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A talk between Guest Host Russ Abbott and tattooer Lil d. Follow on IG @ogjoeswanson @sullenradio

a conversation between Joe Swanson and Lyle Tuttle. Recorded in Lyles San Francisco home on the evening of August 19th, 2015. @ogjoeswanson

Jaime Perales joins me on the show to talk about tattooing, tattoo convention booth set up, hot rod culture, being influenced by car builders like Ed Roth, and much more. Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson

Tattooer Dick Warsocki joins me on the show to talk about getting death threats from Greg Irons, traveling to tattoo a third of the year, learning to tattoo, biker runs, tattoo conventions, working at Goodtime Charlies for Jack Rudy, and why Goodtime Charlie Cartwright is his hero. Thanks for listening Joe @ogjoeswanson

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

This is the continuation of my talk with Seth Ciferri. Listen to EP 67 PART 1 to hear the rest of the conversation. Support on Patreon www.patreon.com/sullenradio Keep Hustlin' Joe www.sullenradio.com

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 state of tattooing, Dan Higgs prompt resignation from Read Street Tattoo, Arrests in Baltimore, and the infamous Read Street Forum. This is PART 1 of 2. PART 2 will air as EP 68. Thanks for listening Joe @ogjoeswanson #keephustlin www.sullenradio.com

Tattoo artist Jojo Ackermann, joins me on the show, we talked about the positive aspects of the tattoo industry today, a whimsical trip to Japan, other travels with Josh Arment, The drawing that sparked he and Pikes, Reaper Rotary machines, and much more. Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com

Tattoo Artist Dominick Taylor from Nittis Tattoo in San Diego joins me in this episode to talk about his tattooing style, going to art class, how he got the job at Nittis, Baltimore vs DC music, his crazy sleep schedule, travel and much more. Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com

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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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com Sign Up for my Newsletter for secret interviews and much more!

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, Joe www.sullenradio.com Sign up for the newsletter to get access to VIP interviews with todays most creative people.

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com

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 listening Joe www.SullenRadio.com

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com Sign up for the Sullen Radio Podcast newsletter for exclusive Merch, Artwork, and VIP audio content.

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 tes of willst, Social media, and his first tattoo convention experience meeting artists like Don Nolan and Mike Rubendall. Thanks for listening Joe

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 @sullenradio www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED by: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Email Joe@sullenradio.com to add podcasting to your event or brand.

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 art, what the city of Los Angeles means to him. how he became a die hard Raider fan, and much more! Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson @sullenradio www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Sullen Clothing www.sullenclothing.com Kingpin Tattoo Supply www.kingpintattoosupply.com Inkeeze Tattoo Products www.inkeeze.com PROMO CODE: SULLENRADIO

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 keep up with his travels around the world exploring what life has to offer. Thanks for listening, Joe @sullenradio www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED by: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products

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 @sullenradio SPONSORED BY: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products

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' Joe @sullenradio www.SullenRadio.com SPONSORED BY: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products

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. Also in this episode you get to preview part of a talk I had with Legendary tattooer Lyle Tuttle. If you are interested in being apart of the Across the Threshold Podcast as an ad partner please email Joe@sullenradio.com. Lastly you will hear a short talk I had with Paul Urich, Tattooer and Co-Owner of Paisley Skateboards in SF. Thanks for listening everyone, Cheers, Joe www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Sullen Clothing ** Season 2 of Sullen Radio STARTS January 20th, 2016 **

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 listening, Joe @sullenradio www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY Kingpin Tattoo Supply Sullen Clothing Inkeeze Tattoo Products

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 Leu that he will be thankful for in 20 years. Thanks for listening! Cheers, Joe www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products ******** ARTIST FOR HIRE ******** To hire Sullen Radio host Joe Swanson to Emcee your tattoo convention or event, for a public speaking engagement, for a tattoo appointment or to help you create some exciting audio content that can be used promoting your business or brand in social media commercials, a youtube channel, a podcast series and much more please email Joe@sullenradio.com for pricing and availability.

