sir william inc? who knows... basically it has evolved into an outlet for me (billy mehl) to further the exposure of my kiteboarding & editing, island surf & sail, oTHErside boardsports and jack reynolds photography... guess, i'll go back to the beginning. when i started editing the countless hours of film we had collected "a sir william production" label was born and slapped on the half-cocked, off the cuff videos of sub-par riding and childish antics of the island surf & sail crew. the name sir william was my nick name, perpetuated around the shop by jack bushko (old school skater / windsurfer instructor). when i entered into the web design arena, i slapped on the "inc" because in no way is this a one man operation... inc... for incorporated (adj) 1: united so as to form one body... it's not just me, i could never do what i do without everyone i have. a vital part of this operation/hobby is island surf and sail... is&s is a skate/snow/wind/wake/surf shop on long beach island (lbi) in new jersey... home to a disfunktional family of salt water misfits, to which i am a proud relative. With terry deakyne at the helm the fun never stops and you’ll be sure never to forget the shop if you step foot in it... "RECESS: the iss promo" DVD was the first major production out of sir william inc and gained notoriety among the industry as a legitimate shop video (copies available at island surf)... another big part of the puzzle is the photo stylings of jack reynolds photography, documenting every move... recently jumping onto the photog scene is steve szymanski from land and water, followed by myself with the purchase of my first big boy slr... the otherside boardsports is the latest addition to my scene, mikey walsh and shana mastro started a family (unfortunately when we were all living together) and flew south from the island-surf nest to start the otherside boardsports on islamorada in the florida keys... to which i am a team rider / graphic designer / web designer... you might have asked what does swi actually do? like i said, i started this artistic outlet with the intentions of just learning how to build a website and gaining some exposure now it has evolved to a graphic design, video editing, still photography and web design service... all while remaining a creative outlet for myself... check out the rest of sirwilliaminc.com: video, stills, is&s, jack reynolds photo, the otherside, etc... - billy mehl out