name	Brandon Boyd
background	solo_singer
birth name	Brandon Charles Boyd
height	6'2
alias	The Invisible Floating Torso Man (Make Yourself)Happy Knappy (Fungus Amongus)Brandon of the Jungle (Enjoy Incubus)Cornelius (S.C.I.E.N.C.E.)
born	February 15, 1976Van Nuys, California, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, guitar, percussion, didjeridoo, djembe
genre	Alternative rock
years active	1991–present
label	Epic RecordsImmortal RecordsSony Records
associated acts	Incubus
vocal types	Baritone }}

Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976, in Van Nuys, California) is an American musician, author, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus.

Early Life and Incubus

Boyd graduated from Calabasas High School in 1994 and attended Moorpark College for two years before committing to Incubus. Brandon grew up in Calabasas, CA with Ricky Taylor who inspired him to write music. His parents, Dolly and Charles Boyd, both of whom had experience in entertainment, had nurtured his artistic side since he was a child. His younger brother, Jason Boyd, was also the lead singer of a band called Audiovent, which has since broken up. Other musical family members include cousin Robert "Berto Chico" Boyd who is an accomplished Flamenco guitarist he knows his abct self-taught (he had taken two lessons before he ran out of money, but he claims he learned everything he would need), proved to be the final essential element for the band. In an interview, Boyd explained that he had "yet to stumble across his best work" because he lacked the ability to read music.

Boyd designed concert fliers advertising their early performances. At first, Boyd had copied several drawings from a sex education book that Einziger's mother had given them, but he decided to stop using it after several prospective fans had been confused by their fliers ("What kind of band is this?"). Boyd is also known for playing several instruments such as the didgeridoo and djembe. He also has some guitar parts during live performances.

His voice was part of what enticed Sony's Epic/Immortal Records, and the band was signed in 1996. The band's first two releases on the label, ''Enjoy Incubus'' and ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' went largely unnoticed, but subsequent releases ''Make Yourself'' and ''Morning View'' were commercial successes. The band's 2004 release ''A Crow Left of the Murder...'' has continued their success, nominating the band for Best Hard Rock Performance in the 2005 Grammy Awards. On November 28, 2006, the band released ''Light Grenades''. On June 16, 2009, Incubus released a greatest hits album titled ''Monuments and Melodies''.

In 2011 Incubus finished their 7th studio album ''If Not Now, When?'', which was released on July 12, 2011, followed then by a tour.

Literature and Fine Art

Brandon Boyd has written two books. The first, written in 2003, was ''White Fluffy Clouds'': Found Inspiration Moving Forward. It was published by Endophasia Publications and mainly consists of his artwork, photography, song lyrics from Incubus, and additional writings and thoughts. His more recent publication, ''From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss,'' was also published by Endophasia in 2007.

In recent years, Brandon Boyd has focused on making fine art, specifically painting, and on September 8, 2008 celebrated the opening of his first solo show, titled "Ectoplasm," at Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, California.

Solo career

On July 6, 2010, Boyd announced that his debut solo album, ''The Wild Trapeze'' was released. On June 21, 2010, a music video for Boyd's first single from ''The Wild Trapeze,'' entitled "Runaway Train," was released online. A second music video was released for the album, for the song "Last Night a Passenger" in October 2010.

Tattoos

Brandon Boyd is known for his mostly self-designed tattoos. On his forearms he carries the widely known Buddhist mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, referring to the qualities of generosity, ethics, patience, diligence, renunciation and wisdom. Underneath that is a koi fish in red ink designed by friend and fellow bandmate, José Pasillas II. On the inside of his right arm he has several tattoos, one once again incorporating the Tibetan mantra and another designed after Sarah Kerrigan. Following the release of their album "A Crow Left of the Murder," he got an elaborate back tattoo featuring the common image of the All Seeing-Eye embedded in a pyramid. He also has a tattoo of the Eye of Horus on his right ankle. Other tattoos include his parents' names (Priscila and Charles) on his forearms, an owl on his back, one tear drop on his index finger on both hands, and a picture inspired by Aubrey Beardsley famous art, "The Peacock Skirt" on his left arm.

