The 1st time I recall seeing a tattoo was a traditional pe'a Samoan style tattoo on the former WWF legend High Chief Peter Maivia, and I knew I wanted one. Yeah, a 7 year old white kid wanting a traditional Samoan Bodysuit. Anyway, it was years later that I noticed more and more tattoos, and I noticed that you could get other designs such as Eagles, girls in Hula Skirts, all kinds of cool stuff. I'd been drawing since I could hold a writing utensil (Garbage Trucks and Dinosaurs were my favorite when I was about 3 or 4). Fast forward to 1987, A guy I hung out with named Jimmy Billings brought a Tattoo magazine to school and I remember looking through it and seeing some really REALLY nice tattoos, stuff from Jack Rudy, Shanghai Kate, Don Ed Hardy, Steve Gabriel, Fat Joe, and at that time of wondering what you're going to do for a career in your senior year of high school, I knew what my path was going to be. I got laughed at by EVERYONE for this desire. It took a few years of putting the pieces into motion, kept drawing my ass off (did band logos and flyers for upcoming shows to keep up on the art skills, all local Death Metal stuff locally) got tattooed (Mike Nicholson, RIP, did my first one) and around 1992, I formed the first Black Metal band in Massachusetts and this is where I met Jamie Cross who played drums for us. Jamie was tattooing and it totally redirected me from a path that was getting lost with other things. When Jamie started working in a shop, they were really cool about letting me hang around and observe everything I could, and I really cherish those days at Body Graphics in CT, and a big thanks goes out to Tim Brewer, Brett Bryan, Gypsy Putnam, Jes Artisoy, Scott Kaufmann and Paul Musso for tolerating me and my annoying questions. Also, when Paul went on to own Papillons in CT, he let me hang around for the same reasons, I always picked up a few things here and there, and they're always appreciated. I started working in CT about 9 months before tattooing was legalized in MA, and from there I went on to work in a few different shops in MA honing my skills as best as I could, settling down at Off the Map tattoo in Easthampton. I really feel comfortable in this location, and the guys I work for and with are incredible. It's been a great ride so far, and I've worked with some amazing talent- Steve "Inker" Gabriel whom I've learned the most from after working alongside him, Jamie Cross kickstarted me back in gear, Rafael Rivera, Scott Kaufmann, Mark Bode, and several others who I've had the pleasure of working with in the past and present (Johnny Barrios, Lou Jacque, Dan Henk, Jeff Ensminger). I also look forward to working alongside the guest artists that we're hosting, Lou Jacque, Nick Baxter, Kandyman Joe, Dee Dee, and many others The styles I appreciate are: Steve Gabriel, Paul Musso, Jamie Cross, Joe Capobianco, Shige, DJ Minor, Paul Booth, Bob Tyrrell, and many others. The equipment I use: Pulse, Micky Sharpz, Papillons

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