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Old 06-21-2006, 11:26 AM
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Default NEW june newsletter w interviews and new info

The Atlanta Tattoo convention is THIS weekend please come down and
have a blast with us... and bring your tattoos.

This weekend is ATLANTA and LONG BEACH TATTOO CONVENTIONS - Nate
Beavers, Dave Tedder, Sean Herman will be working the show also Justin
Weatherholtz will be at the convention and then STAYING in atlanta to
work at ALL OR NOTHING for a week or so after, call asap for
appointments.

Brandon Bond will be teaching a seminar on Color, Promotion,
Stenciling, Tattooing, Inks, photograpy, image selection, body
placement, getting published, creating your own "style", needle
groupings, and whatever else you wanna know about THIS SAT at the LONG
BEACH TATTOO CONVENTION (Paul Booth will also be doing a seminar on
Black and Grey) info on seminars is at
http://www.allornothingtattoo.com/seminar.html This particular seminar
will be held on the deck of the ship overlooking the harbor and will
go on as long as you want it to!

The 3rd Annual River City Convention just went down and Sean Herman
was Voted "ARTIST OF THE YEAR" www.seanherman.com

The Book release party for "WHORE" was a HUGE sucess, thanks to
everyone for coming out there are some photos posted at
http://www.allornothingtattoo.com/ga...s.php?album=59

The NEW BOOK is availible RIGHT NOW at a DISCOUNTED rate at
www.strangleholdmerch.com

We have several NEW ARTICLES, The Czhek republic, Germany, Mexico,
Italy etc, articles are being uploaded as fast as we can... at
http://www.allornothingtattoo.com/ga...ndex.php?cat=3

Hopefully we will see you soon!!!! We will be on tour as well so we
are coming with ART and SEMINARS to ya!
Atlanta tattoo convention
Omaha Tattoo Convention
Tampa Tattoo Fest
North Carolina Tattoo Convention
Boston Tattoo Convention
South Florida Tattoo Convention
Lexington KY tattoo convention
Long Beach Tattoo Expo
Jacksonville Tattoo Convention

Thanks, we love you guys!!!! - Joe Waulken, Brandon Bond, Dave Tedder,
Sean Herman, Nate Beavers, Josh Woods, Lenny Len, Justin Weatherholtz,
Alli MacGregor, Albie Rock, Cain, Lucifer, Medusa, Tsunami, Daniel,
GJ, Sherrie, Webmasta J, Pepto The Great, Kapil, A.N.T.I Art Elite
Studios, Mouse, Stranglehold Publications, Allegra Printing, John,
Matt, Kevin the webguy, Josh Baker, and the entire All or Nothing
Family.
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AND.... this is the NEW interview explaining A LOT from our very own
Bossman Brandon Bond (aka the gza) this is an EXCLUSIVE sneak peak at
his new projects and chaos, it will be published in JULY but we
thought you guys might wanna check it out... so if ya do- here it is!!

here it is!

New Interview

What's the best way to describe your new book "WHORE", and why was it
something that you wanted to put together? I was approached about
doing a book two years ago. They said to just send some drawings and
photos and they would do the rest. I blew them off, knowing that
anything I put together would have to be completely controlled by my
graphics team and uncensored. I began a journey to create something
extremely personal, powerful, motivating, artistic and f*%#d up. It
took us two years of working EVERY day on it, every page is a piece of
art, an uncomfortable window into an extremely disturbing and blount
reality. I address every aspect of tattooing, sexuality,
relationships, promotion, exposure, motivation, money, frustration,
being a boss, drugs, hatred, love, family, despair, and sucess that we
could force into the 170 plus pages. There is text, photos, drawings,
blood splatter, firearms, nudity, money, short stories, and deeply
personal messages exploding out of EVERY page. I wanted to create
something unique and thought provoking. Every reader will take
something away something different. Its nothing like anything I have
ever seen. Its pretty insane and every word is completely honest in
every way... too honest at times. It is an extremely positive and
uplifting sweaty ride.