Discography

;With Incubus

''Fungus Amongus'' (1995)

''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' (1997)

''Make Yourself'' (1999)

''Morning View'' (2001)

''A Crow Left of the Murder...'' (2004)

''Light Grenades'' (2006)

''Monuments and Melodies'' (2009)

''If Not Now, When?'' (2011)

;Solo

''The Wild Trapeze'' (2010)

References

External links

Inspiring interview with Brandon Boyd by SUBvert magazine

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name	Mike Einziger
background	solo_singer
birth name	Michael Aaron Einziger
alias	Fabio Fungus AmongusDynamike Enjoy Incubus
born	June 21, 1976Los Angeles, California, U.S.
instrument	GuitarPipaPiano Bass
genre	Alternative rock
years active	1991–present
label	Epic RecordsImmortal RecordsSony Records
associated acts	IncubusTime Lapse Consortium }}

Michael Aaron Einziger (born June 21, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is a Grammy-nominated musician known as the co-writer and guitarist of the alternative rock band Incubus. Einziger is widely known as an innovator and enthusiast of the use of pedalboard guitar effects during live concerts, and was voted #41 in Total Guitar's top 100 guitarists of all time in 2002. In an interview with Gibson Guitars, writer Steven Rosen states "[Einziger] hasn’t played the guitar so much as he has manipulated it, submitted it to his own needs. Einziger fashions a sonic tapestry that draws heavily from the Zappa/Vai/Hendrix school of rock." Mike is also an active composer, writing his first full-scale orchestral concert entitled "End.>vacuum", as well as "Forced Curvature of Reflective Surfaces"; an experimental composition that will be featured at the "West Coast, Left Coast" Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Einziger is currently enrolled as a student at Harvard University.

Career

Incubus

Einziger co-founded Incubus with classmates Brandon Boyd, Jose Pasillas II, and Alex Katunich in 1991. Incubus has sold over 13 million albums worldwide and has been nominated for 2 Grammys, MTV music video awards, American Music Awards, mtv U Woodie Award, and the Billboard Awards. Incubus has performed sold-out concerts at The Hollywood Bowl, The Great Western Forum, Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Wembley Arena in London, and Araneta Coliseum in Manila Philippines.

Solo work and current projects

Outside of his work with Incubus, Einziger founded his own project Time Lapse Consortium in 2003. The group featured Incubus musicians Jose Pasillas II and Ben Kenney (who was not a member of Incubus at the time), Neal Evans of the band Soulive, and long-time collaborator Suzie Katayama contributing string arrangements. The band had their debut show at The Roxy in LA, and would go on to play Jimmy Kimmel and the Knitting Factory in New York City.

In 2003 Einziger contributed to Ziggy Marley's debut solo album ''Dragonfly'' alongside fellow Incubus member Chris Kilmore as well as Flea and John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Einziger expanded into the realm of video games when he and his fellow bandmates worked on the soundtrack of the popular game Halo 2, writing a 26-minute song that also featured Flea on trumpet. In 2006 Einziger produced the debut album "Red Rover" by Agent Sparks; a collaboration with younger brothers Benjamin Einziger and Paul Fried.

In 2007, Einziger produced ''Nighttiming'', the debut album of long-time friend and former Phantom Planet drummer and actor Jason Schwartzman's Coconut Records project. The album featured appearances by Kirsten Dunst, Zooey Deschanel, and Robert Schwartzman, and was recorded at Einziger's own home studio in Malibu, CA (Casa Chica).

Einziger began crafting an orchestral composition “End.>vacuum” following surgery in March 2007 for Carpal tunnel syndrome, a repetitive-strain injury to his left wrist undoubtedly due to a lifetime of playing guitar. The condition forced him to take a hiatus from the band and his instrument. It would be the longest he’d ever gone without playing, and enabled him to follow some other musical, as well as outside, interests.

