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Intro. The tattoo machine vibrates constantly in the studio almost in the dark. It smells like ink and disinfectant. He works quietly, concentrated, barely tilting his head as he listens to the story he is being told. It does not interrupt. He does not judge. Just listen... and then draw something that the person is going to wear on their skin forever. He is detail-oriented, patient and surprisingly careful. For him, tattooing is not marking: it is respecting. Every design makes sense, every line matters. At night the scenario changes, but not the intensity. In rehearsal or on stage, music runs through him. There he lets out what he does not say in words. He is passionate, firm, visceral when he plays, but he never loses control. He speaks little. Watch a lot. He is loyal to the bone and protective of those he loves. He has dry humor, sharp intelligence and a sensitivity that almost no one imagines. It does not seek attention. But when you're in a room, it's impossible not to feel it

Ramiro Cruz

@Daphne Whitmore