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, Joe www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tatto Products Sullen Clothing Donate to support the show and Tattoos Cure Cancer at www.sullenradio.com. Thanks & Keep Hustlin'

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 @sullenradio www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Kingpin Tattoo Supply Sullen Clothing Inkeeze Tattoo Products If you would like to hire Joe to Emcee your event or convention, for a speaking engagement, or for podcast development for your business or event please email Joe@sullenradio.com

Tattoo artist Ryan Mullins joins me on the show to talk about travel, tattooing 50 cent at G-Unit records, learning to tattoo at Art Junkies and much more. Thanks for listening! Cheers, Joe www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Kinping Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Sullen Clothing

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 listening Joe www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Sullen Clothing

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, Joe www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Sullen Clothing

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze

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 internet is and much more. Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze

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 @ogjoeswanson SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze www.sullenradio.com

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 he learned about business from Rap artist 50 Cent. Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze @tattooscurecancer @blackflyseyewear @wacomtattooteam

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 @ogjoeswanson SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze @blackflyseyewear @tattooscurecancer @wacomtattooteam

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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 art including, painting, tattooing, sculpture and more! Enjoy the show, Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze @tattooscurecancer @blackflyseyewear @wacomtattooteam

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 listening Joe @ogjoeswanson SPONSORED BY: @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze @blackflyseyewear @tattooscurecancer @wacomtattooteam

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 listening Joe @ogjoeswanson www.SullenRadio.com SPONSORED BY @sullenclothing @kingpintattoosupply @inkeeze / PROMO CODE 'sullenradio' / FREE sample pack @Blackflyseyewear @wacomtattooteam @tattooscurecancer / Donate at www.sullenradio.com

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS & PROMO CODES: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products / SULLENRADIO / FREE sample pack of products with your oder. Black Flys Eyewear Wacom Tattoos Cure Cancer

Tattoo artist, Russ Abbott, joins me on the show to talk about digital technology and how it is changing the way artist approach the tattoo process. Thanks for listening Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Black Flys Eyewear Tattoos Cure Cancer Wacom

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS & PROMO CODES: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply / SUPERLINE15 / 10% off all superliner needles thru July 7th Inkeeze Tattoo Products / SULLENRADIO / FREE sample pack of products with your oder. Black Flys Eyewear Wacom Tattoos Cure Cancer

Tattooer Lio Faamasino Joins me on the show this week. www.inkeeze.com / PROMO code / SULLENRADIO / Free Sample pack of products www.kingpintattoosupply.com / PROMO code / SUPERLINER15 / 10% off all super liner needles SPONSORS: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products Black Flys Eyewear Tattoos Cure Cancer HOST: @ogjoeswanson / Email for tattoo appts. / Joe@sullenradio.com

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 for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products: www.inkeeze.com / PROMO code 'sullenradio' Black Flys Eyewear Phlster Holsters: www.phlster.com / PROMO code 'sullenradio' Tattoos Cure Cancer: Donate at www.sullenradio.com

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze : www.inkeeze.com / PROMO CODE 'Sullenradio' Black Flys Eyewear Phlster Holsters : www.phlster.com / PROMO CODE 'Sullenradio' Tattoos Cure Cancer : Donate at www.sullenradio.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 listening Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS: Sullen Clothing // www.sullenclothing.com Kingpin Tattoo Supply // www.kingpintattoosupply.com Inkeeze Tattoo Products // www.inkeeze.com // PROMO code 'SULLEN RADIO' gets you a FREE sample product pack with your next order. BlackFlys Eyewear // www.flys.com Phlster Holsters // Phlster.com // PROMO code 'SULLENRADIO' get you 13% off your next order. Tattoos Cure Cancer // DONATE to help at www.sullenradio.com

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 @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS: Sullen Clothing Kingpin Tattoo Supply Inkeeze Tattoo Products // promo code 'SULLENRADIO' // Free sample pack of products with order. Black Flys Eyewear

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 for listening Joe @ogjoeswanson www.sullenradio.com SPONSORS: Sullen Clothing // www.sullenclothing.com Kingpin Tattoo Supply // www.kingpintattoosupply.com Inkeeze // PROMO code 'SULLENRADIO' gets you a free sample pack of products with your order at www.inkeeze.com Black Flys Eyewear // www.flys.com

Tattoo legend, Jack Rudy joins me on the show to talk about his early tattooing, Sponsorships, GTC Tattooland's 40th anniversary, the National Tattoo Association, Industry regulations and how the APT fights for the artists, his artistic influences, and why a recent car show in Japan was one of the best he has ever attended. Thanks for listening, Joe @ogjoeswanson www.SullenRadio.com SPONSORS @sullenclothing @inkeeze - PROMO CODE 'SullenRadio' gets you a free sample pack of inkeeze products @kinpintattoosupply @blackflyseyewear