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Ralph D'Amato was a Producer and member of the original development team of the Tony Hawk's games at Neversoft from the beginning of the series up to Tony Hawk's Project 8. He was also the producer for the Neversoft game: Gun.Ralph has also worked as Director of New Media for Tony Hawk Incorporated. He is currently a production director and has been producing apps since the start of the app store. He has worked with a number of celebrities and brands to successfully launch over 20 titles. He has worked with teams all over the globe. Ralph now heads up D'Amato Productions, Inc. and just released the documentary: Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story via Video on Demand on all major streaming providers.

Ralph D'Amato was a Producer and member of the original development team of the Tony Hawk's games at Neversoft from the beginning of the series up to Tony Hawk's Project 8. He was also the producer for the Neversoft game: Gun. Ralph has also worked as Director of New Media for Tony Hawk Incorporated. He is currently a production director and has been producing apps since the start of the app store. He has worked with a number of celebrities and brands to successfully launch over 20 titles. He has worked with teams all over the globe. Ralph now heads up D'Amato Productions, Inc. and just released the documentary: Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story via Video on Demand on all major streaming providers.

Episode #36: Ralph D’Amato

Blake Hester

So here we are, doing everything we can… and chatting THPS music with the pros! We’re so excited to have Ralph D’Amato (producer of the Tony Hawk series through Project 8 and also a new documentary about the series) and Blake Hester (writer, musician, and THUG lover) join MinnTrax to talk about the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks, how Neversoft picked such great songs, how they were shaped by skate culture, and the impact they had on games and music tastes for generations to come. Then, with questions from the MinnTrax community, we learn about a song that didn’t make it onto the THPS soundtracks and why, who’d be perfect for one of those soundtracks today, and what each of our wrestling themes would be (because why not?). Thanks for listening! To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below… 14:30 - Dead Kennedys - “Police Truck” 17:30 - Suicidal Tendencies - “Cyco Vision” 24:15 - Goldfinger - “Superman” 36:55 - Rage Against the Machine - “Guerrilla Radio” 41:00 - Bad Religion - “You” 43:47 - Millencolin - “No Cigar” 48:00 - The High &amp; Mighty - “B-Boy Document ’99” 52:25 - Anthrax &amp; Public Enemy - “Bring the Noise” 55:47 - Lagwagon - “May 16” 1:02:12 - Community questions 1:27:04 - Community song (“Kick, Push” by Lupe Fiasco, suggested by MinnMax supporter Cade Mead)Find Ralph’s new THPS documentary, “Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story,” at thpsfilm.com and wherever you stream movies Follow Blake at twitter.com/metallicaisrad and read his oral history of THUG  (https://bit.ly/2ExQen7) and his profile of Neversoft cofounder Joel Jewett (https://bit.ly/2QtsXVT) Watch Leo and Blake rank all 31 Tony Hawk games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNmaVDrKJ08Support MinnMax on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/ MinnTrax Episode Playlist: https://spoti.fi/2vgqfvK MinnTrax Community Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox

So here we are, doing everything we can… and chatting THPS music with the pros! We’re so excited to have Ralph D’Amato (producer of the Tony Hawk series through Project 8 and also a new documentary about the series) and Blake Hester (writer, musician, and THUG lover) join MinnTrax to talk about the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks, how Neversoft picked such great songs, how they were shaped by skate culture, and the impact they had on games and music tastes for generations to come. Then, with questions from the MinnTrax community, we learn about a song that didn’t make it onto the THPS soundtracks and why, who’d be perfect for one of those soundtracks today, and what each of our wrestling themes would be (because why not?). Thanks for listening! To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below… 14:30 - Dead Kennedys - “Police Truck” 17:30 - Suicidal Tendencies - “Cyco Vision” 24:15 - Goldfinger - “Superman” 36:55 - Rage Against the Machine - “Guerrilla Radio” 41:00 - Bad Religion - “You” 43:47 - Millencolin - “No Cigar” 48:00 - The High &amp; Mighty - “B-Boy Document ’99” 52:25 - Anthrax &amp; Public Enemy - “Bring the Noise” 55:47 - Lagwagon - “May 16” 1:02:12 - Community questions 1:27:04 - Community song (“Kick, Push” by Lupe Fiasco, suggested by MinnMax supporter Cade Mead) Find Ralph’s new THPS documentary, “Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story,” at <a href="http://thpsfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thpsfilm.com</a> and wherever you stream movies Follow Blake at <a href="http://twitter.com/metallicaisrad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/metallicaisrad</a> and read his oral history of THUG (<a href="https://bit.ly/2ExQen7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2ExQen7</a>) and his profile of Neversoft cofounder Joel Jewett (<a href="https://bit.ly/2QtsXVT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2QtsXVT</a>) Watch Leo and Blake rank all 31 Tony Hawk games: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNmaVDrKJ08" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNmaVDrKJ08</a> Support MinnMax on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/minnmax/</a> MinnTrax Episode Playlist: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2vgqfvK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/2vgqfvK</a> MinnTrax Community Playlist: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/3aRRgox</a>

The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Special (feat. Ralph D’Amato & Blake Hester)

Joining Birdman is Ralph D’Amato, Producer of Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story.Check out Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story: https://thpsfilm.com/Your Geekmasters:Mike "The Birdman" Dodd - https://twitter.com/BirdmanDoddAlex "The Producer" - https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIGFeedback for the show?:Email: Feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekSubscribe to our classic/best of episodes here:  https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-week-in-geek-classiciTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWXGoogle Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzU3MTAzNy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVkCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049Website: http://www.thisweekingeek.netAugust 12, 2020This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3571037/advertisement

Joining Birdman is Ralph D’Amato, Producer of Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story. Check out Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story: <a href="https://thpsfilm.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://thpsfilm.com/</a> Your Geekmasters: Mike "The Birdman" Dodd - <a href="https://twitter.com/BirdmanDodd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BirdmanDodd</a> Alex "The Producer" - <a href="https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIG" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DeThPhaseTWIG</a> Feedback for the show?: Email: <a href="mailto:Feedback@thisweekingeek.net">Feedback@thisweekingeek.net</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thisweekingeek" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/thisweekingeek</a> Subscribe to our classic/best of episodes here: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-week-in-geek-classic" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-week-in-geek-classic</a> iTunes: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675</a> Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWX Google Podcasts: <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzU3MTAzNy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzU3MTAzNy9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk</a> Castbox: <a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049</a> Website: <a href="http://www.thisweekingeek.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thisweekingeek.net</a> August 12, 2020 This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3571037/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/3571037/advertisement</a>

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