Colin McKay
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Colin McKay (born August 29, 1975 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a professional skateboarder from Canada.
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[edit] Biography
McKay began skating in 1986 and honed and progressed his skateboard skills at Kevin Harris' Richmond Skate Ranch. McKay was sponsored by Powell Peralta and made his video debut in the Bones Brigade Video 4, "Public Domain". He progressed quickly as an amateur vert skater and had a groundbreaking video part in Powell's 1990 film "Propaganda". His style of technical lip tricks helped progress vertical skateboarding, and McKay would remain a top amateur skater on the contest circuit until he turned professional in 1993.
Towards the end of 1991, Colin McKay left Powell Peralta to join the preeminent Plan B Skateboards team, a new company formed by Mike Ternansky, Steve Rocco, and Danny Way. McKay's inclusion on Plan B helped him sustain a career in skateboarding during its drought in the early 1990s. The company's 1992 video "Questionable" had compelling street skating parts from all of their team riders, including McKay, which raised the bar on his relevance. This formula was repeated for Plan B's next video "Virtual Reality" in 1993. Plan B would lose its dominance in the years following, but thanks to ESPN's X Games, top vert riders like McKay got to keep their profiles raised and their careers alive as skateboarding regained in popularity. Plan B was shut down and McKay jumped to Girl Skateboards and then Seek Skateboards.
In 2005, McKay and Way resurrected Plan B. Colin McKay remains a top force in the world of vertical skateboarding today and is an original rider and share-owner of the skateboard footwear company (DC Shoes), and is part owner of RDS (Red Dragon Skateboards), RDS Skate Supply, and Centre Distribution. He is currently sponsored by Independent Trucks, as well as maintaining a pro model on Plan B, and signature model shoes with DC.
[edit] Videography
- Public Domain, 1988 by Powell Peralta
- Ban This!, 1989 by Powell Peralta
- Propaganda, 1990 by Powell Peralta
- Eight, 1991 by Powell Peralta
- Celebrity Tropical Fish, 1991 by Powell Peralta
- Questionable, 1992 by Plan B
- Virtual Reality, 1993 by Plan B
- Second Hand Smoke, 1995 by Plan B
- The Revolution, 1998 by Plan B
- The Chocolate Tour, 1999 by Girl/Chocolate
- The DC Video, 2003 by DC Shoes
- Remember The Name, 2005 The Rising Tied(Fort Minor Album)
- Life After Death 2006 Plan B promo film
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