📌 What You'll Learn in This Episode:

🏙️ The challenges & rewards of moving his tattoo shop to Nashville’s emerging neighborhoods.

🎨 How early influences like family tattoos sparked Jordan’s love for the craft.

🧘‍♂️ The role and effect of meditation and mindset in enduring long tattoo sessions.

🤝 Why customer service is as important as artistic skill.

💡 Tips for balancing a demanding tattoo career with family and personal growth.

Whether you're a seasoned tattoo artist or just curious about the art, this episode offers insights and inspiration!

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction: Meet Jordan Brill, a passionate traditional tattoo artist.

01:50 - Life in Nashville: Moving his shop to an up-and-coming area and the growth of Nashville.

13:16 - Early Tattoo Inspirations: How Jordan’s grandfather’s tattoos sparked his interest in tattooing.

24:03 - Client Preparation: Automating client education and aftercare instructions.

32:07 - Meditation and Mindset: Why mindfulness helps both Jordan and his clients during long tattoo sessions.

55:03 - Family and Gratitude: Balancing ambition with family life and being thankful for the journey.

🛠️ Explore More:

✨ Needlejig Tattoo Supply Specials: https://needlejig.com/collections/current-specials

🖊️ Needlejig Tattoo Needle Cartridges: https://needlejig.com/collections/tattoo-needles

🎨 Prime Pigments Tattoo Inks: https://needlejig.com/collections/prime-pigments

In this interview, he and Marc will be talking about Frank's journey to become a tattooer.

How did they meet each other and became friends?

They also talk about some tattoo history, the switch from coil to rotary tattoo machines, the switch from needles on bar to cartridge tattoo needles, and the changes the industry has gone through.

Enjoy!

#needlejig #letstalktattoo #tattoovideo

YouTube ►https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9t...

Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/needlejig/

Pinterest ► https://www.pinterest.com/needlejig/

SHOW LESS

http://inkhouse203.com

@inkhouse_203

Just some old school tattooers rambling about life and tattooing.

Enjoy!

You can check out Hector's work on @hectorcedillo1

Just some old school tattooers rambling about life and tattooing.

Enjoy!

You can check out Hector's work on @hectorcedillo1

.

@preciselyveiledtattoo

Additionally, they'll touch on topics like the evolution of the tattoo industry, tattoo suppliers verifying professionalism, and much more.

.

@chrismacktattoo

@lostsoulstudio

"Going to have a live chat with my friend "Spacey" Billy Lyons on Monday. He is a talented Tattooer, Musician, Bike Builder, Writer and he recently added Actor to his resume. Not to mention that he is an all round solid individual with a heart of gold. Head over to the Needlejig YouTube channel to set your reminder because I am sure this will be an uplifting and positive experience."

#needlejig #letstalktattoo #tattoovideo

"Going to have a live chat with my friend "Spacey" Billy Lyons on Monday. He is a talented Tattooer, Musician, Bike Builder, Writer and he recently added Actor to his resume. Not to mention that he is an all round solid individual with a heart of gold. Head over to the Needlejig YouTube channel to set your reminder because I am sure this will be an uplifting and positive experience."

#needlejig #letstalktattoo #tattoovideo

Joe Anderson is a New School Tattooer, a painter, muralist, and a meme creator. We'll be catching up with his latest projects and rambling about everything "tattoo culture".

Topics covered include why Tattoo Society Magazine is still relevant, tattoo collecting, the state of print magazines, how to get better exposure, learning how to tattoo back in the day, and many other topics.

#needlejig #letstalktattoo #tattoosociety

YouTube ►https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9t...

Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/needlejig/

Pinterest ► https://www.pinterest.com/needlejig/

Today on our live chat, we'll have James Gathier, the northeast regional sales manager for Adenna. He'll be talking about what is going on on the glove market today and why are prices so high? And what is Adenna doing about it? Stop by and get informed.

#needlejig #letstalktattoo #tattoovideo

Client comfort

Reading people

Still smiling after 15 years tattooing, despite the sexism

Inappropriate grab = broken hand

Registering businesses

Tattoo Sponsorships vs actual helping people

Owning and operating tattoo studios

00:01:03 - Meeting at Tattoo Conventions & Tattoo shop build out in OKC

00:07:48 - What type of tattoo shop is Gold Fang? Custom? Street Shop?

00:10:20 - Advice on owning a tattoo shop

00:16:23 - Evolving, and switching to rotary tattoo machines, exciting times for the tattoo community

00:22:34 - Tattooing as an algebraic equation with many variables

00:25:50 - Viewer question - Where is Needlejig Located?

00:27:24 - Prospering in the time of the pandemic

00:33:09 - Studying the science of evolution and biology.

00:38:49 - Bird paintings and selling prints

00:42:36 - Troy Timpel sharing time and conversations

One of the most common questions we get on social media is, " what voltage did you use? with the Esc/x you will never have to set voltage again!

🌙⚫️7th son⚫️14th born⚫️Son of a Witch⚫️🌙 | @mr_nme

Topics covered include:

Growing up the last of 14 , and collecting skulls at age 10.

Graffitti - and how tagging walls drove Brian to large scale tattooing.

Creating a deliberate atmosphere for a tattoo studio experience.

Artistic influences including Victor Portugal, Beksiński, and David Jorquera.

Migrating west and returning home.

Switching from coil tattoo machines to rotary tattoo machines.

Focusing on large scale tattooing

The effect of travel and painting on tattooing.

Marc will be talking with Holli Marie @hollimarieart, a traditional tattoo artist, she participated in ink master season 12 and is tattooing out of @flatstattoos Groton, CT.