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Connor Donald Ericsson (Born June 1,1994) better known by his nick name Buttery or Buttery Films, is an American film maker and motocross rider from San diego, CA. Originally born in Simi Valley, CA but has resided in North County (Escondido) for the past 10 years. A social media sensation Connor has paved a path for the way motocross videos are created now a days. Once Instagram the app was created he was able to showcase his video skills on an entirely new platform. His older videos were hosted on moto websites all across the internet on sites such as Transworld, Racer X, and VitalMX. Once the app Snapchat started to gain some traction, so did his following on there as well. Posting funny and creative Snapchats he was receiving up to 50,000 views per video. At an early age of 6, he found his true passion for riding within the simple dirt world of his backyard circle track. After watching Crusty Demons on repeat and covering his walls in moto posters, he knew that this was the world for him. Unable  to afford the expenses of amateur racing, he was forced to play team sports and didn’t get the chance to pursue the passion that had been instilled in him as a young kid.

Fast forward to the age of 13, he got his first 250f, which sparked his interest in the racing world.

Thus, began his pursuit for being involved in moto any way possible, even if meant standing behind the camera. After watching endless hours of Vurbmoto and Transworld videos, he quickly realized his passion for filming moto had been there all along and Buttery Films was born.

He dropped out of high school and ran away from home. He lived with one of his buddies and started to pick up some random film gigs with Volcom and Transworld.

At the age of 18, and on the right path, he enrolled in independent studies and received his diploma. Shortly after, success began to materialize quickly when he picked up a full-time video job filming Brian Deegan and his son. He worked that year following the Deegan’s, covering their events and running their social media, but the dream job wasn’t paying the bills, so he was forced to get a full-time job as an equipment operator. But his passion for moto never swayed.

He saved money and put it aside every paycheck before he could afford his first 450F. He was the 3rd owner when he bought it off craigslist. He started taking riding a bit more seriously on the weekend and started to pick up some real speed.

Still working full time and funding his weekend riding, he decided to take his talent to social media where he began showcasing videos he had filmed of his friends, top industry riders, and even some of himself. As his creative passion and filming ability began to grow, so did his social media following. In 2015 using the handle @buttery_films, quickly gained 50K Instagram followers. By the end of the year that number had grown to 149K.

Now he just has fun riding his dirt bike and thinking of new video ideas. He has built quite the fan base which he never imagined happening. It’s crazy what an influence some of these videos have and how many people watch them.