What happened to Alien Workshop skateboards?

Alien Workshop produced skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and other skateboard accessories prior to its closure in May 2014. As of 2016, Alien Workshop, led by Mike Hill phased out working with Tum-Yeto and moved all operations back to the Mound Laboratories in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Is Alien Workshop a good deck?

5.0 out of 5 stars Great deck & trucks. The trucks aren’t the lightest I have ever owned, but they have been doing me right for the last couple months. Even though the bearings are A3’s they still give me as fast and smooth of a ride as a pair of a7’s I had on my zero.

Did dyrdek create DC?

Does Rob Dyrdek own DC Shoes? No, but Rob was sponsored by the footwear company for two decades.

Is darkroom Alien Workshop?

When did you start DARKROOM? It started out as a project when I was working for Alien Workshop, back in 2006.

Is Alien Workshop still in business?

Following periods under the ownership of the Burton snowboard company and original team rider Rob Dyrdek in 2012, the company was acquired by Pacific Vector Holdings in October 2013. Alien Workshop produced skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and other skateboard accessories prior to its closure in May 2014.

Who is Jake Johnson from Alien Workshop?

Around the time that Saari joined the Alien Workshop team, Jake Johnson was recruited by Dill and videographer William Strobeck. Johnson explained that he was originally asked to join the Stereo skateboard deck company, co-owned by Chris Pastras and Jason Lee, but was convinced by Dill not to become a “Stereo Sound Agent”.

Why did Pappalardo become a rider for Alien Workshop?

Pappalardo later stated that hearing a message from Dyrdek on his answering machine and officially becoming an amateur rider for Alien Workshop—an occasion accompanied by a Castrucci-made commercial—were two experiences that has made him “proud, honored” and maybe led to “a sense of achievement from skateboarding”.