Danny Turner of Hypoxic Films hooks up all you kiddies. Here for your enjoyment: an Interview with Trevor Hansen.

Name: Trevor Marius Hansen

Birth date: 3/22/1985

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Current town: Groveland, FL

Sponsors: CWB, Supra, Rusty, Jetpilot, Ogio, Performance, WWC and Hypoxic

Black Box

Favorites: Yes, I have favorites.

Place to ride in the US: My home lake Emma, Shasta, anywhere with calm water

and cool people.

Place to ride overseas if any: It’s really fun to ride in Japan because everyone gets so pumped up to watch. The crowd goes crazy. Gold Coast, Australia and New Zealand.

Athlete: CJ and Damien Hobgood, Daewon Song, Shawn White, too many others to mention.

Wake Movie, That movie back in the day that got you pumped to ride: Mayday,

For What It’s Worth, Fluid, Skurfs Up, Hit It. I love old wake films.

Book: Bible

Band: Matt Pond, Metric, Allen Jackson, anything with a good sound.

Drink: Water

Artist: Hose Renando (Because I own one of his paintings)

Website: Google, Hypoxicfilms.com

TV Show: Survivor, First Hand

Sport when not wakeboarding: Surfing

Vacation spot: Home

Computer: MacBook

Take us through a typical summer day: Wake up at 4 a.m. and pack my stuff, drive to the airport at 5 a.m. Travel all day and maybe get to ride when I am tired.

Take us through a typical competition day, what are you thinking: I still can’t figure out what I am supposed to think about so I usually just think of everything. Like what kind of curtains would look good in the Den and what the sushi did to my stomach, and, well you get the picture.

First and Last concert seen? Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts

What music has been hot on your iPod lately? I have been getting back to my old self with a little bit of NOFX and Hot Water Music… country is always a hot item. My iPod has something for everyone.

Best memory of the past season? Winning... nothing specific, just when I used to win.

Growing up, what influenced you the most in wakeboarding? Videos definitely. I used to watch wakeboard videos over and over and over. I really like seeing all the different stuff that could be done that you didn't get to see everyday.

What do you do when you are not riding? Lately I have been working on my house and now that it is done I will be moving in. But usually when I am not riding I am trying to find a way to ride.



Danny Turner: It seems that when HYPOXIC FILMS started working with you, you didn’t really shift directions from a competitive rider to film rider because that first year working on EXPOSED might have been your best competitive year. But it seems that you have focused more on the little things in wakeboarding, not so much stock tournament passes.

Trevor Hansen: I would definitely have to say that my riding over the past year or so has changed dramatically. I really felt the biggest change on the water when we were testing the Marius, my new board from CWB. Everything that I was already doing felt like it improved when I started riding that board. I also went through a revelation, if you will, with my attitude and the way I wanted to ride. I started working more on throwing a new grab on a 180 and perfecting the little spins that look so cool



DT: I think by far you can do the most toeside backside 180s out of anyone. Most people do the stock stalefish toeside backside 180. What’s your deal on so many different ones, because I remember looking back and counting six different grabbed toeside backside 180s I could have used in your last section.

TH: Ha-ha, well you should have used them Danny... It all comes down to the way that [the] trick feels when you do it. You can come in really slow and boot it off the top of the wake and it just feels so smooth I never want to stop doing them. So that's why I had to start doing a bunch of different version so you didn't get mad that I was doing the same trick and wasting time filming.



DT: Your brother Reed Hansen. How cool has it been watching him basically come out of nowhere and turn into one of the best wakeskaters around?

TH: I think that it is awesome that he picked up wakeskating so fast. He was always really good at wakeboarding but you could tell that he didn't have the passion that he needed to make something of it. But with wakeskating you can see the passion that he has for it all day long. I really respect the way that he is riding right now he is super-consistent on some of the hardest flip tricks out there, he is constantly working on new tricks to help push the sport, and most of all he is so focused on doing tricks the right way, like God intended. He is by far one of the coolest kids in the world and I am pumped that he is making a name for himself.



DT: As for big wakeboard films, you’ve mainly only worked with us, HYPOXIC. How did that come about? I think a lot of people think you’ve become exclusive with us. What is your reason for only working with us?

TH: A lot of that has to do with the fact that you wont let me film for anything else, Danny. Like when that guy called my phone the other day wanting to put me in his film you answered and told him he had the wrong number… ha-ha. No, but really, it’s because I am super-focused when it comes to movie parts. I want to give my section 100% of my time and ability and I expect whoever is filming me to do the same. People buy wakeboard movies to watch their favorite riders and see them doing all the best stuff that they can. And if they are buying it to watch me then they are going to get the best of Trevor that Trevor can provide (I think that I just referred to myself in the third person… please don’t hold that against me). There are so many riders that juggle too many projects at one time and the end result is two or three OK sections, when they could have just worked on one and maybe [gotten] best section of the year and have everyone wanting to watch. So the answer is no, I am not exclusive, I just want the best possible section and Danny you work pretty well with me on that.



DT: You’re a pretty opinionated person. I think both of us are very opinionated on certain topics in this industry. I remember once talking to you about riders in this industry and how the consumers are so quick to follow. It seems so many people will like whoever is thrown in their face the most with company ads.

TH: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha... Well, it’s true I have opinions that are pretty strong, when it comes to industry. I think that it is funny the way things work. There are so many things in the industry that don't make sense. Like an easy example is board buying. There are a few boards (that I won’t name) that were top sellers the years they were out. They were the worst boards in the world for most people, and still they were bestsellers. I am talking 1 out of 100 people could ride the board well, and the rest just hadn't tried anything else, so they thought it was awesome when really it was hurting their riding. Another really great example is the nuclear grab. That grab was really cool for a while and then riders where doing five tricks in their run that had a nuclear grab on it. Now it’s been overdone, and it sucks cause a few tricks looked pretty cool, but [they’ve] been killed, and I don’t want to watch them anymore. It’s just funny how things work out. Like you said, it seems like everyone is just standing on the side of the road waiting for the next bandwagon to drive past so they can jump right on. Then it breaks a mile down the road. Ha-ha-ha.



