Gallant was born in
Waltham, Massachusetts. He began skateboarding as a youth in waltham, where the skateboarding scene was abundant and robust with such skateboarders as Matt Schnorr ( Null Skateboards, Es' shoes, Eastern Boarder and Next gen skateshop), Chi Chi Rodriguez, And Matthew Place (Place Matt) (Next Gen Skateshop, Concepts Skateshop, MNC flowteam) as well as many others from the local "skate scene" although he was later raised in
Southborough, Massachusetts.
Professional career
Gallant was first noticed in the skate video PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life, a shop video from Boston, Massachusetts's Coliseum
skate shop.[4] He is also affiliated with True East Skateshop, which is an
East Coast-based chain of "
mom and pop" shops.
Gallant was first sponsored by
Expedition One skateboards and appeared in the company's first video Alone. In April 2009, Gallant left his longtime sponsor
DC Shoes and established a sponsorship deal with
Circa.[5]
The "Gallant Grind" is a skateboard trick that is named after Gallant.[6]
Sponsors
As of December 2015, Gallant is sponsored by Expedition One,[4] Bones Swiss Bearings, Gold Wheels,[7] MOB Grip, Silver Trucks,.[8]