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Joey jett talks to 98 rock s mickey and amelia
Joey "Jett" Hornish, born June 19, 1998 is a skateboarder from Maryland. He lives outside Baltimore with his mother, Isabella, father, Steve, and brother, Stephen. His mother came up with the name "Joey Jett", and it stuck as his professional name.
Contents
- Joey jett talks to 98 rock s mickey and amelia
- 8 year old joey jett at the dew tour 2006
- Experience
- Influence
- Joey jett the comeback
- Joey jett dunkirk part
- References
8 year old joey jett at the dew tour 2006
Experience
Joey was named Pro and presented with a pro model skate board by Mike Vallely for Street Plant Boards on July 28, 2017 at Charm City Skatepark in Baltimore in front of a packed skate park. At the age of six, Joey received a skateboard purchased at the Goodwill. His neighborhood friend had introduced the sport to him, and has loved it ever since. Joey skated in local and national competitions, and was invited to skate at the AST Dew Tour in 2006 - 2009. In 2006, he became the youngest skateboarder in the world to perform a 540 at the Dew tour. Also in 2006, at the PlayStation Hook Up, he was named event MVP by Mike Vallely. In 2007, he performed 4 continuous 540's in one run while at the Dew Tour stop in Washington State. Joey skated the same high vert ramps as the pros and has skated with some well-renowned skaters at the Dew Tour, including another Maryland native, Bucky Lasek, and Olympic gold medal winner Shaun White. Joey skated at competitions around the United States and was part of the State of Confusion skate team from Baltimore. Joey starting producing video parts when he became a street skater at the age of 15 and in 2015 - he released his first video part called "The Comeback" which can be found on you tube.
Joey is one of the most watched teens skaters on YouTube according to the Boardr. Joey skates with Mike Vallely and Kristian Svitak on the Street Plant team. They travel world-wide promoting the positive aspects of skateboarding. The toured Japan and Europe in 2017. His pro premiere video part will be released in September of 2017.
Influence
Joey inspired a lesson plan for student writing at the Washington Post. http://www.washpost.com/nielessonplans.nsf/0/9D182435E6894CC6852572820062DB29/$File/People.pdf Joey was and continues to be influence by his mentor Mike Vallely. Joey skates Street Plant Boards, Underground Wheels and Harmony Bearing. He now lives in St Augustine, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland. He plans to attend Daytona State College pursuing a degree in Videography/Photography.