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Taka

Japan
Always out for a good time, Taka dragged our Gaijin asses around Japan, scoring all-time snow conditions and vending machines.
 

L.I.Z.

Truckee, CA
Liz's look is constantly changing. You'll never recognize her because she blends in and disappears like a ninja.
 

Joe Singer

Truckee, CA
No one in Truckee is safe from Joe. He knows every nook and cranny better than most people know English muffins.
 

Joe Polillo

Folsom, CA
Joe P gets it done. He did the Trust Me art and collabed on the Unnatural. He builds parks, works the camps, and if you can't find him, he's probably out at ASI. But for the summer, it's all tall tees and capris.
 

Brenton Woo

The Wootang
He's the old guy trying to keep everything together while downing coffee and blaring mash up. Too much Jameson makes him surly, though.
 

Mike Ronnie

South Lake Tahoe, CA
If you can survive Mike, you can survive anything.
 

Shane Goodwin

The OC
His family moving to Maui and his moving to Tyler, TX for film school doesn't stop Shane from returning to his home town of Mammoth to get his shred on.
 

Dustin Amato

Las Vegas
Where's the DA? Your guess is as good as mine. Traveling and being on tour with Blaze 1. As he burns he shakes his perm and out of the hat man the curls all turn.
 

Logan Greer

ON, Canada
The only things Logan loves more than snowboarding are politics and Muay Thai kickboxing. His knees could take out your orbital bones. Wherever those are.
 

Jerod Anklam

Mammoth Lakes, CA
Jerod's our eye. When he's not shredding snow or tearing up BMX, Jerod's catching all the moments on his camera.
 

JM aka Jibberfly

WA
When he's not tending his goats and fruit trees, you can find JM shredding Boreal and the Northwest. He's also super quick on the boarder cross as well.
 

Nate Pahl

Breckenridge, CO
Nate's a classy guy. He's originally from WI, but he's been getting his shredding done in Summit County, CO.
 

Brent Anklam

Mammoth Lakes, CA
Brent fights fires and rides Harleys.
 

Deanna Clasby

Seattle, WA
Another Pacific NW trooper, Deanna can be found wafting from coastal latitude 58 to latitude 48.
 

Dan Secor

The Contest Monster
Daniel-san is our contest weapon. He tears apart everything from USASA to random rail jams.
 

Ted Ronnie

Bend, OR
Ted's got some deals on Mex real estate.
 

Mike Moreali

Bend, OR
Mike's the latest member of the Automaton Agency shredding at Bachelor.
 

Jon Sanders

Reno, NV
The secret to Jon's shredding is that he's not afraid to try new things. Keeping it fun and creative makes his style more natural. A local Truckee kid, Jon lurks at Boreal and sometimes Northstar.
 

Wyatt Albright

South Lake Tahoe, CA
Shred, paint, airbrush, repeat.
 

In the beginning there was snowboarding, and it was good. Being young, creative and different, snowboarding stood for something. Times have changed. And what was once a culture owned and operated by the participants became a vehicle to move sodas and cable tv slots by the way of homogenized boredom and pie chart-driven strategies. Parts of snowboarding surrendered for a price. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

In early 2004, we decided to get off our asses and get into action. The easiest way to get something done is to go ahead and do it. We had the movement, Automaton became the name.

These are some of the agents that are the operatives of our ideas. The line between shred culture and business is gone. If Automaton is like a band, then agents are the band memebers. They create our art, influence products, pitch campaigns, and organize events. Some pack boxes, work the camps, do the shipping, shoot photos, and take video footy. Agents choose their own level of participation. There are no contracts or orders, yet Automaton cannot exist without the agents. They are autonomous individuals who believe in us and themselves. And because agents ARE snowboarders, we listen to them.

Automaton appreciates the DIY mentality, kids that take matters into their own hands, and those who aren’t afraid to be themselves. Above all, Automaton knows that Snowboarding Saves Lives, but at the current time, snowboarding may need a bit of saving itself. It doesn’t have to be this way. In the end, there will be snowboarding, and it’ll be good.