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Sullen Radio with Joe Swanson is the premier art driven podcast that takes you inside the art and lives of some of today’s most creative personalities. Uncensored interviews with tattoo artists, musicians, athletes, and celebrities who impact the Sullen Family chime in on art, inspiration, life, culture and much more each week. Follow @ogjoeswanson for info on the show and LIVE Sullen Radio events in your area!
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Tattooer, Ross K Jones joins me on the show to talk about working at Idle Hand tattoo in SF, getting his start at the now famous Spider Murphy's Tattoo, why he loves tattooing walk ups, painting, and street shop tattooing, getting sober, balancing family and work, and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswanson…
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Tattooer, Tattoo Machine Builder, & industry innovator Seth Ciferri joins me on the show. Seth is the co-founder of Black Claw needle. A company trying to elevate the standards of tattoo tools. He also owns Two Stroke Coffee in Portland and can be seen pulling shots on occasion (Please tip your local barista). Waterfalls, Spain, family, the current…
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Tattooer Antonio Mejia, from Goodtime Charlie's Tattooland, joins me on the show to talk about the exciting state of tattooing today, blending culture and family into his tattooing, using sacred math to help develop the apprenticeship his son is going through, his take on digital tools, and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenr…
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Tattooer, Dillon Forte, from Oakland, California joins me on the show to talk about using sacred symbols, staying inspired, fine art, sneaking into Cuba, traveling to conventions around the world, his new Tesla, living eco-conscious, and the biggest change he sees in tattooing. Thanks for listening,Joewww.sullenradio.comSign up for the newsletter t…
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Tattooer Steve Butcher from New Zealand joins me on the show. We talked about his addiction to Sneakers, travel, not getting burnt out on tattooing, what its like work at Matt Jordan's at Ship Shape Tattoo, what led him to get in the gym and loose over 100 lbs, and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.com…
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Tattooer Clint Cummings joins me on the show to talk about being diagnosed with Colorectal cancer, tattooing on two different tattoo TV shows, Texas BBQ and what his favorite food is, his tattoo apprenticeship, a recent trip to Japan, making needles, and what he is doing now to raise awareness for cancer.Thanks for listeningJoe www.SullenRadio.com…
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Tattoo artist Mark Longnecker joins me on the show. We talked about tattooing today, why he chose InkMaster as a way to boost his career, Meditation, why he loves yoga, staying healthy with jiu-jitsu and much more. Mark owns Endless Summer tattoo in Coco Beach Florida. Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.com Sign up for the Sullen …
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Tattooer Josiah Laughlin, from Jason Kundell's Art Work Rebels tattoo, in Portland Oregon joins me on the show. Josiah and I talked about being influenced by and working for tattoo artist Tom Genereux (RIP) in the midwest, Painting tattoo flash, working at the world renown AWR tattoo shop, having a knife put to his stomach in a pre-apprenticeship t…
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Both tattoo artist Cleo Wattenstrom & Teneile Napoli join me on the show. In this episode we talked about sobriety, tattooing at Carlos Torres's Timeline Gallery, the best Breakfast spot in LA, what podcasts they are into, and much more. Thanks for listening,Joe@sullenradiowww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED by: Sullen ClothingKingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze…
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Tattoo artist, Isaiah Negrete joins me on the show. In this episode we talked about how his Dad, legendary tattooer Freddy Negrete, influenced his desire to tattoo at a young age, the first tattoo he made at 14 yrs. old, why he loves working at, Mark Mahoney's, Shamrock Social Club in Hollywood, how he views, and uses social media to promote his ar…
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Tattooer & Artist Boog, joins me on the show this week. We talked about his history in tattooing and how out of his depression he created his first book from the streets with love, what meals and places around the world inspire him, re-inventing himself and building a business that supports his dreams and much more. Find Boog on IG @boogstar and ke…
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Tattoo artist Randy Engelhard joins me on the show to talk about being inspire by and his relationship with tattooer Boris, what he loves best about traveling the world, the best steak he has ever eaten, his lifestyle mall called Heaven of Color in Germany and how he balances his relationship and work.Thanks for listening,Joe@sullenradioSPONSORED B…
