Damien Fahrenfort
Damien Fahrenfort | |
|---|---|
| Born | Damien Fahrenfort 10 November 1986[1] |
| Nationality | American, South African[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Business person, professional surfer, journalist |
| Known for | Business, Professional Surfing, Journalism |
Damien Fahrenfort (born 10 November 1986), also known as "Dooma", is a South African business person, professional surfer, web-content creator, producer and journalist born in Cape Town, South Africa.
Damien Fahrenfort was a competitor on the World Surf League qualifying series tour between 2006 and 2011.[3] His best result as a top level professional surfer was 3rd place in the 2011 Copa Quiksilver El Salvador at Punta Roca in La Libertad, La Libertad, El Salvador.[4][5][6]
Since retiring from full-time surf competition, he has been active with the business world and surfing-related journalism, including his surfing industry insider's blog entitled, "Doomas Rumors".[7]
After immigrating to the United States in the mid-2010s, Fahrenfort has worked with marketing for Orange County-based Quiksilver industries, run the US division of the Australian surfing publication, Stab, and has managed the careers of some of the surfing world's top athletes.[8]
He is also the co-founder and marketing director of Venice Beach’s "General Admission" boutique men's shop.
Filmography[edit]
- 2013: Ice Cream[9]
Interviews about Fahrenfort[edit]
- 2011 Grind TV "Cote's Cube With Damien Fahrenfort" interview by Chris Cote[10]
- 2012 Surfing Magazine (March) "Influencing Damien Fahrenfort" by Jason Miller[11]
- 2013 Stab Magazine "Dooma Fahrenfort Ain't Lying" by Peter Taras[12]
- 2013 Zig Zag Magazine (March) "Dooma Fahrenfort's No BS Interview"[13]
- 2015 Beach Grit "Wow: South African takes over Venice!" by Chas Smith [14]
- 2015 The Hundreds "Venice Beach's Newest Menswear Boutique Bridges the City's Cultural History" by Tara Mahadevan[15]
- 2016 Hayden Shapes (November) "An Interview with Damien "Dooma" Fahrenfort of General Admission" by Beau Flemisterb[16]
- 2016 Oliver Grand "5 Minutes with Damien Fahrenfort of General Admission"[17]
Articles/interviews written by Fahrenfort[edit]
- 2013 ISSUU "Kelly Slater Urban Jungle"[18]
- 2016 Venice Ball "Q & A with VBL Founder Nick Ansom"[19]
- 2016 Stab Magazine "Stab's picks for the 2016 World Title!"[20]
- 2016 Stab Magazine "The Eddie Aikau: Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational"[21]
- 2016 Stab Magazine "These Are The 12 Best Waves Ridden in 2016"[22]
- 2016 General Admission Magazine (Dec.) "Eazy E, N.W.A and Ithaka Darin Pappas's Iconic Imagery"[23]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "RUSTY – TEAM【Damien Fahrenfort】". File001.shop-pro.jp. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Damien Fahrenfort – Who's Who SA". Whoswho.co.za.
- ^ "Pro Surfer: Damien Fahrenfort". Worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Pro Surfer: Damien Fahrenfort – Results at 2011 Copa Quiksilver El Salvador". World Surf League.
- ^ "Copa Quicksilver El Salvador Hits Punta Roca". Grindtv.com. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Filtrate Eyewear Signs Surfer Damien Fahrenfort – SURFER Magazine". Surfer.com. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "doomas-rumors – SURFER Magazine". SSurfer.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "The new coach in Jordy Smith's corner". Redbull.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Damien Fahrenfort". IMDb.
- ^ "Cote's Cube With Damien Fahrenfort". Grindtv.com. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Spot vs. Break – SURFER Magazine". Surfingmagazine.com. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Dooma Fahrenfort Ain't Lying". Stabmag.com. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "DOOMA FAHRENFORT'S NO BS INTERVIEW". Zigzag.co.za. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Wow: South African takes over Venice! – Beach Grit". Beachgrit.com. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Venice Beach's Newest Menswear Boutique Bridges the City's Cultural History". Thehundreds.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "An Interview with Damien "Dooma" Fahrenfort of General Admission". Haydenshapes.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "5 Minutes with Damien Fahrenfort of General Admission – Oliver Grand". olivergrand.com.
- ^ "Kelly Slater Urban Jungle". Issuu.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Q & A with VBL Founder Nick Ansom". Veniceball.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Stab's picks for the 2016 World Title!". Stabmag.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Stab's Picks: The Eddie Aikau Invitational – Astro Go Read". astrogoread.astro.com.my.
- ^ "These Are The 12 Best Waves Ridden in 2016". Stabmag.com. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Eazy E, N.W.A and Ithaka Darin Pappas's Iconic Imagery". Generaladmission.us. Retrieved 24 September 2017.