DT: It’s a given that your section in SILLY by far, should have been nominated for video section of the year, solely on the tricks you threw down: whirly 5, toeside 7, switch toeside 7, heelside backside 7 off the wake and double-up, heelside backside 5s switch and regular, toeside backside 5s, a trick that only you and one other rider are doing, crow 5s, one of the biggest pete roses seen in recent years, and a 270 gap that battled distances with the Fox Gap Danny and Rusty hit.

TH: I was really happy with the way that the section turned out. It’s not like we both didn't put our heart and souls into it for almost a year... ha-ha. But I think that it was a huge success not just for me, but for everyone in the movie. Silly was really a work of art. It’s so nice these days to sit down and not only get to see sweet tricks from awesome riders but to also be entertained by their personalities and the way that they live. For anyone that hasn't seen Silly I would go out and get a copy to check out. It’s not a movie just about banging out all the riders sections and then the credits. It’s a lifestyle, and a fun film to watch. As a matter of fact, I would like to thank

Danny Turner on behalf of all the riders in the film for letting us be a part of Silly and show the public what wakeboarding is: a lifestyle.



DT: I had the chance last November to go to Guatemala with you. In your wakeboarding career you’ve had the opporutunity to travel the world right?

TH: I would like to nominate myself for luckiest guy in the world... ha-ha, yeah I get to travel so much and see so many cool places. We have been to places like South Korea, Brazil, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Guatemala. All of these places are amazing to visit. I heard a really cool quote the other day from Saint Augustine: "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page." I think that world travel is something that everyone should get to experience. It’s really easy to get caught up in life, and to go to a place like Guatemala, a third world country, and see how people live is a real blessing. It makes you appreciate everything that has been provided for you and the freedom that we all have here in The States.



DT: A few issues back you had the cover in Wakeboarding Magazine. Congrats on that. I know you and your brother had a battle going for who would get it first. How did that feel? It seemed a little overdue.

TH: Well, you know the story, but I’ll tell everyone else. We were in Guatemala in November and having a great time. About one hour before we went to the airport to fly home, I was on a computer checking my emails. I had like seven emails all with the Subject "Congratulations". I had no idea what it was about, so I opened the first one, and it had a link to Wakeboadingmag.com. When I went to the link it had two cover options that you could vote for and they were both pictures of me. I then proceeded to hug everyone in the room. Ha-ha... I was so pumped. I have been waiting for a cover for a while and got to the point where I didn't think it would ever happen. I would like to thank Matt Hickman and Bill Doster for taking the trip to Australia with us and for hooking up the cover. And to everyone that went online and voted. Thanks guys.



DT: You’re out in Groveland, FL (30 min. from Orlando). That’s your stomping ground. Word is, you’re building a house out there on your own lake?

TH: Wow, yeah that has been the word for a long time... I have been trying to build a house for over a year now, and have had every problem known only to those that have ever built a house. We have everything worked out now and I should have the house done this fall. I wanted to build a house out here because there are so many cool things about living in a place called Groveland. There is only one other wakeboard boat on the three lakes I live on. No one wants to move out here, because it’s a small little hick-town. There is an unlimited supply of oranges, and we have Choctaw Willys. I love it out here.



DT: For me, Florida seems like a bunch of hicks, and for you California seems like a bunch of wannabe rock stars. I’ll give you the rock star thing. I’m working on those people though. They’ll come around eventually. But it seems if you stopped wakeboarding, and if Florida was for sale, you would be the perfect salesman to represent Florida. What is this love you have for Florida all about?

TH: I don’t even think that it is so much the state of Florida that I love as much as it is the town I live in. No, no... wait... OK, it’s the whole state. I love it here. I think that the weather is perfect all year round for riding, the people here are really nice and friendly, it’s like a southern state feel with a little more to offer. Ha-ha.



DT: The method grab?

TH: Aww… the method.... I could do a method for hours. Ha-ha. It is one of the most fun tricks to do. Heelside, toeside, wake-to-wake, out in the flats, off the double-up. It doesn't matter what way you do it, the fun never stops. And it looks so sick when done the proper way.



DT: Sometimes when we are filming you’ll tell me, "hey, I’m just going to go out and try a couple things, some new grabs and stuff, cool?" And then all of a sudden you'll bust a toeside backside 5. Are you just random as can be when it comes to wakeboarding, because you’ve told me that a million times.

TH: I think that happens when I am having a lot of fun out there. The best tricks happen when you’re out on the water trying something easy then all of a sudden it hits you to try a trick like a toeside backside 5, and: bang! You get it because that wasn't your focus, it was just something extra. I love sets like that, were you are out having so much fun that no matter what you try it feels easy and everything flows together. And I am also pretty random, that has a lot to do with it.

DT: For a while it seemed like every one and their brother had a camera and were making wakeboard vids. It seemed to die off a little. From a rider’s aspect, where do you see wakeboard films going in the future and what would you like to see happen?

TH: Like I was saying earlier, I really like videos that give you a feel for the lifestyle and the personalities of the riders. I don't like videos where it is just one rider’s section into the next and then the video is over. It promotes the sport so much better when there is other additional stuff in the movie like funny little clips that show you what it was like filming for the movie. I think that it’s great that a lot of people want to make videos and it is getting easier every year to make them with all the technology out there. But if you are making a video and you are wanting to sell it, think long and hard about the sport you are promoting and make sure you promote it in the most positive way you can.