Shaun White Talks Air + Style Fest, Booking His Favorite Acts

FUSE TV - Shaun White Talks Air + Style Fest, Booking His Favorite Acts

Olympic gold medalist and Bad Things guitarist Shaun White’s latest project combines two of his biggest passions: snowboarding and music. On February 21 and 22, White will present Air + Style: Los Angeles, a two-day event set to feature 32 winter sports–competing athletes and 18 bands performing in the shadow of a 16-story, 450-foot long snow ramp at the famed Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Kendrick LamarDiplothe Flaming LipsSleigh Bells, Phantogram and Steve Aoki are among the acts set to perform; snowboarders and skiers, 16 of each, will also compete, with Olympians Sage Kotsenburg, Mark McMorris and Joss Christensen in the ranks. Fuse caught up with Shaun White to discuss Air + Style, his earlier experiences with other music-related festivals, and which acts he's especially psyched about.

This is the first time Air + Style is happening in Los Angeles, but the event has quite a history, right?

Shaun White: Yes, absolutely! The event started back 21 years ago in Austria. It started out as more laid-back kind of thing where snowboarders would come together and hang out. It was a way to promote the sport. It changed a couple of years later when a lot of people started showing up and the people that put it together had to find a bigger venue. I got invited to the event for the first time in the early 2000s. I won the event for the first time in 2002, and it was a big moment for me.

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