COALITON v2 In 2018, I had the chance to be invited by my homies Martin & Nico to be part of the scooter event «Dissidence Coalitionv2». My friends asked me to help them in the making of their team video for the event that would take place few weeks later in the spanish city of Barcelona. And after checking if I could make it, I said yes (of course) ! So, here is a photobook showing the behind the scenes of one of the sickest scooter event I’ve ever experienced. Thanks again guys, it was dope!
THE TEAM Our team was composed of three french riders famous for their technicity and style, and was filled with one of this sport’s USA legend.
MARTIN ANDRÉ
DAN BARRETT
LUCA DI MEGLIO
NICOLAS JACOB
THE PROJECT My goal in the team will be to help them filming and editing the video they had to make (in only a week) in the streets of Barcelona. Since Martin & Nico are good filmers/editors and Dan had a brand new camera, we will be actually 4 guys behind the lense. That will make it way more interresting as a team project. And because our video concept uses photos, I will have the time to shoot a lot during the sessions. So after packing all the video stuff in the bags and checking the spots we want to hit, it is time for us to start riding!
Day 1 starts the everyday routine : Breakfast with Dan’s dark coffee before heading to the session.
Martin begins his Coalition with a sick one on a table tennis spot. But he also eats some shit during the process...
First day means first battle for Nico in order to get that manual to heel gap.
It’s already crazy to think that Dan landed a nosemany all the way down. But to realize that he actually landed a whip front smith to nosemanual and add a whip out of it is mindblowing !
First day exploring the streets of Barcelona. Even if we know that the trap would be to ride too much on day one, the hype about starting the project is too big. So we cross a lot of good spots during the day and meet with the city’s culture between each of them.
Last spot of day 1, perfect place for Lucas to chill and do 540’s tailgrab.
First day was super productive, everyone killed it ! Time to get back to the flat to rest and sort the footage of the sesh.
The fight against the storm on Day 2 is real !
Since this spot has already been shreded in the normal way, Lucas thinks that it is cool to ride it up.
To be honest, day 2 is difficult for the team because of the bad weather. Heavy winds and numerous rains played with our nerves all day long. But at the end of the day, we still managed to get some good clips.
Dope Spanish place to start day 3 with a gap line from Nico.
After staring at this rail for a while, Luca wants to try a lipslide on it. Well, he ends up with getting both whip to lip and bar to lip. Next!
For the info, a car was parked down there at the begining but its owner was afraid of Dan’s skills
First try or nothing. That rail is just located in front of a driving school. But its owner who seems to be annoyed by all the Coalition teams riding in front of his business tells us that he will call the police. Luca wants to hit it anyway and decides to try a heel bs lipslide. He lands it first try, so we pack everything and get out of that place before we got caught up !
One of those combos where Dan mixes up nosemanuals & manuals along with multiple grinds. Took us some time to get it but definately worth the wait !
That spot looks so difficult to ride, because of all the people crossing the street... But not because of the rail itself, which is perfect for a bar to bs lipslide to whip by Luca.
Day 3 was an intense one for us and the bodies started to feel bad.
It’s already Day 4 of the Coalition. Time for Dan to get one more tech combo on that wallride spot.
Looks like a normal one, but that’s actually a halfcab wall to fakie.
After exploring the area, we finally find an alley where a handrail is waiting for Martin’s whip to lipslide to heel out. Check !
Day 5, we definately need to stack more clips. The weather wasn’t great yesterday so we start the sesh earlier today to get enough time to film. Starting with that stair set that Martin checks in 2 tries.
Heading to Parralel where Dan’s got an idea that probably no one has ever though about. Well, it doesn’t end up the way he planed it... But he will come back !
When Luca tells us he wants to grind the whole rail and gap the stairs, we actually laugh. We were wrong, and he even had a barspin out of it!
That fifth day killed the team’s bodies and the parts. Martin took a serious slam that will take him out for the rest of the Coalition. Nico has troubles to ride well because of his injured hands. And Dan broke his fork because of a massive gap that he wanted to get for the ender... Lets hope tomorrow will be better !
Day 6, two days left to get more footage, so we decide to split the group. Martin stays at home to heal and starts editing the intro. Nico & I head to the city to film some nice clips of Barcelona. While Luca & Dan come back together to the mandatory rail to check it. ÂŤCome backÂť because we got caught by the police two days ago and all ended up getting a fine!
Last riding day of the Coalition. Dan wants to get his revenge on the gap... But the impact is too much to take after 6 days of heavy riding !
We have enough clips and the mandatory spots are all checked. But we would still need a crazy ender to be done with the video. So Luca sets up a solid scooter to try one of the sickest drop ever attempted on a scooter... Which he tries twice. But even if the adrenaline is at its highest, he ends up with intense heel bruises that stop him trying...
Well, we can feel that we are all tired after those days spent riding all over the city. The guys are exhausted and they can’t manage to ride at their highest level anymore.
It’s friday, we didn’t succeeded into getting the two bangers we planed to do today. It is the middle of the afternoon and we need to give the video tomorrow at 12pm. Think it might be time to end the filming part of that Coalition and go back home for the second part.
Estrella beers, black coffee, fuet, chorizo pastas, that is the kind of fuel we need to spend the night on the project. But we are also driven by the goal of making our greatest video ever ! Martin, Nico & I spend all the night on the editing working together as a team. And we finally come to something great at 9am. Time to sleep a bit before giving the video to Dissidence. Let’s now hope that the video will be enjoyed by the other teams!
After a few hours of sleep this morning, the last day is dedicated to relax before the grand premiere of the videos tonight. Everyone meets up at the bar to watch the videos and vote for the best. Starting with the AM video which is surely at the same level as the pros ! Sick atmosphere in the bar, each banger turns the crowd crazy and we already know that winning will be tough. The videos are all dope to be honest ! Then comes ours, at the middle of the others. Some of the tricks had everyone screaming, but the best part is that moment where Dan lands the nosemany whip out ! And we hear that the original video/photo editing also had an impact on the riders watching. And finally, my three fav videos arrive. Winning
team’s video surely deserve the win, with Didine & Nick going wild ! Even if the US/AUS vid has an amazing vibe. And finally, the video of my friends Brad & Moni where each clip of Jonathan has everyones mind blown. And a special note to my OG friends at Dissidence/Authentique/Raw who made a «secret team» video that will be remembered. Once again, it is a really entertaining night and all the teams did a great job. Proud that we had to compete against these projects ! The winners are announced and the party can start at the bar and then at some clubs of BCN. Come home late to have a quite short sleep but spent a rad time with the amazing people there. Time to get home now, thanks a lot to scootering for this life we have and see you later for another project.