Rodney Mullen Instagram – Maybe six years ago, Ben (Harper) told me about @dhaniharrison ‘s idea of shooting in Steven Sebring’s rig, then introduced us. From that initial meeting to the final scoring of Liminal, working so closely together gave me the opportunity to see Dhani’s rare gifts on display and cemented a strong bond. What’s so distinctive about Dhani’s artistic approach is his technical aptitude. Yet his degree in physics & design (Brown U) only scratches the surface. What undergirds and supercharges that is something so much more: Growing up surrounded by many of the most luminous minds of Rock & Roll—Dhani’s natural talent was imprinted with an oddly preternatural musical scope and acumen. There is a synergy to it all that factors into his genius.
Yet for as magnetic as his Dhani is with such a loaded background and learning, it’s his genuine character and grinningly impish spirit along with the decades of shared history through skating that makes the friendship seem life-long. Though the Bones Brigade doc touches upon it, you see it from his Rip City cap to his study, being lined with boards going all the way back to the 1980’s: OG Hawk & McGill decks ‘fully decked out with Cubics & Trackers—on to the present. I cruised by a couple weeks ago, where he gave me his (my) original board, which he’d AXED—so much for freestyle… If you get a chance, check out his new album, described so well as “epic and darkly cinematic” from one of the many 5-star reviews on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/PARALLEL-Dhani-Harrison/dp/B0743P9LXM | Posted on 01/Dec/2017 23:46:49
