The Nine Club #219 · Show notes.
Chris Chann
About this episode
Chris Chann discusses growing up in Echo Pack CA, starting skating at 5 years old, how he got into making YouTube videos, going to college for kinesiology, getting his first check from YouTube, beating Chris Cole in Battle At The Berrics, feeling the stigma of being a “YouTube skater”, how he got sponsored by Adidas and eventually started getting paid, his channel getting demonetized, how he met Danny Duncan, filing skits with Jimmy Fallon and Casey Neistat, how he navigates brand deals, spending a year trying to land switch backside 360 flip on flat and much more!
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The guest
Chris Chann
Chris Chann is a skateboarder and video creator from Los Angeles. He discusses Battle at the Berrics, YouTube and navigating sponsorships.
Chapters
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- Chris Chann joins The Nine Club
- Discovering skating through YouTube
- Choosing YouTube after college
- Building a sustainable creative routine
- Avoiding repetitive video formulas
- Playing Chris Cole at Battle at the Berrics
- Starting a channel early
- Meeting skateboarders at the Berrics
- Helping friends get into YouTube
- Trick challenges and early popular videos
- Getting paid by adidas
- Boards, sponsors and trade shows
- Committing to a different path
- Taking a video down
- The cost of producing a show
- Making a recording work with limited equipment
- Connecting live with an audience
- View counts and the algorithm
- Choosing brand deals
- Criticism after the Chris Cole game
- Turning down money
- Being recognized in public
- Starting a separate channel
- Collaborating on videos
- Rare flatground tricks
- Filming in the LA River
- Finding people who understand YouTube
- Collaborating with other creators
- Reinventing the production
- Dealing with negative comments
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UNMONETIZEDChris Chann
CASEY NEISTAT FLEW ME TO NEW YORKChris Chann
SEASON 2Chris Chann
goodbyeChris Chann
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