Damien Fahrenfort Explained
Damien Fahrenfort |
Birth Name: | Damien Fahrenfort |
Birth Date: | 1986 11, df=y[1] |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
Nationality: | American, South African[2] |
Known For: | Business, Professional Surfing, Journalism |
Occupation: | Business person, professional surfer, journalist |
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
Interviews about Fahrenfort
- 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
- 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: RUSTY – TEAM【Damien Fahrenfort】. File001.shop-pro.jp. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Damien Fahrenfort – Who's Who SA. Whoswho.co.za.
- Web site: Pro Surfer: Damien Fahrenfort. Worldsurfleague.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Pro Surfer: Damien Fahrenfort – Results at 2011 Copa Quiksilver El Salvador. World Surf League.
- Web site: Copa Quicksilver El Salvador Hits Punta Roca . 5 July 2011. Grindtv.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Filtrate Eyewear Signs Surfer Damien Fahrenfort – SURFER Magazine. 29 October 2010. Surfer.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: doomas-rumors – SURFER Magazine. SSurfer.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: The new coach in Jordy Smith's corner. Redbull.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Damien Fahrenfort. IMDb.
- Web site: Cote's Cube With Damien Fahrenfort . 7 April 2011. Grindtv.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Spot vs. Break – SURFER Magazine. 1 April 2013. Surfingmagazine.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Dooma Fahrenfort Ain't Lying. 3 November 2013. Stabmag.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: DOOMA FAHRENFORT'S NO BS INTERVIEW. Zigzag.co.za. 11 March 2013 . 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Wow: South African takes over Venice! – Beach Grit. 4 August 2015. Beachgrit.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Venice Beach's Newest Menswear Boutique Bridges the City's Cultural History. Thehundreds.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: An Interview with Damien "Dooma" Fahrenfort of General Admission. Haydenshapes.com. 2 March 2017. 3 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303051638/http://www.haydenshapes.com/blogs/news/an-interview-with-damien-dooma-fahrenfort-of-general-admission. dead.
- Web site: 5 Minutes with Damien Fahrenfort of General Admission – Oliver Grand. olivergrand.com.
- Web site: Kelly Slater Urban Jungle. Issuu.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Q & A with VBL Founder Nick Ansom. 1 July 2016. Veniceball.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Stab's picks for the 2016 World Title!. 3 August 2016. Stabmag.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Stab's Picks: The Eddie Aikau Invitational – Astro Go Read. astrogoread.astro.com.my.
- Web site: These Are The 12 Best Waves Ridden in 2016. 26 December 2016. Stabmag.com. 24 September 2017.
- Web site: Eazy E, N.W.A and Ithaka Darin Pappas's Iconic Imagery. Generaladmission.us. 24 September 2017.