Julia Michaels
This legendary Songwriter to the stars decided to go solo and became a star, herself. This amazing young lady is one of the coolest girls on earth and her energy, positive vibe and talents are unparalleled. I’m honored to call her a Dear, Dear Friend. She’s one of the purest souls i’ve ever met.
I’ve tattooed her a ton, but tattooing her and selena gomez, after they performed together was next level: Peep it here.
Machine GUn Kelly
I met Colson during a late night session, tattooing our homie, Pete Davidson. He had an old tattoo on his sternum, from when he was a teenager, and asked me to cover it up. We Tattooed him until 5am, at my studio. We finished it at his Hollywood hills mansion, where we’ve spent some rad nights. This dude is an absolute G and i’m grateful for the crazy nights we’ve shared and the memories i’ll have, forever. he introduced me to marilyn manson and tommy lee at the same time. so, ya know… good memories.
Pete Davidson
This comedian and Saturday Night live elite, turned Hollywood star, is an incomparable soul. one of the most original young comics, alive, and a legend on all fronts. born to a fallen 9/11 hero fireman and incredible nurse mother; pete is an enigma and absolute perfect product of his environment. I tattooed this kid after our mutual homie, Travis Mills, introduced us. i’ve tattooed him more than most and have spent countless nights in green rooms, epic hotel rooms, and random mansions all over the country, tattooing this living legend. He even asked me to help him and judd apatow with their groundbreaking movie, “the King of Staten island”. Love this kid.
Avril Lavigne
I had the privilege to meet Avril through mutual friends and give her a few tattoos at her beautiful home in Los Angeles. I also tattooed her rad brother and we even all got to skateboard together, making me the most stoked Skater Boy of all time. She’s one of the most down earth and rad girls I’ve ever met. Fun Fact: she gifted me one of her guitars from her personal collection and it hangs, proudly, in my studio.
Zayn Malik
I spent several nights, tattooing Zayn at his home in Los Angeles. He’s quite the gentleman. I tattooed a few pieces on his fingers, his chest, a cover up on his arm, and his legs. He is a really nice dude who truly loves music. He told me stories about his time in One Direction, writing and recording music in famous studios, and traveling the world. We played video games, smelled some greenery, and Gigi even made me the best grilled cheese I’ve ever had.
Travis Mills
I met Travis during my sophomore year of high school, after I got in a fight, and my parents put me in a private school. We met in music class, where we both started learning how to write and record music, digitally. He went on to become a full-on Hollywood entertainer, model, actor, and he never stopped making music. He has a hugely successful Apple Music radio show, where he interviews other superstars. His current band, Girlfriends, is making waves in the rock n roll scene and they’re touring the world. I’ve tattooed him a bunch and even tattooed him for a small MTV Cribs episode (peep it HERE)! He’s the dude who introduced me to Pete Davidson and I’m glad to call him a good, long-time friend.
Ariana Grande
For contractual obligations and legal purposes, this one will have to stay vague… but Ari is a super cool, smart, and talented young lady. She may or may not have some really special keepsakes that I may or may not have tattooed on her ;)
Sleeping With Sirens
I first met the SWS boys at Warped Tour and tattooed all of them on their tour bus! After that, I began tattooing a sleeve on their drummer, Gabe Barham. They are talented rockers and a class act.
Check out one of the sessions, with Gabe, HERE.
Jack Barakat (All Time Low)
Jack dropped in to my DMs on Instagram to ask me for a tattoo. HAHA. He had a couple infamous tattoos he wanted me to add to… so… ya know… zero pressure at all. I added 2 “jack" o’ lanterns next to his existing tattoos (jack skellington, blink 182 bunny, and an All Time Low skully). We hit it off, instantly, since he’s rad as hell and loves punk rock and pop music as much as I do. This dude is a true rock star and I couldn’t be more stoked to call him a homie. I even made an appearance in a music video for one of his side project bands, Who Hurt You, found HERE.
Griffin Gluck
Movie star, television prince, and the nicest kid you’ll ever meet! I tattooed some little keepsakes on Griffin and his sister, at my studio, in Orange County. He’s already killing it but I have a feeling he has an even brighter future, in life & Hollywood. I first met Griffin at one of MGK’s INSANE birthday bash hahahahaha.
