Today we talk with one of the founders of the world famous event IBE, Tyrone Van Der Meer. Tyrone has been involved in the European scene for many years, and has been instrumental in providing a space for some of the greatest moments in not only breaking history but dance in general. In this episode we get into how his love of hip hop came about, t…

Today we talk with Hijack of 808 Breakers out of Hawaii, USA. Hijack is known on the dance floor for his incredible connection with the music and innovative style but also contributes a lot to the local scene and training the next generation of dancers in Hawaii. In the talk we get into his and Hawaii's breaking history, his love of music, honest e…

Today we talk with one of my personal favourite dancers to come from Vancouver, Canada, Sevrin repping Now or Never, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Think Twice. Sevrin is part of an earlier surge of younger dancers that now makes up what I would say is the current middle generation of dancers in Vancouver. In this episode we get into his history and h…

Today we talk with Chris Wright aka Cros 1, the mastermind behind one of the most legendary bboy/bgirl dance events in the breaking world, Freestyle Session. In this episode we get into how he got into the hip hop culture in San Diego, the humble beginnings of Freestyle Session and how it grew to one of the biggest events in the world, what goes in…

Today we talk with Arthur Tiojanco aka bboy artattacks representing Floorstorm crew out of Surrey, Canada. Arthur, for many years now has been, in my opinion, one of the pillars of the Vancouver breaking and dance community as a whole, throwing countless events for the community and has been instrumental in keeping the scene alive. We talk about ho…

Today we talk with the one and only bboy Focus from Flow Mo crew out of Helsinki, Finland. Focus is one of the most internationally recognized dancers in the breaking world and is one of the first to really push online breaking education through his website and youtube channel. In the talk we get into his breaking history and coming from a small to…

Today we talk with one of the original members of my crew Filthee Feet, Dylan Thomas aka Dylioskee. In the interview, Dylan provides great insight into the early days of the Victoria scene as well as how our crew got started, creating in isolation on Vancouver Island, his own Coast Salish first nations art, as well as a great look into how goofy an…

Today we talk with one of the best bgirls in my opinion, AT from Finland. In this episode we get into her history coming up in the Helsinki breaking scene, who her early breaking inspirations were, her perspective as a woman in a very male dominated dance, rediscovering herself and her style as a woman, mother, and human being, mentorship from Ata …

Today we talk with Montreal veteran, Zig from Flowrock Fresh Format and Stylz Corrupt. Zig holds a very unique perspective on the dance because his history spans three separate generations of Montreal breaking with the older generation of Flowrock, the middle generation of Fresh Format and the newer generation with Stylz Corrupt. In the podcast we …

Today we talk with Masanari, a Japanese bboy/artist representing Naked Gunz crew out of Nagoya, Japan. Masanari is an artist who combines the impermanent nature of the dance we call Breaking, and translate that into permanent pieces of artwork. We get into his history, what the Mie and Nagoya breaking scenes are like, his Master's degree in Fine Ar…

Today we talk with Juan from Dance Broomz, one of the most creative dancers from the Pacific Northwest in my opinion. In the talk, we get into his history and how he got into the dance, his creative influences, how his crew approached routines, some of his most memorable battle moments, his work as a chaplain in the US military and more. Juan is a …

Today we have Geoff Reyes, who some of you might not know but he’s a very important person in the Canadian Breaking scene. He’s one of the main people behind Breaking Canada which deals with Breaking in the Olympics and You Be ILL which is his unique event series. Geoff is, in my opinion, one of the people responsible for really elevating the scene…

Today we talk with Spooks from Saskatoon, Canada representing Dangerous Goods Crew and Alpha Kids. Spooks is in my opinion one of the most original and interesting dancers to watch in Canada. In today's episode we get into a bit about his history and how he got into dance, the Saskatchewan scene, connecting with the Dangerous Goods crew, traveling …

Today on the podcast, we have the General himself, Roxrite of the Renegade Rockers, Squadron and Redbull All-Stars. A true honour to have a breaking veteran like Roxrite share his experiences and knowledge with you all. Unfortunately halfway through I made a recording mistake aka I forgot to hit the record button again so we lost the original secon…

Today on the podcast, we have one of the best bboys when it comes to toprock, footwork and just dancing in general, Ivan Cofield aka Heatrock from Del Fuego Wolfpack and Cypher Sons. He gives us a look into his dance origins growing up in Georgia, the beginnings of his Breaking journey in Boston, becoming known for toprock and footwork, his rivalry…

Today on the podcast, we have bboy Rudy Rexx from Havikoro and Funky Fanatix. Rudy's been one of the people I've really wanted to have on because I always respected his style, approach and mentality towards breaking, dance and music in general. Super down to earth guy and I’m really glad we got to chat. He shares a lot about his history and how he …

Today we talking with Jurskee of Turn It Loose out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Serving as the moderator for the IBE talk shows among other things, Jurskee is someone who’s done a lot to promote the cultural aspects of breaking as well as get people talking and thinking about this dance that we all love. We get into his history, the Dutch breaking sc…

