Bio

Pro Ruben Bang Petrisie spent a few seasons on the PWA and EFPT tours competing alongside his Bonaire buddies the Frans brothers and Kiri Thode. These days one of the sports biggest twisting spinning characters is freestylin the mike, recording hip-hop tracks that flow as smoothly as his tricks - and loving life more than ever.

(BY Windsurf International Magazine)

rap belgium 07/ Ruben on stage at the quiksilver/swell magazine beach jam in Belgium Oostende Bredene

Pro windsurfer and now MC, Ruben Petrisie was born in 1982. Raised on the island of Bonaire where he got introduced to the sport Windsurfing. Since day 1 I never stopped Windsurfing, he said in an Interview with Motion Magazine (Netherlands).

holland 07/ Ruben off the Ramp in Browersdam Holland during the Surf Festival
in podo 09/ Ruben popping a willy skipper during the freestyle classix in Austria Nuesiedlersee 09

As time went by while practicing this extreme sport, he became very competitive and won several National and International events, including the first speed event ever held on the Island of Bonaire.
Ruben has been sponsored by most Mayor Windsurf brands and has been traveling overseas for some over 7 Years now. He attended Windsurf events on the (PWA) World Tour and the (EFPT) European Freestyle Pro Tour. The Island of Bonaire knows just a few top Athletes who made it into Professional Windsurfing scene.

croatia 06/ Ruben on top of his game with a 7th overall on the Europeans overall rankings hanging out with sponsor
italy06/ Ruben trimming his sail before the start signal at the EFPT event Laco di como in Italy back in 2006

In 2005 The EFPT elected Ruben as the Rookie of the year. Ruben is still windsurfing and will continue with the sport Windsurfing for as long as his body allows him to.

spain 08/ Ruben at speed in spain/canaries, fuerteventura during the PWA slalom event back in 2008

Last couple of years Ruben has been spending some time of time between traveling and competing to write some, record a few tracks and perform Internationally.

How did he get to ride on that road?

Well It seems that music always surrounded Ruben. He comes from a musical Family starting with his Father a great guitarist and positive lyricist. His Mother sang in a gospel core. One brother who attended a few Jazz Festivals in the Caribbean plays the drums and both of his Sisters are singers too.

Being around and listening to music was and is a part of him.
Ruben picked up the Mice after he discovered Turkey Alacati in 2007.
He accidentally ran into Turkish rap Artist Tetik who suggested him to give Rapping a try. He then was introduced to Yasin from Base Mode records in Ankara and recorded His first Track ever. ''one of ma dayz'' a simple funny example of one of his daily experiences. During that same week he met with Roon (RoonBeat) who came by from Germany to visit the studio.

efpt austria/ Kevin Mevissen, Ruben Petrisie and Andreas Olanderson tuning sounds at the EFPT event Weiden Classic back in 05

Shortly after a small chit chat they recorded the track, '' dreams '' one of the favorite, so far among listeners . The strong message it contains '' Go and Follow Dreams on '' is basically what this kid did. To be able to Rap was just like a silly dream to Ruben. But instead Opportunity given chance taken. In the end, It was more like a dream come true Experience when he got to listen to his own voice coming out of the speakers. With a track like '' dreams " he wants to encourage others to go on and follow their own dreams.

Ruben has been working with Yasin, RoonBeat, Ray productions, DJ APJ and Brokbeatz on several tracks that are digitally available to listen to. Some of these tracks where presented live on stage, at international windsurf events in Countries such as Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey and Sweden. Most of those in his first year as a Rookie MC.

party week 07/ Ruben BNG Petrisie the Windsurf rapper performing infront of 6000 peeps at the Podersdorf party week back in Austria 2007

Next to gliding on waters and his music activities He is also known for his amazing writing skills. He regularly writes travel reports for Bonaires international news paper the reporter and news updates for some of his sponsors. Being able to write about his experience along his trips, gives him knowledge and writing experience to transform his texts into lyrical soundtracks.

This Kid is going somewhere many others have not been by starting to give the windsurf industry a face lift at the same time sharing his experiences and passion with all, yes and also those who never heard about Windsurfing before, or should we say its hard to Believe that another Rising Rap Star emerges out of a Windsurf Industry.

Dream on People.

Read more about Ruben: magazine links. To listen to Beach vibes groovy tunes check out our Soundcloud.