The piece consisted of nine musical movements (approximately 40 minutes total) and was performed by a chamber orchestra led by renowned Los Angeles conductor and Einziger’s longtime collaborator Suzie Katayama. Inspiration has been attributed to such iconoclastic modern and avant-garde composers as Igor Stravinsky, George Crumb, Samuel Barber, Krzysztof Penderecki and Frank Zappa.

According to Einziger, “End.>vacuum” makes reference to his perception of the outer edge of human understanding, “the finite place where rational scientific knowledge stops and pure speculation ensues…The event horizon between what we know and what we don’t know is what keeps me awake at night, but also gets me out of bed every day.”

“Einziger's work plays with time.” Los Angeles Times’ Steve Hochman proclaimed, “Pulsating tribal/mechanical rhythms melt into sustained, almost static stretches before the rhythm reemerges. The early-'80s large ensemble work of John Adams comes to mind, but the character of the piece is Einziger's own.”

End.>vacuum was Einziger’s first original orchestral composition. It debuted at UCLA’s famed Royce Hall on August 23, 2008. On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Einziger will be participating in the premiere event of the West Coast, Left Coast festival titled "EUREKA!". Einziger will be performing his latest musical endeavor, a piece called "Forced Curvature of Reflective Surfaces". Forced Curvature was inspired by a combination of the physical appearance of the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Einziger's studies in the philosophy of quantum mechanics.

The music was written for 12 electric guitars (played with a slide), 12 strings (violin, cello), and is based on the glissando. The instruments have been orchestrated in terms of corresponding high and low registers, that reflect each other as though being viewed through a mirror. The exterior shape of Disney Hall informed the shape of the sounds created and by necessity, was first drawn visually in the form of architectural-like renderings, before being committed to paper in the form of a hand-written score.

"[Disney Hall] is obviously a solid, immobile structure, but it looks like a series of reflective waves that have been frozen in a specific state at a specific place in time, and I wanted to try and imagine what it might sound like if that idea were to be expressed as waves of sound. Adding a 4th dimension of time to the picture would force the structure into a Minkowskian space-time manifold, and it would therefore become directional. It would be as though time itself were forcing the curvature of the reflective material in a forward-motion, because time appears to be directional."

The piece has no apparent formal structure and has been through-composed. All of the instruments will be fused together, forming 2 distinct 'mirror images'. The strings and guitars combined will not sound like separate groups of instruments, but rather as dense units of a single instrument uncharacteristic of entirely one or the other.

Einziger conceived of the piece at Harvard University where he is currently a student, and has studied the history and philosophy of physics with physicist/historian, Dr. Peter Galison.

Einziger has a profound interest in the physical sciences. In 2008 he contributed to an article on the topic of human evolution with evolutionary biology figure and Brown University professor Dr. Kenneth Miller.

On June 17, 2008 Einziger took a personal tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland with British physicist Dr. Brian Cox. During that visit, Einziger invited Dr. Cox to appear as a speaker at his concert for "End.>vacuum" later that Fall.

In 2009, Einziger orchestrated and recorded the additional strings for the 30 Seconds to Mars third album ''This Is War''.

Musical Influences

Mike has cited his early guitar influences as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Steve Vai, and Frank Zappa. He claims "infatuation" with Björk's voice. Mike was also heavily influenced by the music of Black Sabbath and Metallica.

Personal life

As of 2008, Mike is enrolled as a special student studying music at Harvard University.