Today we talk with one of the pillars of the Japanese breaking scene, DJ Tee. Tee shares his own personal history of how he got into the DJing, how he got his first turntables which he still has to this day, the early days of the Osaka breaking scene, Machine Harada and the events Dance Delight, Old School Night and Be.Bboy, wanting to keep the par…

Today we have the great honour of talking with the legendary Storm from Battle Squad. A breaking pioneer in Europe and someone who helped revitalize the scene in North America after everyone considered it dead in the 80s. Storm has done it all, and it's this wealth of experience that he shares with us today. In this episode, Storm delves into how h…

Today we talk with co-founder of WeFunk Radio, Mike Lai aka DJ Static. Static has been DJing since the early 90s and helped create the very popular internet radio program WeFunk along with his partner Professor Groove. We talk about how he got into DJing, the importance and influence of the Krispy Bisket Show, starting WeFunk and its international …

Today we have the return of MC, beat producer, former Skillz-O-Meter champion, and one of the best bboys in Canada Switch B. This time we have a much more casual chat about breaking, flip flops, pro-wrestling, stories and emotional connection, concept jams, sacrificing now for a better future, judges staying relevant and more. Switch is one of my f…

Today on the podcast we talk with the mind behind Circle Kingz, The Concrete Jam, one of the best hosts in the world and a true man of the culture, Amjad from 7 Dollars Crew. We get into his and 7$'s origins, Switzerland hip hop and being a hub for European hip hop, how Circle Kingz started, why it ended, and why the Concrete Jam was the future for…

Today we have the Lead of Strength and Conditioning for Breaking Canada, Nick Robinson who will be helping Canada's bboys and bgirls get ready for the battles at the up coming 2024 Olympics in Paris. Nick Robinson, member of Groundwork Sessions is a bboy originally from Whitehorse, Yukon but now resides in Toronto, Ontario as a personal trainer. Ni…

Today we talk with co-founder of Sweet Technique and member of the breaking Olympic committee, Victor Sono aka Vicious out of Montreal, Canada now residing in Finland. We got to get into some Montreal/Sweet Technique history, the importance of travelling to build their name, building with the East coast of the US, getting brought on to Breaking Can…

Today we talk with Matt Kang also known as Twelve, a dancer from Ground Illusionz out of Toronto who now works as a videographer/interviewer for Forbes. We talk about his breaking origins in London, Ontario, how he connected with Toronto and Ground Illusionz, carrying on tradition with the crew, his journey into journalism and working with Forbes a…

Today we talk with Emstro, real name Rei Misiri, a dancer with Maximum Efficiency Crew based out of Toronto. In recent years Emstro has been making some noise in the art work and has transitioned into a full on art career under the name Medeio. We talk about his early days as a dancer in the Toronto scene, how his particular art style developed, th…

Today we talk with Thaiyo representing Last 4 One and Now or Never and OURO Collective. Thaiyo is a Battle of the Year champion as well as a multi time champion in Korea and Canada, a former body builder, recently started dabbling in the contemporary side of dance, and is a multi time Brazillian Jiu Jitsu champion. We talk about the early days of t…

Today we have Zeshen from Havikoro on the podcast. World renown bboy, former Massive Monkee Day footwork champ, and medical doctor, Zeshen shares his history, some history on the Texas scene and regional styles, creativity and originality, the Bleeding the Block series and how it came about, his personal style and how it's evolved, mental health an…

Today we talk with the Nostalgia King aka DJ Skeme Richards out of Philidelphia, USA. A world renown DJ, music lover, vintage toys collector, burgers and beer connoisseur, Skeme's has his hands into a lot of different areas and that's one of the things that makes him so interesting. A purveyor of music, art and culture, Skeme was one of the people …

Today we talk with Kreate repping Lab Ratz, 7 Dollars and Fresh Sox. Kreate now resides in Indonesia but he made his name in the Tri-State area in Virginia. We got into a lot about Virginia’s breaking history, bboys that had a major impact on him like Xeno and Megas, the South East Asia scene, being a family man, running his own business and his co…

Today we talk with former Massive Monkee Day Footwork Champion, Bboy Complex from Dance Broomz and The Hoodz. It was really great to catch up with Ash and chat for two hours about a variety of things from his time with OURO Collective and how it's changed the way he approaches dance now, finding freedom from being boxed into a specific way of movin…

Today we talk with JoRawk of Massive Monkees. Joe has been one of the people I've always respected within the community for his dedication to quality and community oriented events. He is one of the people responsible for one of my favourite jams I've ever been to Massive Monkee day, as well as Silverback Open and Pro Breaking Tour and has always be…

Today we talk with the other half of the original Tentacle Tribe, Elon the Wandering Spirit. Elon also repping Fresh Format and Concrete Kings is someone who has had a huge impact on how I personally approach the dance these days. He shares his experiences on a number of topics including his early days breaking in Sweden, moving to Canada for Cirqu…

