www.allornothingtattoo.com www.allornothingtattoo.com At a young age, when Jason first began apprenticing as a tattoo artist, he was also beginning to make connections in the music industry. His band Chizel was opening up for bands such as Kid Rock, Clutch, Machine Head, Disengage, Karma to Burn, and Quintaine Americana just to name a few. Art was his first and main passion, so that is what he stayed true to. Jason began the tattoo industry apprenticing in Ohio. Jason apprenticed under Billy Beans, the current owner of Tat-Nice in Huntington, WV. He then went on to apprentice under Rich T who is the owner of Bicknee Supply Shop in Jackson, OH. At one point in the beginning of his tattoo career, Jason drove 2 hours one way in order to develop his skills and get his foot in the door. After about a year of apprenticing, he opened his own shop in Huntington, WV, the home of Marshall University. Jason and his shop were both a quick success. Over the years, Jason’s work has been displayed in layouts in Tattoo, Savage, and Crave magazines. His work has gained recognition throughout various conventions on the east coast where he has earned over thirty trophies for the variety of tattoo work he has created on people. Jason eventually moved to Virginia in order to generate a larger clientele base and for his wife to attend graduate school at Radford University. While in Virginia, Jason met the owner of Phat Cat Colors Ink, Eddie Yeary, the ink that Jason uses today. He continues to …
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Brandon Bond of All or Nothing Tattoo Atlanta GA
www.allornothingtattoo.com www.brandonbond.com Brandon moved immediately to Las Vegas, where he tattooed on Las Vegas Blvd. He began flying to New Hampshire and getting huge amounts of artwork from his tattoo artist and friend Joe Capobianco. Brandon then moved to Seattle where he worked at Slave to the Needle with Aaron Bell and began touring doing tattoo conventions with Damon Conklin. Brandon then relocated to New Orleans and worked at Electric Ladyland Tattoos. After Mardi Gras, the tour continued to Panama City Beach, Florida, where Brandon embraced the chaos of Spring Break. Brandon then relocated to Atlanta, GA in 2003. It was at this point that Tattoo Savage magazine, Tattoo Revue magazine, and Skin Art magazine all published interviews and pages of artwork from him. His artwork has now been featured in over 500 international tattoo arts publications, and he has been interviewed and published more than any other contemporary tattoo artist in the world. He opened his first studio, All or Nothing Tattoo and Body Piercing, in 2004, which quickly became a household name in tattooing. Artists were imported from all over the nation and the current staff assembled is unlike any other in the history of the industry. All or Nothing immediately inundated the national tattoo convention tour circuit and began accumulating awards and press in an unprecedented manner. No studio in the history of tattooing has compiled so many amazing artists, birthed so many young innovators …