Equipment Used

Early on, Mike was playing Ibanez guitars, and sometime around the making of ''Enjoy Incubus'' he switched to PRS (Custom 24's). On the albums "Science" and "Make Yourself" he used a Mesa-Boogie Tremoverb. Mike used PRS McCarty Archtop guitars while recording some songs on the album Make Yourself (for example the song "Make Yourself"). On the album Morning View, Mike only used his PRS McCarty Archtops. During the ''A Crow Left of the Murder...'' tour, he started playing Fender Jazzmaster guitars. This guitar is played most prominently on the "Alive at Red Rocks" DVD. On a recent tour he has been seen using a Gibson SG Junior with P-90's modified with an extra neck pickup and a pickup selector switch.

Einziger is a multi-instrumentalist, and in addition to guitar, he has played piano, Mellotron, pipa, analog synthesizers, tape samplers, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and many other instruments on his recordings with Incubus as well as his other projects. He has also played a Jerry Jones Guitars Master Sitar on "Nowhere Fast" from the Make Yourself album (live, he simply plays the sitar part with his guitar), and a Pipa on "Aqueous Transmission". Mike also plays electric piano on songs like "Here In My Room" and has played piano on live versions of "Drive."

He commonly uses Mesa/Boogie Trem-O-Verb 2/12 Combos, Fender Twin Reverb. Uses [Electro-Harmonix] Micro POG [Polyphonic Octave Generator] for the solo section on “Promises, Promises.” On title track, “If Not Now, When?” Einziger plays a Mellotron mandolin. Has a 1930s Gibson with a smaller body and used an older Martin acoustic when recording “Defiance.” In the video for “Adolescents.” he is seen with a custom PRS guitar which was sold at a charity auction for $15,000 and was borrowed from the buyer for the video shoot.

Stopped using PRS guitars after sine issues arose with a particular employee of Paul Reed Smith.

References

External links

Mike's Official MySpace Profile

Mike's Make Yourself touring rig schematic

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name	José Pasillas
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	José Antonio Pasillas II
born	April 26, 1976Calabasas, California U.S.
instrument	Drums
genre	Rock
years active	1989 – present
associated acts	Incubus
website	Official Website }}

José Antonio Pasillas (born April 26, 1976) is an American drummer known as the drummer of alternative rock band Incubus.

Biography

José Pasillas is of Mexican descent. He grew up in Calabasas, California. He began playing drums in 1990. Later in 1991, José and friends Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, original bassist Dirk Lance (Ben Kenney joined in 2003 upon Lance's departure) began Incubus in high school in the San Fernando Valley outpost of Calabasas. He endorses DW drums and Sabian cymbals.

José has mentioned he has never had any formal training for the drums, which he says has positives and negatives. Some of his influences include Chad Sexton of 311, Stewart Copeland of The Police, and Tim Alexander of Primus.

Before dedicating himself fulltime to Incubus, he was a fulltime art student (as was Brandon), and he continues to create designs in his free time.

Equipment

DW Drums & Sabian Cymbals:

Drums - DW COLLECTORS SERIES CLEAR ACRYLIC WITH GOLD HDWR

*8X6 Rack Tom

*10X7 Rack Tom

*12X8 Rack Tom

*16X14 Floor Tom

*18X16 Floor Tom

*20X20 Bass Drum

*13x6.5 Edge Snare

*14x7 Collectors Brass Snare

*14X6 Octoban

*14.5x6 Octoban

Cymbals - Sabian

*HHX Evolution Hi-Hats 13"

*HH Raw Bell Dry Ride 21"

*AAX Studio Crash 20"

*Prototype Crash/Ride 21" (POSSIBLE VAULT SIGNATURE MODEL BY 2012)

*HHX Stage Crash 16"

*AAX Mini Chinese 14"

*HHX Chinese 18"

*AAX Splash 8"

*AAX Splash 10"

*HHX Evolution Splash 12"

