Maple Skateboards – Promo (1995)

Not including the questionably dated ‘Sponsor me‘ tape which the Back Forty dropped a few months back, MJ’s section in The Maple Skateboards Promo is the earliest footage we have of him. The Pixies in the background, switch ledge ripping at high speeds, Hubba Hideout firsts and more – the skinny ledge to ledge kickflip at 1:04 bears repeat viewing.

Transworld – Uno (1995)

Pixellated footage can’t hide quality skating completely – worth squinting for…

Emerica – Yellow (1997)

For all those who’ve been sleeping on MJ’s rollerskate hammers – the mellowest of Bowie soundtracks, white knee socks and precision ledge tricks also get a look in.

411VM Issue 20 Profiles (1997)

Another 411VM Pro Files, the video mag was feeling the MJ vibe this year! This one sees perhaps a wider range of terrain, with more handrails and manual variations, but still includes plenty of the flowing, technical ledge lines we’d come to expect of Marc by this time. Brief Coen Brothers references add to the stoke, while the celebration at 1:15 might be one of the best ever…

Transworld – Modus Operandi (2000)

Marc’s second Transworld section sees the same solid mixture of skating, from a caballerial down the Santa Monica triple set and chunky handrails to tech picnic bench madness, after we’ve heard the story of his ‘kickflip to Damascus’.

NC Boardshop – Tilt Mode! (2000)

The start of a costume theme which would subsequently kick off a number of his sections introduces this part in the first Tilt Mode production, courtesy of NC Board Shop. The lengthy opening line and the tre flip lip on a ridiculous plywood/handrail set up at 2:20 are both standout moments of stoke, as is the BS 5-0 varial heel out in the pissing wet.

Girl/Chocolate – Yeah Right! (2003)

For his first outing with the Crailtap family after joining Chocolate, Marc took his tech game to a variety of awkward looking bank spots, while back 360 lipslides down handrails and laser flips manny’s over street Wembley gaps also get handled – bringing me back to my earlier point of being able to get away with tricks that most others can’t…

Chocolate Skateboards – Hot Chocolate (2004)

“If you can think of it, you can pretty much do it on a skateboard” – MJ gets Zen at the beginning of this section, clearly taking heed of his own words to come through with the end part in Chocolate’s Hot Chocolate video.

Lakai – Fully Flared (2007)

In an already heavy hitting video, Marc’s three song ender definitely caused a stir. Opinions on the music choice varied, usually depending on who got the Q Lazzarus film reference and who didn’t (and who did/didn’t have time for Spike Jonze and Ty Evan’s polished editing), but the skating is untouchable. It’s thirteen minutes long for fuck’s sake, as MJ hits the streets with everything he’s got; cannonballs, late flips, handrails, skate-stopped banks, street transitions: a trick bag deeper than Mary Poppins’ handbag gets delved into and delved into hard.

Lakai – Lost and Lakai’d AKA Pretty Sweet Offcuts (2013)

We’re sure you’ve seen Pretty Sweet already – if not we unfortunately can’t offer it up here to close this post as it has yet to hit the web. Luckily we can show you his ‘Lost and Lakai’d’ offcuts, which you can appreciate before digging out the DVD to see what went down in the video itself.