As seen on Discovery Real Time Miami Ink follows the lives of four tattoo artists & old friends as they aim to set-up & run a custom tattoo studio & showcase their art work together. The crew of resident artists comprises of Ami James 33 years old & sporting no less than 40 tattoos the first of which he got at age 15; Chris Nunez the 32 year old flirtatious Cuban party-animal who moved into tattoos from a background in graffiti art; Chris Garver the big brother of the bunch at 34 years-old & widely considered to be among the best tattoo artists in the world setting the bar for the rest of the guys & 33 year old Darren Brass whose sweet demeanour & disarming smile can make even the most nervous first-time client feel relaxed in their chair. They are joined by 24 year old Kat Von D the studio's new girl. She brings the meow to the Miami mix & is known by her closest friends to be one of the biggest party animals east of the Mississippi. The final member of the team is an apprentice 32-years-old Yoji Harada who lived in Japan until he was 24 & performed his first tattoo on himself. The four friends learned their craft as apprentices in South Beach & then went their separate ways. From Los Angeles to New York all have become renowned tattoo artists with a celebrity clientele who wait months to be 'inked' by the masters. Now ten years on they have returned to South Beach to open a tattoo shop together & teach their traditions to a new generation. Tattoos are no longer just the domain of rock stars actors bikers & students. From mothers & daughters to suited professionals they have become an accepted part of modern culture. get your fix of Miami Ink
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