Drum Heads - Remo

*Toms: Clear Emperors - batter, Clear Ambassadors - resonant

*Bass Drum: Powersonic - batter, Standard DW Head - resonant

*Snare: CS Emperor - batter, Ambassador - resonant

Hardware

*DW THREE SIDED STRAIGHT DRUM RACK

*PDSRC15V RACK CLAMP X20

*DWCP9700 BOOM ARMS X9

*DWCP9300 SNARE STAND X2

*DWCP9100AL PNEUMATIC AIRLIFT THRONE X1

*DWCP9002 DOUBLE PEDAL X1

*DWCP9900 DBL TOM STAND X1

*DWCP9500TB HI HAT STAND X1

Sticks - Pro-Mark

*Pro-Mark TX5AW Hickory 5A Wood Tip

References

External links

Official website of Incubus

Facebook

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name	Kelly Slater
birth date	February 11, 1972
birth place	Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.
residence	Florida, California and Hawaii
height
weight
years active	1990–present
best year	Ranked 1st on the ASP World Tour, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
career earnings	$3,030,755 (as of 2011)
sponsors	Quiksilver wetsuihievements 11 time ASP World Champion Victories: 55World championship tour (WCT) surfing wins: 48
stance	Regular (natural) foot (left foot forward)
shapers	Al Merrick
quiver	5'6", 5'8", 5'10", 6'1", 6'3" and 6'6" boards when on the road
occupation	Actor
favorite waves	Kirra and Pipe
favorite maneuvers	Airs and barrels
website	kellyslater.com }}

Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA) is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 39) to win the title. Upon winning his 5th world title in 1997, Slater passed Australian surfing legend Mark Richards to become the most successful champion in the history of the sport. In 2007 he also became the all-time leader in career event wins by winning the Boost Mobile Pro event at Lower Trestles near San Clemente, California. The previous record was held by Slater's childhood hero, 3-time world champion Tom Curren. In addition to the ASP tour, Slater has also competed in the X-Games (in 2003 and 2004). After earlier being awarded the title prematurely as a result of a miscalculation by the ASP, on November 6, 2011 Slater officially won his eleventh ASP world title at the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco, by winning his 4th round heat. In May 2005, in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system. (The corresponding honor under the previous three-wave system belongs to fellow American Shane Beschen who achieved the feat in 1996.)

Since 1990, Slater has been sponsored primarily by surfwear industry giant Quiksilver. He exclusively rides Channel Islands surfboards equipped with his own signature series of FCS fins.

Biography

Early life and family

Slater was born on February 11, 1972 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where he continues to reside. He has a teenage daughter named Taylor. He is of Irish and Syrian ancestry. He has an older brother, Sean, and a younger brother, Stephen.

In his spare time Slater enjoys playing the guitar,composing sonnets and spending quality time with longtime girlfriend, Kalani Miller who often travels and supports him on the ASP World Tour. His favorite surf spots are Sandspit in California, Pipeline in Hawaii, Kirra in Australia, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, Minis in Ireland, Taghazout in Morocco, Soup Bowls in Barbados, Sebastian Inlet near his home in Florida and Bilgola beach in the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia. his three favourite surfing buddys from Bilgola are Ian morrison, James Burfitt and Jose Viera. He is also an avid golfer, with a +2 handicap. Slater is interested in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Some of his surfing inspirations are Tom Curren, Tom Carroll, Mark Occhilupo, Martin Potter, Andy Irons, Shane Dorian, Drew Phelps, Ken Wells, Hunter Collins, and Andrew Bloom.

Other projects

Slater played the recurring character Jimmy Slade on several episodes of the popular TV show ''Baywatch'' in the early 1990s . He appeared in an episode of the reality show The Girls Next Door, and has also starred in many surf films throughout his career.

In the late '90s Slater, along with friends and fellow pro surfers Rob Machado and Peter King, formed a band called The Surfers. The trio released an album in 1998 titled ''Songs From the Pipe'', a reference to the famous surf spot Pipeline on Oahu, Hawaii. Aside from his Love of surfing, Kelly also toured Australia with his band, performing in venues such as the Opera House, and parliament house. He was also given an honourary membership to the Rickson Cricket Club in northwest Sydney.

