Biography
Jordan Schur founded Suretone. [Suretone Pictures; Suretone Entertainment; Suretone Records; Suretone Artist Mgt]. Schur co-founded Mimran Schur Pictures.
Schur’s various endeavors in media have consistently impacted culture in music, film, and television.
Mimran Schur Pictures films include: awe-inspiring Warrior [Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte] directed by the acclaimed director Gavin O’Connor, with an Academy® Award nomination for Nolte; the highly respected Stone [Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich]; the comedy gem Henry’s Crime [Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan]; the cult classic Rapturepalooza [Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson]; and in-partnership with Sony Pictures Holmes & Watson [Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly].
Suretone Pictures films include:
The Kid [Ethan Hawke, Chris Pratt, Dane Dehaan, Jake Schur]; Pawnshop Chronicles [Paul Walker, Brendan Fraser, Elijah Wood, Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus]; DO NOT ENTER, [Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, Francesca Reale, Nicholas Hamilton, and Laurence O’Faurian], directed by Marc Klasfeld, based on the best-selling book Creepers by David Morrell,Rambo films’ books author.
Suretone Pictures films in development include: Revenge Wedding, the romantic comedy in development in conjunction with Lionsgate; the highly in-demand property action/thriller, Five Against A Bullet, currently in development with Sony Pictures; and the upcoming Paramount distributed horror genre film, The Closet.
Schur is an Executive Producer on MICHAEL, the bio-pic based on the life of Michael Jackson, released by Lionsgate and Universal Pictures to global box office record breaking heights establishing the film as the all time highest grossing bio-pic film ever produced, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer along the way.
Schur has achieved global success in the music industry. Schur founded Flip Records, home of iconic acts Limp Bizkit, and Staind. Flip drove 100M in Album sales worldwide.
Schur joined Geffen Records as its President and relaunched the label to new heights, additionally merging the famed MCA Records into the company. Geffen’s combined artist roster included some of the world’s legendary artists amongst them Snoop Dogg, Nirvana, Guns and Roses, Beck, Blink 182, Mary J. Blige, Hole, Enrique Inglesias, Counting Crows, Weezer, Nelly Furtado, Peter Gabriel, Rob Zombie, Sigur Ros, Sonic Youth, The Roots, others. During Schur’s tenure, the newly formatted Geffen achieved $2 billion in revenue becoming a consistent global market share leader for Universal Music Group.
Schur left Geffen to return to the indie space, launching Suretone Records, distributed by Warner Bros ADA. Suretone Records catalog spans releases by The Cure, Chris Cornell, Shwayze, New Found Glory, The Black Angels, Collective Soul, From First To Last, Angels & Airwaves, Kiki Kramer, Limp Bizkit, Sayyi, DED, ZZ Top’s Live-Greatest Hits From Around The World, and Santana’s Africa Speaks, which landed #3 on The New York Times Best Albums list.
Schur is active as a venture capitalist with various investments in public companies and funds. Schur is invested in the CPG space as owner of STACKED sauces and assorted foods, and active in his family real estate business Jordan Realty, which houses a portfolio of properties based in NYC.
Schur has been active in supporting various charitable organizations such as Baby2Baby, Art of Elysium Foundation, Limitless Foundation along with his previous 5 years long tenure as Co-Chairman with Woody Johnson in Lupus Research Alliance.
Suretone is based in Los Angeles
