When skate meets sound: Halfpipe Records pushes “Nollie In The Club” into new territory
Launched in 2022, Halfpipe Records didn’t start as just a label. It started as an idea, one that moves across formats, mixing music, events, and a strong visual identity rooted in skate culture.
“We wanted to build a global project”, explain founders Albré, Emi on skis and Lespol. “Something that combines events, a label, and a whole lifestyle : visuals, clothes, collaborations.”
The name itself says a lot. “Halfpipe comes from our early influences, rock music and skate culture. Even if we operate in club contexts, it was essential for us to keep that energy and mindset at the core of the project.”
At first, the focus was on events. Then the label followed in 2024, structuring a growing roster of artists.
“Now everything connects : music, clothing, image, live shows. It all responds to each other. For us, that’s the perfect setup.”
The “Nollie In The Club” concept
Halfway between a rave and a skate session, Halfpipe brought its XXL edition of Nollie In The Club to Élysée Montmartre on March 14, 2026, delivering a hybrid experience where sport and music collide in front of a crowd fully locked in.
This is not just a party. It’s a collision. A ramp cuts through the stage, Skaters drop in, miss, land, fall. Behind them, DJs build pressure. The crowd doesn’t choose where to look, It takes both. Music and movement are locked together, one drives the other, then it flips.
You hear the drop. You see the impact.
Why it works : shared language
The skateboarding world has always had music running through it, and here, that connection becomes visible.
“After playing in skateparks, we wanted to bring that same energy into the club,” the founders explain. “In late 2023, Point Éphémère gave us the opportunity to install a mini ramp on stage, behind the DJ booth.”
The idea stuck immediately.
“We started working with Skatepharma and skaters we met at Cosanostra Skatepark. The concept grew beyond what we expected. There’s something visual, of course, but mostly something about the energy, the combination of the crowd, the music, the skate. Something almost intangible.”
UK garage, bass, breaks fast, syncopated, unpredictable. The same logic applies to skating. Speed. Timing. Impact.
Breaking the format
Bringing this into Élysée Montmartre matters, but not for prestige. It matters because it breaks expectations, a venue built for concerts becomes unstable, a structured space turns into something unpredictable. That’s the real shift.
“It allowed us to rethink the show completely, a ramp three times bigger, a real focus on lights,” they explain. “When you see the crowd’s reaction, the artists enjoying it, and the skate team riding the new ramp, you know it was worth it.”
Sport and music, combined in front of a crowd that reacts to both with the same intensity, a spectacle, but one that never feels staged.
The night unfolds through a series of back-to-back sets, each one building on the last. Unsho and Chris Sam set the pace early, with a tight, rolling energy that immediately connects with what’s happening on the ramp.
Then Tatyana Jane joins Saint Ludo for a B2B that pushes things further, with heavier and more percussive selections that intensify the link between sound and movement.
To close the night, Albré, Lespol and Emi on skis take over, bringing everything together in a final set where sound, bodies and space fully align.
At the end, Emi on skis climbs onto the mixing desk and shouts :
“Thank you, thank you, thank you. Months of work and reflection went into building this first XXL format… It was intense, challenging. Thank you to everyone who took part and who continue to support us.”
Behind the chaos, there’s structure, and behind the energy, there’s work.
Kenza Boumahdi
Kenza Boumahdi is a journalist and visual storyteller working at the intersection of culture, media, and the audiovisual field. Currently enrolled in a Master’s in Cultural Journalism at Sorbonne Nouvelle, she combines writing, photography, and graphic design in her practice. She has coordinated major student film festivals, co-led a student media, and founded Asmar Media, a cultural platform centered on artistic creation and cultural events.
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