Jon McMurray

Jon James McMurray
Personal information
Born	(1989-07-28) July 28, 1989 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Freeskiing

Jon James McMurray (born July 28, 1989) (A/K/A Jon James)^[1] is a professional freeskier and hip-hop artist. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and now lives in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Skiing

Known for combining freeskiing and extreme stunts, Jon McMurray is the first action sports personality to successfully land a backflip transferring from rail to rail.^[2] He began his professional athlete career during high school, and competed and filmed internationally throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. He has been featured in action sports movies by Matchstick Productions, Poorboyz Productions, Level 1 Productions, and others.^[3]^[4] In addition to receiving international exposure from Sports Illustrated Magazine,^[5] McMurray is also the owner and founder of Loose Canon Productions, a film company that released the sports action lifestyle film Without A Cause.

Injuries

McMurray's tendency to perform dangerous stunts has led to several serious injuries including seven surgeries, a fractured neck and breaking his back on two separate occasions.^[6]

Film appearances

The Hit List – Matchstick Productions
The People Vs Brad Holmes – Chainsaw Productions
Focused – Matchstick Productions
Ready, Aim, Fire – Poorboyz Productions
Strike Three – Level 1 Productions
The Guatemala Persuasion – Mercon Industries
No Stopping – Vision20 Media Australia
Without A Cause – Loose Canon Productions
Storm – Warren Miller
Salad Days – Teton Gravity Research
The Front Line (Ski Movie 3) – Matchstick Productions
Happy Dayz – Poorboyz Productions

Music

McMurray (Jon James Aka. McFee) began rapping and producing hip hop music while on tour in the action sports industry after breaking his back. He now performs under the name Jon James, his legal first and middle name. His recent album 'Rex Leo' was released 2016.

Radio Appearances

SHADE45 FM "All out show, 'Hate it or love it'"

Music Video Appearances

"Million Dollar B!tch" - Published on Jan 22, 2013 by Loose Canon Playaz Inc.
"Delinquent" (Featuring Hopsin) - Published on Feb 12, 2013 by Loose Canon Playaz Inc.
"Game Over" (Featuring Tech N9ne & Madchild) - Published on Jun 11, 2013 by Loose Canon Playaz Inc.
"Rockstar" - Published on Apr 1, 2014 by Loose Canon Playaz Inc.
"Hello" - Published on Sep 1, 2015 by Rex Leo
"Last Words" - Published on Oct 31, 2015 by Rex Leo
"Blue" - Published on Jul 22, 2016 by Rex Leo
"Addicted" - Published on Aug 1, 2016 by Rex Leo
"Dead Clocks" - Published on Nov 3, 2016 by Rex Leo

References

↑ James, Jonathan. "Jon James". JonJames.com.
↑ SuperStoker.com, "SuperStoker", August 16, 2009, "(http://superstoker.com/ski-video/jon-mcmurray-backflip-rail-transfer/)", July 5, 2011
↑ All Media Guide, "Fandango", 2005, "(http://www.fandango.com/thehitlist_v470768/castandcrew)", July 5, 2011
↑ Niftytricks Media, "Ski Movie Music", 2002, "(http://www.skimoviemusic.com/film/view/id/36/LV1-Strike-Three)", July 5, 2011
↑ Sports Illustrated, "Who's Next",
↑ Amalia Judith, "Hip Hop Canada", June 29, 2011, "(http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2011/06/mcfee-hallucinations-video/)", July 5, 2011

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