NEEDLES has been tattooing in New York City for the past sixteen years.  Throughout his career he has worked at such studios as Huggy Bear’s, Fun City, Triple X Tattoo, Last Rites, and is currently working at East Side Ink in NYC.  He travels often to conventions throughout the United States and abroad and can often be found at Graf-X-Tattoo in Dessau, Germany and Twisted Heart Tattoo in Hollywood, Florida.   Needles has a degree in Communication Design from Pratt Institute and is a working illustrator as well as a tattoo artist.

NEEDLES enjoys painting as well as tattooing and is available for commissioned artwork.  He has been featured on MTV and VH1 at numerous times throughout his career. 

NEEDLES has won numerous awards for his tattooing, including best color, best black and grey, most unique, and most realistic, to name a few.  He has recently been awarded Best Star Wars Tattoo in STAR WARS INSIDER’s Best of the Year.  His tattoos and artwork have been featured in various magazine articles, as well as books.