Made In Queens

August 1, 2008

Are you as hyped as I am on the sound bike scene that’s brewing in New York’s Queens borough?

The movement, fueled by a group of ingenious, base loving Trinida-­dian teenagers - obsessed with souping up their bikes with massive soundsystems - has led to the production of a short documentary titled Made In Queens that examines the scene.

Creative Review writes, “In this age of obsessive video sharing and social networking, nearly every action is designed and packaged for public consumption. Especially with young people,” says co-director Joe Stevens. “The immed­iate charm of Nick and his crew is that they’re the exact opposite of all that. There is nothing calculated or self-conscious about who they are. They’re just a group of friends doing some­thing to challenge themselves and have some laughs. It’s a story which would have never come from kids who were born here.”

These kids are wicked awesome. Fresh!

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  • ali, On
  • August 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 am Said:

makes me want to load some 6 by 9s on my fixed gear.

Good post… my dude Graham wants to do this to his bike. lol

  • The Aesthetic Poetic, On
  • August 10th, 2008 at 4:58 pm Said:

Awesome, yeah I’m actually working on an installation piece right now involving a sound bike. Fun stuff!

  • Doug, On
  • August 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm Said:

Damn. Homeboys stole my idea…years before I even had it.

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