TPM Episode 72: Dave Paine, Owner VG Magazine, Behind the Scenes Fuel TV
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2018
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Dave Paine's life started as a team sports kid from Philly who got into skateboarding through his brothers. When he got into rollerblading, he sent the equivalent of a "sponsor me" edit to a video magazine, his footage was used and Dave somehow ended up running the video company. He did that until the bottom dropped out and moved to Fuel TV where he launched a network.
Dave Paine Show Notes:
2:00: The Eagles and the Philly sports fan state of mind
7:11: Cookie cutter American family growing up, high school, skateboarding, BMX and music
12:00: College, rollerblading and taking over VG for Groove productions
18:00: Skateboarding v. Rollerblading and bullying
20:00: The Vans Warped Tour and the right place at the right time
23:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
25:15: What was work life like with VG? The details behind making and distributing a movie
31:00: The toughest athlete he's ever had to manage, tour experiences, and VG Roots
37:00: The rise and fall Fuel TV
47:00: Campsite Media House
49:35: Inappropriate Questions with special guest Matt Mickey
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have a seat on your porcelain throne. It's time to talk some shit. The Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host Mike Powell, and this week it's another business episode. I went with so many athletes in a row that I'm |
| 0:21.9 | evening it out with desk jockeys, and most of the people I talk to have an interesting desk |
| 0:26.4 | jockey job or spend a lot of time in the field. This week, I talk with another guy who spends his |
| 0:31.5 | time behind the lens and created a video magazine that defined the sport of rollerblading. |
| 0:36.9 | I'm talking about Dave Payne, who built a career off the Video Groove magazine series and |
| 0:41.6 | parlayed that into 10 years at Fuel TV. |
| 0:44.3 | We talk about his path on the podcast, but before we do that, I want to let you know that I |
| 0:49.4 | finally have hats. |
| 0:51.0 | A few months back, I made a hat at the mall, posted a couple pictures online, |
| 0:54.9 | and people emailed me at my email address, Mike at the Powellmovement.com, asking how they |
| 1:00.0 | could get a hat. Well, at that point, there was no way to do it. But I talked to the guys over |
| 1:04.3 | at Cole Headwear, and they created a Powell Movement hat for me. You can find those on my website, the Powell movement.com. And after you buy a hat, |
| 1:12.7 | please follow me on Instagram. It's at the Powell Movement. And finally, I want to thank my sponsors |
| 1:18.3 | who make this show happen. They are Evo, Rescue Water, the 10-barrel brewery, and unofficial networks. |
| 1:24.5 | Now, let's talk to Dave Payne. We are finally making this happen. |
| 1:29.9 | We are. Yeah, thanks for being so patient with the schedule changes. Yeah, what's been going on? |
| 1:35.6 | Have you had a ton of big projects? I know we'll talk about it later, but you're with Campsite Media House, |
| 1:41.0 | and what are you guys doing there? We're a production house that does digital content for different brands. |
| 1:47.0 | And I've got two partners with me, Logan Hendrix and Marcus Vadas. |
| 1:51.1 | And we are currently working on projects right now for Urban Life 24, Herbalife Corporate, |
| 1:56.5 | Magnaflow, Johnson & Johnson, just to name a few. |
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