Today we talk with Cleopatra aka Emmanuelle Le Phan from Tentacle Tribe and Legendary Crew out of Montreal, Canada. The first time I saw the Tentacle Tribe duo of Emmanuelle and Elon, I was blown away and the way I thought about breaking and dance in general was changed forever. Emmanuelle has been a huge influence on my dancing personally and I wa…

Today we’ve got another person who I’ve really wanted to have on the podcast for a long time. Crazy Smooth of Bboyizm Dance Company, Breaks Kru, Flowrock, and Kossassins out of Ottawa, Canada. Smooth is one of the people that has been a huge inspiration to me personally and I’m happy to be able to share some of his thoughts with you all. In the tal…

Today we talk with Profo Won of Floorgangz Worldwide, Shadowr0ck and the Knuckleneck Tribe out of the Bay Area. He's been one of the people I've wanted to talk to for a while not only because of his knowledge, but also his desire to push the community forward into new territory with content such as The Trades and his commentary at events such as Ma…

Today we talk with one of my favourites during his active days, Reflex repping O’mighty, Soul Felons, and the Hoods. Coming out of Calgary Alberta, Reflex had a real great blend of set movements and complete in the moment movement. We get pretty into talks about the mental side of breaking so if you’re into that kind of thing I think you’ll enjoy i…

Today we talk with one of the important figures in Canadian breaking history, Boobjester (Dangerous Goods/Maximum Efficiency/Wintor Massiv/Unity Charity) shares information on some of the earlier days of Winnipeg breaking, coming from central Canada and being able to experience the East and Westcoast styles of Canadian breaking, building community,…

Today we talk with Creeasian of the Original Rudes, Ready to Rock and DJ duo Twoguys, and what a talk. It was a real honour to have Creeasian share his thoughts and knowledge on culture and hip hop as a Vietnamese/Cree First Nations. He talks about his history, the Edmonton scene and connecting with other native dancers there, his experiences in hi…

Today we talk with one of the more outspoken and in my opinion one of the more interesting people in the breaking scene, DJ Renegade. People might have read some of his now infamous social media posts where he shares his thoughts on what's happening in the breaking community and beyond that. He's at times a "controversial" guy but I respect that he…

Today we talk with one of the original members of Now or Never crew, G! Originally from Taiwan but grew up in Vancouver, G shares a lot about his personal history, his crew’s history and more.Really interesting guy that I didn’t get to know until much later on, he gets into how NON started, how it was literally his only family in Vancouver, moving …

Today we talk with my old friend Ayumi from the Kyoto crew Body Carnival, who also happens to be one of the best bgirls in the world. It was a real honour to be able to talk with her about some of her history and share her thoughts. Even though Ayumi’s English is pretty good she wanted to do the interview in Japanese to be able to express herself a…

Today we talk with a huge inspiration of mine and many other’s when it comes to creativity and creating on the spot: Leftelep from Albino Zebras and Conscious Soles out of Toronto, Canada. Real pleasure to have him share his thoughts with everyone and to be able to exchange with him on a variety of topics. We get into Albino Zebras history, coming …

Today we talk with head of The Flava Factory in Ottawa and event director of House of Paint, Sami Slynks. Sami and I connected several years ago in Whitehorse, Yukon of all places and since then I’ve seen him take incredible steps to building up the community in Ottawa. He’s a quick talker and in an hour we covered and dove deep into a number of to…

Today we talk with the first bboy I ever saw in person, Yutaka from the crews Ground 2 Air and The Ruckus. Yutaka comes from the Vancouver breaking generation just after crews like Contents Under Pressure and Straight No Chaser, and before my generation, which is crews like Filthee Feet and Now or Never and is still quite active to this day. We get…

Today we talk with one of the few active dancers from the 90’s Vancouver dance scene, Jheric Hizon aka Twist. I was really lucky to have him on and share some of the history from Vancouver’s young scene. There were people before him but it’s a start to tracking down and documenting some of the people and the stories that existed. We got into some r…

Today we talk with the one and only Piecez of Maximum Efficiency Crew out of Toronto, Canada. Whether it’s on the dance floor with his crew, or in meetings with funders, Piecez is one of the most inspirational people I’ve met through this breaking journey. He’s become a world class dancer, started his own charity called Unity and helped make it a m…

Today we talk with one of the freest dancers I’ve met with a super original style, Jazzy Jester from Toronto, Canada. Member of Albino Zebras, Conscious Soles, and Supernaturalz, he’s been a big influence with his emphasis on in the moment creation and expression. He had a lot of great things to share like how his style developed, the influence of …

Today we talk with one of my favourite bboys from Japan, Ryo-Z repping Lucha Libre and Turks from Okazaki City, Japan. I met Ryo-Z several year’s back but we actually first connected through Youtube after hearing about him from one of his students, Ery, who I’ve actually interviewed before so check that out. We were lucky to have my friend Makoon t…

Today we talk with my old Vancouver friend Jkay aka Jkay 47 originally from Surrey (SURREY WHAT!) now residing in Los Angeles. Jkay is one of the most genuine, positive people I know and is someone who’s drive and work ethic I’ve always respected. She’s represented all over the world and continues to push her craft and I’m happy to share her experi…