“CC” Christian Coma
CC is one of those rare breeds of humans that you instantly want to be best friends with. He’s as talented at drumming as he is cool. I love this kid and I’m so stoked to call him a good friend. He’s a bona fide ROCK STAR and he travels the world, playing drums in his band, Black Veil Brides.
FIELDY
The legendary KORN bassist, Fieldy, used to hang out at a shop that I used to work at and was always rad and just loved to talk about tattoos and music. My kind of people, ya dig? He’s COVERED in tattoos but asked if I could add the Rio De Janeiro Cristo statue to his collection. It was about an inch tall and we fit it in between one of the big olde english letters on his back. Haha. He’s a super chill and humble guy with endless stories about being a true rockstar.
Matty Mullins
I met this epic dude at Warped Tour, a million years ago. He travels the globe, singing for the band, Memphis May Fire, and is one the raddest dudes I’ve ever known and I’m lucky to call him a close friend.
Check out the Backstage Ink episode, where I first tattooed his neck, HERE.
Ryan Blaney
I met this Nascar driving badass and fine gentleman through the guys in Miss May I (and actually tattooed their logo which became one of their album covers!!!). Ryan is one of the realest dudes that I’ve had the privilege of befriending and became a fan of Nascar and racing because of him! We’ve done some fun tattoos on him, over the years, in rad hotels and Malibu beach houses. Check it out HERE.
Bubba Wallace
Professional Nascar Driver, BUBBA WALLACE, is a true gentleman and a lovely slice of humble pie. This dude is all jokes and a rad friend. He lost a bet and had to get Richard Petty’s signature tattooed on his leg and NASCAR sent a film crew to capture it all! We also added some praying hands to his arm. I met Bubba through our mutual homie and fellow Nascar Driver, Ryan Blaney.
See the tattoo I did on Bubba, HERE.
Brothers Osborne
Country Rockers and absolute G’s, TJ and John Osborne are the real deal. I tattooed both of them, at a sick house, on the beach, in Santa Monica, CA, while they were on tour. I love watching their career flourish, as they top the charts and win awards, year after year!
John Feldmann
When the frontman of Goldfinger & all around legend, John Feldmann, asks if you can cover up his old, chrome tribal tramp stamp AND fill in the rest of his back; you oblige.
We decided to do this, under full anesthesia, with the help from an amazing medical team. I also brought my good homie & amazing coworker, Nakota Garza, to help me out. It was a dope experience, in so many ways!
Fun fact: I’ve been listening to and have been a fan of his band, Goldfinger, since I was 10-11 (way before Tony Hawk Pro Skater, thank you very much). I remember seeing photos of John’s back piece, on the band’s website, when I was just a kid, and thinking it was so rad and how I knew I wanted to be covered in tattoos, one day. It’s pretty rad that life has brought me to this point and I am so grateful for the opportunity to tattoo him, alongside Nakota!
PS, check out his music production credits. He’s produced and written songs on some of your favorite bands’ albums, over the last 20 years.
Check out the full anesthesia tattoo session, HERE.
GREY
I met brothers, Michael and Kyle Trewartha, at a party at Zedd’s beautiful Los Angeles mansion, when introduced by our mutual friend, Skinny. We all hit it off, instantly; and I started tattooing a sleeve, for both of them, not longer after. These insanely talented musicians and songwriters are cool as hell and I’ve been backstage at some insane EDM shows in L.A. and Vegas. Love these boys.
MOD SUN
Pop Punk Extraordinaire, MOD SUN, asked me to tattoo a few rad logos (of some his favorite fashion designers), in some random spots, all over his body. We hit it off, immediately, as we talked about all of our favorite pop punk albums. His zest for life and music are intoxicating and he’s an all around amazing human. I cannot wait to see where his career takes him.
Oh, and I’m the one who tattooed Avril’s name on Mod Sun’s neck, while they were dating ;)
Peep it HERE.
Nick Petricca (Walk The Moon)
Walk the Moon frontman and spiritual guru, Nick Petricca, WALKED in to my shop and asked if I would play a unique game. It was a series of special questions and, apparently, I won. He proceeded to tell me I was the right artist and asked me to create an epic baby elephant tattoo for him. Check it out, HERE.
Sam Harris (X Ambassadors)
Sam’s manager reached out to me to give him his first tattoo. I visited him at his home, in Los Angeles, and tattooed a map of his hometown. He is as nice as he is a gifted singer/songwriter and I was lucky enough to see them live, at The Forum, during a KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas show. They are insanely talented live!