Cher Strauberry

Last updated
Cher Strauberry
Personal information
Born Antioch, California
Sport
Sport Skateboarding

Cher Strauberry (born 1992) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder and musician. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Skateboarding

At age 12, Strauberry took first place overall in the California Amateur Skateboard League. [1] Although experiencing early success as a skateboarder, Strauberry quit skateboarding for a number of years after a series of ankle injuries. [1] On January 1, 2017, Leo Baker came to a show Strauberry was playing. Leo told Cher they were a fan of her band. This inspired Strauberry to start skating again. [1]

In 2019, All Hail the Black Market released a Cher Strauberry signature skateboard. [7]

Strauberry does a backside 180 heelflip at Embarcadero, in the 2019 Supreme video CANDYLAND directed by William Strobeck. [8] Strauberry's clip is followed by Beatrice Domond. [9]

Skate video parts

Music

At age 16, Strauberry discovered 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, an all-inclusive and all-ages collective music venue. At the venue, she saw Younger Lovers, floating corpses and became a regular at east bay punk shows [1]

Twompsax

Twompsax was an American punk band started by Strauberry in Oakland, California. Starting as a solo project, Cher's live band consisting of friends Ian, Tris, and Izzy joined in 2018 and was active until 2023. Cher announced the groups disbanding via instagram in February 2023, and they played their final shows on July 1, 2023 in Oakland. [12]

Transitioning

On March 5, 2018, Strauberry announced to her Instagram followers that she was transitioning. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ed Templeton</span> American skateboarder and artist

Ed Templeton is an American professional skateboarder, contemporary artist, and photographer. He is the founder of the skateboard company, Toy Machine, a company that he continues to own and manage. He is based in Huntington Beach, California.

Michael Shawn Carroll is a professional skateboarder from Daly City, California, United States. He is the co-founder and vice-president of Girl Skateboards and the co-founder of Lakai Limited Footwear. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Chocolate Skateboards subdivision of Girl. Furthermore, Carroll is known for being in the vanguard of innovative, technical, and stylish street skateboarding in the early 1990s and beyond. The success of skateboarding videos like Hokus Pokus, Ban This!, and Video Days firmly ensconced street as the premier variation of skating.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Gonzales</span> American skateboarder

Mark Gonzales, also known as "Gonz", "the Gonz" and "the Godfather", is an American professional skateboarder and artist. A pioneer in the development of modern street skating and considered the first street-only skateboarder alongside Natas Kaupas. Gonzales and Kaupas are also credited with the first known boardslides on a handrail. Gonzales' pioneering influence on skateboarding has caused him to be known as the "God Father" of modern street skateboarding, and he was named the "Most Influential Skateboarder of All Time" by Transworld Skateboarding magazine in December 2011. Gonzales was placed ahead of Tony Hawk (2nd) and Rodney Mullen (3rd)

Crailtap is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, United States. The distribution company is home to Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elissa Steamer</span> American professional skateboarder

Elissa Steamer is an American professional skateboarder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lakai Limited Footwear</span>

Lakai Limited Footwear is an American footwear company based in Torrance, California, that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded in 1999 by the professional skateboarders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard, who co-founded Girl Skateboards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skate video</span> Film genre

A skate video is a movie of or about skateboarding typically showing new tricks and a series of skateboarders in a montage set to music.

Zered Bassett is a regular-footed professional skateboarder, living and working in New York City.

Leo Baker is a goofy-footed American professional skateboarder from Covina, California, now based in New York City. Baker is transgender and non-binary, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supreme (brand)</span> American skateboarding lifestyle brand

Supreme is an American clothing brand established in New York City in April 1994. The company focuses on streetwear, skateboarding, and hip hop fashion trends. Its main products include clothing, skateboards, and accessories.

Dylan Joseph Rieder was an American professional skateboarder, artist, and model.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyshawn Jones</span> American skateboarder

Tyshawn Jones is an American professional skateboarder, from New York. He is a two time Thrasher Skater of the Year winner.

Beatrice Domond is a regular-footed American skateboarder from Miami, Florida.

William Strobeck is an American filmmaker, director, videographer, and photographer based out of New York City. Strobeck directed the skate videos: cherry (2014), BLESSED (2018), CANDYLAND (2019), STALLION (2021) and PLAY DEAD (2022).

Breana Geering is a Canadian goofy-footed professional skateboarder.

Kader Sylla is an American professional skateboarder from Studio City, California. Kader is goofy-footed.

Salvador Lucas Barbier or SLB is an American designer and creative director, widely known for his innovative and trailblazing professional skateboarding career.

Pablo Ramirez was a regular-footed American skateboarder, artist, and musician from New York City, who lived and skated in San Francisco.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yuto Horigome (skateboarder)</span> Japanese professional skateboarder

Yuto Horigome is a Japanese professional skateboarder and two-time Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first person ever to win gold in men's street skateboarding at the Summer Olympics. He defended his gold medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hill bomb</span> Skateboard trick

A hill bomb is a maneuver in skateboarding in which a rider rides down a big hill. The trick is noted for its particular danger and, sometimes, grace.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Impossible Rise of Cher Strauberry: Punk-Rock Pro-Skater and Trans Icon". Revolver. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Cher - The Strauberry Peach Interviews". Skateism. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. ↑ "10 TRAX: Cher Strauberry". Skateism. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Cher Strauberry; Like Talking to a Friend". Pure Nowhere. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  5. ↑ Hess, Liam (2019-04-23). "inside california's queer skating scene". i-D. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  6. ↑ Lefebvre, Sam (31 January 2018). "Don't Call Me Pookie: Trevor Straub Quits Garage Rock". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  7. ↑ "Cher Strauberry signature deck. | ALL HAIL THE BLACK MARKET". allhailtheblackmarket.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  8. 1 2 "Supreme - Candyland skate video soundtrack - Video by Bill Strobeck | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. 1 2 "BE Skate Mag-Supreme | CANDYLAND Video - Skateboarding Magazine". BE Skate Mag. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  10. ↑ "Queer-Centric Skateboarding: The Story of Glue Skateboards". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  11. ↑ SKATEISM Presents: Strauberry Peach | LGBTQ+ Skateboarding , retrieved 2019-10-30
  12. ↑ "Festival Review: Mosswood Meltdown 2023 in Oakland, CA –".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.