White Noise with Jack Mitrani

If you think Jack Mitrani is just another academy-bred pipebot hell-bent on contest domination and corporate paychecks, well …you don’t know Jack! Originally hailing from Strong Island, this OG Frend-ster and Mammoth prankster is anything but jock. Whether he’s poaching runs at the X Games or poking quarterpipe airs into the Innsbruck sky, Jack has emerged as one of snowboarding’s premier showmen. Now the nose behind the noise reveals the tunes he turns on before turning it up.

	First Tracks It’s different every day. Usually some Creedence Clearwater Revival—“Green River” and “Looking Out My Back Door” are always a good way to start the day.		Pow Ballad Sometimes I just throw in a Pink Floyd album and listen to the whole thing. On a blue-sky pow day, it’s The Wall; if it’s snowing, I like something more trippy, like Dark Side of the Moon.
	Jib Jam Nas for when I like to get a little thugged-out.		Rock Ride Motley Crüe’s “Wild Side” and AC/DC’s “For Those About to Rock.” I listened to “For Those About to Rock” at the X Games and the Air & Style as loud as it could go.
	Pre-Après Something that gets you going, like techno, Paul Wall, or Lil’ Wayne. I’m not too into the new beats, but they’re fun to go out to.		Make-out Medley Snoop Dogg’s new album Ego-Trippin’ is perfect to get everything done to!
	Best Video-part song Dramarama’s “Anything, Anything.” It was Jeff Anderson’s song in Full Metal Edges.		If You Could Be a Rock Star... Jimmy Page.
	Guilty Pleasures Fergie’s “Clumsy” and Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie.” I only have the music video to “Hips Don’t Lie,” so that makes it a straight-up pleasure!		Turn It Off Jazz. I f**king hate jazz. I can’t stand it. This bagel spot across the street from where I live plays jazz, and I can’t even eat there.