John Rattray
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John Rattray is a Scottish professional skateboarder. Raised in Aberdeen
, Rattray initially turned professional for the British company Blueprint Skateboards
. In 2001, he signed with American company Zero Skateboards
. He has featured in their videos "Dying to Live" and "New Blood". He has also appeared in other skate videos including "411", Transworld's "Videoradio", Scotland showpiece "H'Min Bam", and Osiris's "Feed the Need". Rattray entered the video-game market with the 2007 console games Skate
, Skate 2
and Skate 3
During his professional career he has been sponsored by DC shoe, the now defunct Savier (with whom he had his first signature model), and Osiris shoes. In 2009 he signed for éS shoes with whom he also has a signature shoe, which features the Saltire
.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Rattray initially turned professional for the British company Blueprint Skateboards
Blueprint Skateboards
Blueprint Skateboards is a skateboard company setup in 1995.Dan Magee creates and oversees Art direction.By starting small with a simple and straightforward plan Blueprint has steadily grown to its current position amongst the forefront of European companies.Originally only available in the UK,...
. In 2001, he signed with American company Zero Skateboards
Zero Skateboards
Zero Skateboards is a skateboard company located in Carlsbad, California. It is part of the Black Box Distribution family. Zero decks are manufactured in Tijuana, Mexico, by Edieth and Osuna, which is owned by Jamie Thomas...
. He has featured in their videos "Dying to Live" and "New Blood". He has also appeared in other skate videos including "411", Transworld's "Videoradio", Scotland showpiece "H'Min Bam", and Osiris's "Feed the Need". Rattray entered the video-game market with the 2007 console games Skate
Skate (video game)
Skate is a skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was released in North America on September 17, 2007 for the Xbox 360 and September 24, 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and in Europe on September 28, 2007 for the Xbox 360 and October 5, 2007 for the...
, Skate 2
Skate 2
Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and distributed by Electronic Arts as a sequel to the 2007 game, Skate. Skate 2 was released in January 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Plot:...
and Skate 3
Skate 3
Skate 3 is the third installment in the Skate series of video games, developed by EA Black Box, published by Electronic Arts and was released on May 11, 2010. It is a sequel to the 2009 game Skate 2. The player moves to Port Carverton for Skate 3...
During his professional career he has been sponsored by DC shoe, the now defunct Savier (with whom he had his first signature model), and Osiris shoes. In 2009 he signed for éS shoes with whom he also has a signature shoe, which features the Saltire
Saltire
A saltire, or Saint Andrew's Cross, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross or letter ex . Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on such a cross....
.