Primitive Skateboarding is a skateboard company created by professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez, Executive Vice President Heath Brinkley, CEO Andy Netkin, and Jubal Jones. Primitive is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
History In 2008, Paul Rodriguez, Heath Brinkley, Andy Netkin, Jay Partow, and Jubal Jones founded "Primitive", a skateboard and clothing store in Encino, CA. Paul Rodriguez had been sponsored by Plan B Skateboards, but quit the team out of a desire to have more ownership and control over his career. After Paul's departure from Plan B, he printed and sold a limited run of 500 gold-foil Primitive decks, and due to the strong response, decided to launch an ongoing skateboard company, with the help of Andy and Jubal.
Ten months after Paul Rodriguez's departure from Plan B, Primitive Skateboarding was officially announced on April 10, 2014. The original team was Paul Rodriguez as a pro, with Carlos Ribeiro and Nick Tucker as amateurs.
Collaborations Primitive has featured a number of collaborations that featured rappers like Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. along with various anime and cartoon programs such as Dragon Ball Z, Rick and Morty, Naruto, and Sailor Moon.
Team Source: Professional
Paul Rodriguez
Carlos Ribeiro
Miles Silvas
Spencer Hamilton
Trent McClung
Wade Desarmo
Tiago Lemos
Giovanni Vianna
Tre Williams
Kyonosuke Yamashita Filipe Mota
Amateur
Johnny Hernandez Aimu Yamazuki
Former Shane O’Neill Franky Villani
Devine Calloway
Nick Tucker
Bastien Salabanzi Robert Niel Diego Najera JB Gillet Marek Zaprazny Brian Peacock
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