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Sanuk teamrider,  Matt Pagan, has been on a tear lately, slicing his dicing his was across the map and world of competitive surfing. This is what happened when our Grizzly Adam caught up with him in between flights:

Grizzly Adam: Yeah Matt! We’ve seen you all over the place the last few weeks. Photos. Web videos. Contest wins. Blogging. You’re everywhere these days! What’s the scoop?

Matt Pagan: Well, last month I ended up winning the overall season in the South Bay Surf Series and won a free trip to El Salvador. At the beginning of this month, I went down to Mazatlan, Mexico and competed in the Quiksilver 4 Star ASP WQS event. Then I went down to Salina Cruz with Body Glove for a film/photo trip. We scored some great waves

GA: Mazatlan eh? How’d that shake out?

(Photo: Bryce Lowe-White / www.photoblw.com)

MP: I made the man-on-man quarterfinals and placed 5th. I also scored a photo on SurferMag.com by Bryce Lowe-White at the Manhattan Beach Pier a few days before I left.

GA: Any good taco spots?

MP: Is a piñata filled with candy?

(Photo: Bryce Lowe-White / www.photoblw.com)

GA: Touché. What so else is new?

MP: The day I arrived home, Ian Cairns (Pacsun USA Team Coach) asked if I could compete on the ISA USA surf team at the end of this month in Panama. There will be 32 countries competing and I am so excited to represent my country. I can’t wait! The march will be on the 25th and the first day of competition will be June 26th.

GA: USA! USA! USA! (Awkward silence). Anyways, beyond that where can we expect to see you this summer?

MP: I fly home on July 3rd and then leave for the 4 Star in El Salvador on July 5th. Beyond these two events, I plan on competing in the Nike “Chosen Crew” video contest, Innersection.tv, some local pro ams and the 6 star WQS Europe Leg in August.

GA: Sounds like some stiff competition… Got any tricks up your sleeve?

MP: Let’s just say, I’ve been working closely with Bryce (the assistant photo editor for Surfer) and my younger brother, Mike and we’re working some cool angles. It’ll text you the link.

And with that Matt had to split, but check out what he sent over before boarding his flight…

Sanuk surf teamer, Matt Pagan, has submitted an incredible video part to Innersection.tv that showcases his talents at one of California’s most esteemed waves- Lower Trestles.

As a collaborative effort with his filmmaking brother, Matt cranked to meet the deadline for submission. He needs YOUR help to make the cut. His part is so stylee we had to take second look. And a third, fourth and fifth.

Here is some feedback Matt has gotten regarding his part! (Note: Innersection brainman, Taylor Steele, dropping some love)

About Innersection.TV (according to the site itself):

IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE. Surfers/filmers put their sections on the site (week 1). Members rate the sections on a 1-10 scale (week 2), which narrows the field down to Top 10 finalists. Then Members rank the Top 10 in order of preference: 1 thru 10 (week 3). After that, (week 4) we announce the winners and do it all over again.

The five highest rated surf sections will then become part of the Innersection surf movie. They will have the rest of the year to improve their section before it goes on the final DVD.

The final Innersection DVD will include the year’s top 20 sections — five qualifiers from four Rounds of competition. From these 20, you will decide which section deserves the grand prize of $100,000.

Go make your eyes and ears happy now. If you like what Matt has served up, VOTE and give him some love!

Sanuk surf phenomenon Torrey Meister has entered Taylor Steele’s Innersection contest! Never heard of it? Well that’s all about to change. Brace yourselves surfnauts.

Innersection is a groundbreaking platform for creating a surf movie. The project is the brain-child of Taylor Steele (The Steven Speilberg of surf movies). It is a video submission competition in which you, the viewers, judge who makes the cut and who falls short. It’s almost like auditioning to get a part in a Hollywood…minus the screaming directors and film snobs. The platform is a fresh, new concept that gets our happy hearts pumping.

For this contest, Torrey has team up with filmmaker Victor Parkpour to create his own 2-3 minute eye-popping surf movie.  The competition runs in four seasonal rounds.  Every two months a new round begins. At the end of each round, the five surfers with the most accalimed part will be immortalized in the final DVD (December 2010).

Torrey’s part is set to a song by The Sounds and is chalk full of heavy hitting maneuvers. From big time barrels to high flying aerial antics, Torrey has his bases covered. His surfing is looking better than ever! Mr. Meister makes even the most difficult feats look like a cakewalk…but, don’t let that fool you for one second. Torrey has spent years develping that silky smooth style. We can’t believe it’s not butter!

The best part about all this Innersection business? Being able to witness the greatest surfing on the planet…on surfers terms! Oh yeah, did we mention membership is free? Click any Innersection link above to sign up and start creating your surf movie. Vote for Torrey!