Slater performed a song with Ben Harper during Harper's concert in Santa Barbara. on August 1, 2006. He also performed "Rockin' in The Free World" with grunge band Pearl Jam on the July 7, 2006 in San Diego. In 1999, he appeared alongside Garbage singer Shirley Manson in the promotional video for the band's single "You Look So Fine". He played a man washed up on a seashore, then rescued by Manson.

A video game named Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer, by Treyarch and published by Activision, was released in 2002. Slater also appeared as a playable character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 prior to this, complete with a surfboard.

In 2003 Slater released his autobiography, ''Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey''. In 2008 he released a second book with Phil Jarratt, entitled ''Kelly Slater: For the Love.''

Slater is passionate about preserving oceans globally and protecting temperate reefs in California through his relationship with Reef.

On May 8, 2010 the United States House of Representatives honored Slater in H. Res. 792 for his "outstanding and unprecedented achievements in the world of surfing and for being an ambassador of the sport and excellent role model." This resolution, sponsored by Florida representative Bill Posey and sponsored by 10 representatives, passed without objection by a voice vote.

Stats

WCT victories: 48

World titles: 11

On 9/15/07, Kelly Slater passed Tom Curren's long standing WCT tour victory record of 33 with his win at the Boost Mobile Pro at Lowers Trestles.

2012 Stats and results

World ranking: Currently 5th Points: 5,200

Event results in 2012 Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 5th

2011 Stats and results

World ranking: 2011 Champion Points: 68,100

Event results in 2011 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 1st Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach, (Victoria, Australia): 5th Billabong Rio Pro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): 1st Nike Pro US Open (Huntington Pier): 1st Billabong Pro Teahupoo (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 1st Quiksilver Pro New York (Long Beach, New York, USA): 2nd Hurley Pro Lower Trestles (California, USA): 1st Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 5th Rip Curl Pro Portugal (Peniche, Portugal): 2nd Rip Curl Search (Ocean Beach, San Francisco, USA): 5th Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 3rd

2010 Stats and results

World ranking: 2010 Champion Points: 69000

Event results in 2010 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 9th Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 1st Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): 2nd Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 17th Billabong Pro Teahupoo (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 3rd Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, CA): 1st Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 2nd Rip Curl Pro Portugal (Peniche, Portugal): 1st Rip Curl Pro Search 2010 (Middles Beach, Isabela, Puerto Rico): 1st Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 3rd

2009 Stats and results

World ranking: 6th. Points: 6136

Event results in 2009 Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 17th Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 17th Billabong Pro, Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 17th Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): 1st Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 9th Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, CA): 3rd Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 5th Billabong Pro, Mundaka (Mundaka, Spain): 3rd Rip Curl Search (Peniche, Portugal): 17th Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 2nd

2008 Stats and results

World ranking: 2008 Champion Points: 8832

Event results Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 1st Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 1st Billabong Pro, Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 17th Globe Pro, Fiji (Tavarua, Fiji): 1st Billabong Pro, J-Bay (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 1st Rip Curl Search (Bali, Indonesia): 17th Boost Mobile Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, CA): 1st Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 2nd Billabong Pro, Mundaka (Mundaka, Spain): 9th Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): DNS Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 1st

History of wins

2011

Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia)

Nike US Open (Huntington Beach, CA)

Billabong Pro Teahupoo (Teahupoo, Tahiti)

Hurley Pro Trestles (California, USA)

2010

Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia)

Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, California, USA)

Rip Curl Pro (Peniche, Portugal)

Rip Curl Search (Middles, Isabela, Puerto Rico)

2009

Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil)

2008

Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia)

Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia)

Glove Pro Fiji (Cloudbreak, Restaurants – Tavarua, Fiji)

Billabong Pro J-Bay (Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa)

Boost Mobile Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California)

Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, North Shore Oahu, Hawaii)

2007

Boost Mobile Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California)

2006

Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia)

Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia)

2005

Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti)

The Globe WCT (Fiji)