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Artist Big Meas @bigmeas joins me on the show to talk about his upcoming international travel schedule, why he loves living in Dayton Ohio, how a convention in Chile changed his career goals, racing motorcycles, and how locking himself in a room and exploring art he isnt as good at helped him focus is tattooing. Thanks for listening & Keep Hustlin'…
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Tattoo innovator, business man, and painter Nikko Hurtado joins me on the show. We talked about getting over injuries, his experience tattooing Diddy during the making of Diddy's MMM project, what one skill he still practices today that has help improve his tattooing the most, and his recent private seminar he taught with, painter, Michael Husser. …
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Tattoo artist and Founder of the My Tattoo family, Jess Yen, joins me on the show. We talked about him coming over to america 20 years ago and how he learned english, starting out doing stick and poke tattoos as an art student studying interior design, and the one rule he uses in each of his designs to create the most dynamic tattoo.Thanks for list…
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Tattoo artist Christian Nguyen joins me on the show this week to talk about what he thinks is missing in tattooing, an early meeting with Felix Leu that helped shape is tattoo process, attending an energetic tattoo convention in Borneo with NORM, what it took to design a $10,000 wrist watch for Cvstos Gèneva, and the lessen he learned from Filip Le…
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Tattoo Artist Remis from Dublin Ireland joins me on the show to talk about his travels, why he loves to work conventions, what new direction he is taking his work, his passion for kite surfing and an upcoming month long trip to brazil to relax and kite surf. Thanks for listening,Joewww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED BY:Kingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze Tatto …
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Tattooer Jacob Doney, joins me on the show to talk about his biggest tattoo influences, why he is loyal to the coil...for now, what he is doing to bring a higher level of professionalism to tattooing, why he is thinking of a move to a new city, and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@sullenradiowww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED BY:Kingpin Tattoo SupplySu…
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Tattoo artist, Megan Jean Morris joins me on the podcast to talk about her interest in traditional western style tattoos, how that interest has impacted her work, travel, growing up without running water, and being authentic as an artist. This was a really fun talk for me and I hope you enjoy it.Thanks for listeningJoewww.sullenradio.com SPONSORED …
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Artist James Kern joins me on the show. We talked about painting, his inspirations, a new Air B&B/Guest Unit he has available for clients & traveling artists, and his upcoming seminar at the WWTC being held in Portland in October. Thanks for listening,Joewww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED BY:Kingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze Tattoo ProductsSullen Clothing…
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Tattooer Justin Burnout joins me on the show this week to talk about attending the Palm Trees and Tattoos convention, how he developed his style, working at Idle Hand in San Francisco, and THE ROCK with Anam!Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED BY:Sullen ClothingKingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze Tattoo Products…
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Tattoo artist and personality Flaks @flaks32g from San Diego joins me on the podcast this week. We talked about travel, how artists like Boog helped Flaks during his early career, Gucci, Colorado, and what will help him rise to the next level in tattooing and his career!Thanks for listening,Joe @ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED BY:@sullencl…
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Tattoo artist, Anam joins me on the show this week. We talked about traveling, how she overcame a near catastrophe during her collaboration tattoo with Megan Jean Morris, mood rings, collage portraits, telling her parents she wanted to be a tattooer at 16 years old, sneaking behind her parents back to complete her apprenticeship, how important the …
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Artist Orge Kalodimas joins me on the show to talk about his Solstice mandala project that turned into a book, His publishing company, Hard work and Continually learning, the importance of books, world travel, surrounding yourself with like minded people, and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORED BY:@sullenclot…
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Tattoo artist and owner of Seven Tattoo in Las Vegas, Daniel Rocha, joins me on the show to talk about, how important social media is to any business, his love of photography, how hard work paid off when opening his shop Seven Tattoo, and his latest project, a fully portable work station by ConArtist.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonSPONSORED B…
