Tuesday, November 30

Shreddin' with Zed
















That's what the ENVE crew woke up to this morning! To get through the new few hours of shoveling we're gonna need a little Tuesday afternoon dub!

Here's Zed's Dead with Rude Boy... BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

  Zeds Dead - Rude Boy by thEnvEmpire

Monday, November 29

A Run With the T REX

Our boy Terry Wood stopped by yesterday after a beautiful day of riding, and along the way gathered some sick footage, to top it all off he added a little 5th Symphony courtesy of Wolfgang Gartner. Add em' all up and you've got today's post!



Run With the TRex from ENVEMPIRE on Vimeo.

Check back with ENVE in a few days for some of Terry's original artwork!



Sunday, November 28

The Sunday Recovery

                                                                                                                             [o] Lyam Bellerby
Hope everyone's weekend was as good as ours. Heres a cool picture from our weekend and a little mini mix that we heard from our friends, Dubversity. Wu-Tang and the Beatles. What more could you really want?

   A.Skillz Beatles mini mix 1xtra by A.Skillz

Saturday, November 27

Backyard Jibberish

ENVƎ crew woke up yesterday to another huge dumping of snow. Whistler has gotten over 35 cm in the last 48 hours, STOKED! We decided to take advantage of the situation and build a little jib in the back yard.

Luckily our good buddy Lyam Bellerby, is here for the weekend, and was able to snap some pics. Here are a few close-ups from the sesh. 

    R.J. Broekhuizen - Front Lip                                           [o] Lyam Bellerby

    Drew Stewart - Back Lip                                                  [o] Lyam Bellerby

    Jeremy Melanson - Nose Press                                          [o] Lyam Bellerby

Friday, November 26

Who is RAINMAN!?



Sebastian "NBD" Lowes
[aka. Rainman]


Mr. Lowes is not your average house music producer. Buddy right here is straight out of VI, and as chill as Pebble Beach. I still have not figured out how someone can be so productive, while lazing so hard at the same time. Regardless, Rainman does work and it shows. This man is for real.

  • Opened for: Designer Drugs, Barletta, Bar-9, Inspectha Dubplate, DZ, Drastik, Tape Deck Bros, Paul-D, Love Thy Brother, Egyptrixx, Bass Machines , Micro Prophet and more.
  • Influences: Herve, Afrojack, Sound of Stereo, BeataCue and Mad Decent.

If you haven't already heard the hype about Rainman... Then you need to hit up soundcloud and cop some of his original tracks. His newest heat, Tropical Fire, is sure to satisfy your cravings for filthy, electronic house music. 


HEY! NOT SO FAST:



The next show on the list for our boy Rainman, is Skrillex! Who he is opening for on December 2 in Ottawa. For everything you need to know, scope The KNWLDG.


ENVƎ THIS:
Skrillex is coming to Garf's, here in Whistler, January 12 and tickets are on sale now! So for those of you who haven't heard Skrillex yet... Please do not hesitate turn up the volume for this next one.



On one final note. Don't forget to check back for daily posts, and weekly forecasts courtesy of RAINMAN! :)



Thursday, November 25

Give a warm welcome to Andrew O!





Here he is, ENVƎ's first team rider. Andrew Ottosen just recently moved to Whist from Vancouver Island just like the boys and he is ready to have a BANGIN season. This kid has got some tricks under his belt and we just had to have him in The Empire. Andrew stumbled over last night and we sat down and had a few words man, this is what we got out of it.


NV: How you doing man?

AO: Fucking greeeeaaat man, like Tony the Tiger.

NV: 1- 10 on the drunk scale?

AO: 8 out of 10. . .9 out of. . .8.5 out of 10.

NV: What did you get up to tonight?

AO: Ha Ha we were at Fish man. First we went to Bill's and we were like “nah fuck this, we need some fucking Fish" so I went to Fish and dangled some ladies in the bathroom.

NV: Respect!

AO: RESPECT!

NV: How long have you been in whistler?

AO: Oh about 2 months there bud.


NV: Mind telling the people how we met?

AO: We lazed like panthers, we chilled, and we listened to some Electro... Rainman you know bud (nah nah nuh nah).

NV: Yeah man I would say it was a pretty epic night. When did you start snowboarding?

AO: Couple years ago, chilled, just told grandma I wanted 1 plank instead of 2 planks. Yea yea homie yea, that’s what happened that’s my grandma and that’s truth.

NV: What was your first board?

AO: My first board, was a Rossignol rental from Wash and I stole it, sick.

NV: How hyped are you for the season?

AO: Dude you have no fucking idea how hyped I am for this SEASON, I am going to ride, and do some riding. Are you gonna do some riding.

NV: Yea I definitely plan on riding.

AO: What about you J Mac, do you plan on riding?

JMac: Yeah I plan on riding!

AO: Alright J Macs riding, make sure you include J Mac in this one. Cause he is riding.

NV: Planning on adding anything sick to the repertoire?

AO: Some quadruple corks.

NV: Who are you going to be riding with this year?

AO: All you guys man, the NV crew.

NV: Your pretty gang related, but are you down with hesh?

AO: Hesh riders are the shit, my best friends Q boy and Jake are going hesh so fuck it. They’re coming up this weekend to do some shredding on Blackcomb.

NV: What are your top 5 songs on your iPod right now?

AO: All Electro man, I don't know... Zeds Dead, and Rainman.

NV: You go to the bar, what do you order?

AO: Double rum and coke if I have money, but I am normally poor so nothing haha.

NV: You got any big plans for the weekend?

AO: Partying it up with the boys, and bar time I guess.

NV: Blonde or Brunette?

AO: Blonde or Brunette that’s a good question. Blonde, Brunette, wait, no, blonde cause I've never fucked a blonde.

NV: Best way to pick up chicks?

AO: Sup baby I can do double corks.




Andrew O from ENVEMPIRE on Vimeo.

Youtube link here.

Wednesday, November 24

ENVƎ THIS...

Hello La Niña


The 2010/11 season is here and everyone is hyped. This being because of the La Niña weather pattern. La Niña is caused by the Pacific Ocean being significantly lower and a loss of heat from the top layer of the Ocean. This causes the later months of fall and earlier months of winter to be a "little" colder than usual. In 1998/99 season, the last time La Niña occurred, multiple snow records were broken in the North West. Whistler/Blackcomb got over 1700 cm that year. So enough book learnin’ for the day, let’s get those shred sticks waxed, boots laced, and pick up some long johns and an AIR HOLE face mask if you haven’t yet, it’s going to be a cold one.



                                                                                                                  [o] Lyam Bellerby

Tuesday, November 23

ENVƎ WHAT?

ENVƎ was originated in Whistler, B.C., aiming to design quality, original clothing while promoting snowboarding, skateboarding, and electronic music events. By exposing the world to the lifestyle we have always envied, we are now in the process of making our dream a reality. So, don’t envy us… Just envy the lifestyle, and envy the dream.



Hide your kids. Hide your wife. But most of all…


ENVƎ THIS!