Billabong Pro (South Africa)

Boost Mobile Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California)

2004

Snickers Australian Open (QS)

Energy Australia Open (QS)

2003

Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti)

Billabong Pro (South Africa)

Billabong Pro (Mundaka, Spain)

Nova Schin Festival (Brazil)

2002

The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau (Specialty-Hawaii)

2000

Gotcha Tahiti Pro presented by Globe (Tahiti)

1999

Mountain Dew Pipe Masters (Hawaii)

1997

Coke Surf Classic (Australia)

Billabong Pro (Australia)

Tokushima Pro (Japan)

Marui Pro (Japan)

Kaiser Summer Surf WCT (Brazil)

Grand Slam (Specialty-Australia)

Typhoon Lagoon Surf Challenge (Specialty-USA)

1996

Coke Surf Classic (Australia)

Rip Curl Pro Saint Leu (Reunion Island)

CSI pres. Billabong Pro (South Africa)

U.S. Open (California)

Rip Curl Pro Hossegor (France)

Quiksilver Surfmasters (France)

Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Hawaii)

Sud Ouest Trophee (Specialty-France)

Da Hui Backdoor Shootout (Specialty-Hawaii)

1995

Quiksilver Pro (Indonesia)

Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Hawaii)

Triple Crown of Surfing (Specialty-Hawaii)

1994

Rip Curl Pro (Australia)

Gotcha Lacanau Pro (France)

Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Hawaii)

The Bud Surf Tour (WQS-USA)

The Bud Surf Tour (WQS-USA)

Sud Ouest Trophee (Specialty-France)

1993

Marui Pro (Japan)

1992

Rip Curl Pro Landes (France)

Marui Pipe Masters (Hawaii)

1990

Body Glove Surfbout Trestles (California)

Filmography

Films

''"Ultimate Wave Tahiti" (2010) ''"Bustin Down the Door" (2008) ''"One Track Mind" (2008) ''"Kelly Slater Letting Go" (2008) ''"Waveriders" 2008) ''"Surf's Up" (2007) ''"Down the Barrel" (2007) ''"Surfers – The Movie" (1990) ''"Bra Boys" (2007) ''"The Ocean" (2008) ''"One Night at McCool's" (2001) ''"Letting Go" (2006) ''"Young Guns 1, 2 & 3" (2004–2008) ''"Campaign 2" (2005) ''"Doped Youth" 'Groovy Avalon' (2004) ''"Kelly Slater in Black and White" (1991) ''"Endless Summer II" (1994) ''"Wave Warriors 3" ''"A Fly in the Champagne" (2009) (featuring Kelly Slater and Andy Irons) ''"Cloud 9" (2009) ''"Riding Giants" (2004) ''"Step into Liquid" (2003) ''"Thicker than Water" (2000) ''"Fighting Fear" (2011) ''"September Sessions" (2002) ''"Kelly Slater In Kolor" (1997)

Cameo appearance

''"Surf's Up" (2007)

Television

''Baywatch'', 10 episodes

''The Girls Next Door'', "Surf's Up" 1 episode

Bibliography

''Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey'' (2003) ISBN 0060096292

''Kelly Slater: For the Love'' (2008) ISBN 0811862224

References

External links

Kelly Slater the Official Website

Kelly Slater Photo Gallery at Outside Online

Kelly Slater at the Internet Movie Database

Kelly Slater Pictures & Wallpapers

Kelly Slater Interview

Interview with Kelly Slater and Eddie Vedder Regarding Surfing and Their Friendship

Kelly Slater In SPIN's November Issue

Kelly Slater Shares His Memories of Rival Andy Irons at The Inertia

Kelly Slater isn't new world champ yet; ASP says it made an error

Category:1972 births Category:American surfers Category:American people of Syrian descent Category:American people of Irish descent Category:Laureus World Sports Awards winners Category:Living people Category:People from Cocoa Beach, Florida

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