Joe Aaron

Joe Aaron is a Pro surfer known for his . He is the first to invent the (Jackson Ten) nose ride as seen on the cover of SLIDE Magazine as well as on Fox 11 (Good Day LA). He started surfing at the age of 4 years old and turned pro at 14 years old. At the age 17 he placed 9th in the 2008 longboard world championships. Joe is also "2X Longboard Surfer of the Year". He is a Capistrano Beach, CA based professional longboard phenomenon, established not only as one of the top rated surfers in international competitions, but also has received extensive media exposure with interviews on Fox 11 TV (Good Day LA) and Fuel TV, has had his surf and art photos featured in surf magazines across the globe including three covers, as well as an appearance in a national commercial for Nickelodeon.

About the same time he started getting serious about surfing, Joe realized he had an artistic streak he couldn't suppress. He'd travel to surf spots, and be inspired enough by what he saw to put it on canvas with his own artistic twist. Joe's art is splashed with vibrant, bold colors, and just like his surfing, it screams to be heard.

His artistic abilities have oozed into various JoeMotion products such as Surfboards shaped and custom painted by him, a multi-colored fin line (JoeMotion.com) designed in fiberglass by Joe, and a JoeMotion T-shirts line.

A gifted artist since he was old enough to hold a pencil, Joe’s cartoons and acrylic and watercolor fine art harken back to different eras, simultaneously evoking classic surf artist John Severson, Rick Griffin, and early 1900s’ Dutch painter, Piet Mondrian - all the while, filtering it through his own unique, part contemporary, part retro “JoeMotion” vision.“I wanted to do something that is unique and set me apart,” said Aaron.

He realized early on a preference for bright colors. While everyone was wearing black wetsuits and riding plain, white boards, he made sure he stood out by wearing multi-colored blocks and tie dyes. Joe shapes all his own boards that he rides as well as those he designs for his clients. Each board design has been tested by Joe at some of the world’s best surf spots, and crafted for peak performance to give riders some of the best surf sessions of their life. "Joe is the face of longboarding; we like his style!" says Rick Dickert of FOX 11 NEWS.

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