder and musician, known for his part in the 1998 skateboarding video, Shorty's Fulfill The Dream....
, Jamie Thomas
Jamie Thomas
Jamie Thomas , is an American professional skateboarder and skateboard industry magnate from Dothan, Alabama. He is the co-owner of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear.-Skateboarding career:...
, Josh Kalis, Donny Barley, Brian Anderson, Elissa Steamer, Jahmal Williams, Jerry Fowler, Panama Dan, Satva Leung, Ethan Fowler, Bam Margera
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...
, Chris Senn, Kerry Getz, Mike Maldonado, and Nick Trapasso
Filmography
- Live! was released in 1994. Featured riders include Charlie Coatney, Ed TempletonEd TempletonEdward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
, Ethan Fowler, Jahmal Williams, Jerry Fowler, Joe Nemeth, Panama Dan, Pete Lehman, and Thomas Campbell.
- Heavy Metal was released in 1995. Featured riders include Ed TempletonEd TempletonEdward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
, Jamie ThomasJamie ThomasJamie Thomas , is an American professional skateboarder and skateboard industry magnate from Dothan, Alabama. He is the co-owner of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear.-Skateboarding career:...
, Josh Kalis, Panama Dan, and Satva Leung.
- Welcome to Hell was released in 1996. Notable featured riders include Elissa SteamerElissa SteamerElissa Steamer is an American professional skateboarder.-History:Steamer began skateboarding in 1989, turning pro in 1998 when she won the women's street section at Slam City Jam 1998. She won the same section in 1999. In 2003 she was voted Female Skater of the Year by Check it Out Girls magazine....
, Ed TempletonEd TempletonEdward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
, Donny Barley, Mike Maldonado , and Jamie ThomasJamie ThomasJamie Thomas , is an American professional skateboarder and skateboard industry magnate from Dothan, Alabama. He is the co-owner of Zero Skateboards and Fallen Footwear.-Skateboarding career:...
. Chad MuskaChad MuskaChad Muska is an American professional skateboarder, musician and DJ.-Biography:Muska is a professional skateboarder and musician, known for his part in the 1998 skateboarding video, Shorty's Fulfill The Dream....
's part was edited out right before the premiere, due to him inking a deal with Shorty's Skateboards the day of the premiere. It included a segment from Zero SkateboardsZero SkateboardsZero Skateboards is a skateboard company located in Carlsbad, California. It is part of the Black Box Distribution family. Zero decks are manufactured in Tijuana, Mexico, by Edieth and Osuna, which is owned by Jamie Thomas...
.
- Jump Off A Building was released in 1998. It featured all known Toy faces like already in Welcome to Hell but also included a lot of new young Skateboarders like Bam MargeraBam MargeraBrandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...
, and Kerry GetzKerry GetzKerry 'Hockey Temper' Getz is an American professional skateboarder.Getz was born in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. He medaled in the 2000 and 2001 X Games and received a gold medal in the first street skateboarding X-Games event....
.
- Good and Evil, Toy Machine's fifth video, premiered October 22, 2004, at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Riders featured are Ed TempletonEd TempletonEdward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
, Diego Bucchieri, Austin Stephens, Billy MarksBilly MarksBilly Marks is an American professional skateboarder.He is sponsored by Toy Machine, Fallen Footwear, Pig Wheels, Thunder Trucks, Skatepark Of Tampa,...
, and with breakout parts from Josh Harmony, Johnny Layton, and Matt Bennett. Coming after a few years of exiting riders and a stint where the only people on the team were Ed and Austin, Good & Evil came out and won Transworld SkateboardingTransworld SkateboardingTransworld SKATEboarding is a skateboarding magazine, website, and production company.Founded in 1983, TWS was a response to Thrasher Magazine and specifically to the December 1982 article ‘Skate and Destroy’ written by C.R...
Magazine's 'Video of the Year.'
- Suffer The Joy premiered November 9, 2006 at The Art Theater in Long Beach, CA. Notable riders include all riders from Good & Evil and including a breakout part from Nick Trapasso.
- Brainwash premiered October 26, 2010 at The Gaslamp in Long Beach, CA. A promotional video, the 6.5 video release includes all past riders from Suffer The Joy and also Leo RomeroLeo RomeroLeo Romero is a professional skateboarder. Leo is second generation Mexican American. Leo first started skating around 1997 with his friends, "the Death Junkies". His early influences included Jamie Thomas and Andrew Reynolds, which perhaps explains Leo's tendency to skate large obstacles and...
, Daniel Lutheran, Jordan Taylor, and Collin Provost. The video was released on iTunes and DVD on November 8, 2010.
Tour videos include Sucking the Life (2003), Bezerker (2003), Lurk Fest (2008), and The Subhumans (2011).