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Tattoo artist and Co-owner of Inkeeze tattoo products, Carlos Torres joins me on the show this week. the owner of Timeline Gallery talks about conversations he and Nikko Hurtado about the explosion of tattooing, why he NEEDS to produce art, using technology as part of the art process, what city in the world is his favorite place to travel, and what…
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Tattooer Jeremiah Barba joins me on the show to talk about his getting fired from the first few tattoo shops he worked at, how Paul Booth and Filip Leu's Tattoo the Earth shows impacted collaboration tattoos, getting serious about art, and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonSPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing@kingpintattoosupply@inkeeze@black…
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Tattoo artist, Paolo Acuna, joins me on the show this week to talk about snowboarding in front of avalanches, living a low impact lifestyle and his future plan to go off grid, rock climbing in Thailand, what area of tattooing is being neglected and what he is doing about it, and much more. Paolo is a true renaissance man who excels at many forms of…
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Tattoo artist Josh Duffy joins me on the show. We talked about tattoo conventions, what part of the tattoo healing process he thinks is the most important, moving to Arizona after 33 years in LA, and his new shop, Black Castle Tattoo.Thanks for listeningJoe@ogjoeswansonSPONSORED BY:@sullenclothing@kingpintattoosupply@inkeeze@blackflyseyewear@tattoo…
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Danny Lepore joins me on the show to talk about how it is to work stretches of 50 plus days in a row, 10 hours a days to accomplish his goals, his upcoming world travels, being the best tattooer he can be, what it felt like to be on the cover of Inked Magazine, being tattooed by Victor Portugal over the course of 3 days and much more!Thanks for lis…
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Tattooer Jim Sylvia joins me on the show this week. We talked about the differences in working in a private studio vs a shop, technology and how its affecting tattooing, being open to new tools, the appeal of traditional wester styled tattoos, and what if social media went away!!Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORS & PRO…
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Tattooer Damon Conklin joins me on the show this week. We talked about his favorite conventions, getting sober, working in different mediums, social media and using digital technology to enhance his tattoo work.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORS & PROMO CODES:Sullen ClothingKingpin Tattoo Supply / SUPERLINE15 / 10% off…
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Tattooer Lio Faamasino Joins me on the show this week.www.inkeeze.com / PROMO code / SULLENRADIO / Free Sample pack of productswww.kingpintattoosupply.com / PROMO code / SUPERLINER15 / 10% off all super liner needlesSPONSORS:Sullen ClothingKingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze Tattoo ProductsBlack Flys EyewearTattoos Cure CancerHOST: @ogjoeswanson / Email f…
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Tattoo artist, Carl Grace joins me one the show this week to talk about tattooing straight to skin without stencils or markers, why he does his tattoo giveaways, his favorite feature on his Bentley, being pushed by up and coming tattooers, what it takes to be a world class artist, and some of his craziest moments while traveling the world!Thanks fo…
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Tattoo artist Roman Abrego joins me on the show to talk about his new Romanize App, Charity, partying, winning the Rockstar Energy drink world tour and earning $20,000, his new shop, tattoo parties, and whats next for him.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORS:Sullen ClothingKingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze : www.inkeeze.com /…
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Tattoo Artist, teacher, and painter, Ian Robert Mckown joins me on this episode of Sullen Radio. We talked about his decision to not charge for the art seminars he teaches at conventions, health and happiness, rethinking your career goals, and the benefit of surrounding yourself with like minded people.Thanks for listeningJoe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullen…
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Tattoo artist Ralf Nonweiler joins me on the show to talk about developing techniques to do tiny but hyper realistic paintings, the transition to becoming a tattoo artist, sponsorships, health and fitness and much more.Thanks for listening,Joe@ogjoeswansonwww.sullenradio.comSPONSORS:Sullen ClothingKingpin Tattoo SupplyInkeeze Tattoo Products // pro…
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Tattoo artist, Matt Jordan, from Auckland, New Zealand is my guest this week on the show. We talked about being surrounded by other motivated and talented artists, his upcoming trip to America to attend Ink & Iron and guest spot at Timeline Gallery, how his father being a tattoo artist influenced his decision become a tattooer, and much more.Thanks…
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