You recently started Stranglehold Publications and merchandise.
What's available through Stranglehold? www.strangleholdmerch.com is
the website, and it is a collection of books, shirts, tattoo chairs,
original paintings, sketch books, framed prints signed, tattoo
equipment, armrests, stickers, HUGE mag tubes, collaboration tables,
and other high quality, high end tattoo type stuff. It is really
exciting, the stuff were moving is top of the line in every way. We
could not find the equipment we needed to do all the crazy stuff were
doing, so we started building it. Every time a tattooer came to our
studio to get tattooed, they always asked about all our stuff, so we
decided to make extras! They are movin' like crack rock. We are
introducing more items every month in our "spare time" whatever that
is?

You recently announced your "retirement". Are we still going to see
new Brandon Bond tattoos?
YES. I am still tattooing, the honest truth is, I couldn't handle the
amount of clients flooding my appointment book, we have booked the
rest of the year and aren't taking many new clients. I am not all art
fagged out, or trying to dissuade any potential clients, however I'm
dying, WAY to many hours tattooing. I worked 7 days a week for over a
decade. Literally. This is actually a large part of what my book is
about. I haven't done anything BUT tattoo since I was 17 years old and
I need room to breathe. But I am still tattooing 5 days a week, in the
new private studio, and always looking for new exciting projects. Now
the client simply has to let us know what they are seeking and we let
em know if we can fit it into what were doing. I am doing a lot of
huge projects nowadays. Clients fly in weekly, from all over the world
and sit days at a time. I did an entire sleeve in two days last
weekend on a guy from England. I prefer to work big, with a lot of
freedom, on people who understand what getting large scale work is all
about. I don't know anything other than tattooing, it is my life, I'm
not abandoning it, just backing up off of it. I will NO LONGER be
tattooing at conventions, or doing guest spots, no more crazy tour
schedules, and hopefully things will not be so hectic every day. I
will still be at convention teaching seminars, but not freaking out
trying to tattoo my a*$ off. Its a great way to actually enjoy a
convention and I had never done that until these last few shows. I am
loving it and I feel like my newer works are flourishing as a result
of this new focus.

I've noticed that you've been doing a lot of large scale black and
grey tattoos. Is b&g something you've always been into?
YES completely, its weird because people always seek me out for color?
I prefer black and grey in a lot of ways, but because no one asks for
it, I never get to do it. Its way easier than color, more relaxing,
faster, and extremely simple. I am down like four flat tires.

Tell me about A.N.T.I. Art Elite! I wanted to be able to tattoo in an
environment that I could not be distracted in, an area where we could
do collaborations without interruption. What I have built is
incredible, complete with movie theaters, koi fish ponds, huge drawing
areas, an art gallery featuring my own private collection of works
from all over, and the most laid back luxurious setting imaginable.
WWW.ANTIARTELITE.COM clients cannot get tattooed here without approval
it is not a public studio, it is perfect in every way. It relaxes both
the client and the artists to the point of bliss. The day and nights
pass as though I weren't even "working" at times. It made tattooing
"fun" again for me. Word on the street says; It's "opulent".


When a client comes to you and says "do whatever you want", how do you
decide what to tattoo on them? I'm extremely fortunate to have the
clients I do, most of them pick a body part and say "fill it up". This
freedom allows for an incredible level of consistent experimentation
and motivation. This is one of the reasons I still tattoo even though
I no longer need to from a financial perspective. I keep a heavy black
file folder with me at all times that contains hundreds of sketches,
photos, images, disks and tattoo ideas. I work to overflow this folder
constantly. On the day of a clients appointment, I just lay out a few
printouts and drawings that fit the body part, and explain what
direction I'm pushing towards finally allowing the client to select
the style or imagery he or she is most enthusiastic about. I stay up
late into the night regularly; researching, drawing, screwing around
with photoshop, printing, all types of images that intimidate my
artistic confidence. I want to do tattoos that are extremely hard to
do. I am seeking imagery that I think I cannot tattoo. Clients really
dig going through all the secret files, and sometimes they argue over
who gets what, but nothing is wasted. I discuss a lot of this process
and how to emulate it in my seminars. If the tattoo artist is into a
day of challenging himself and the client is into the imagery and
ideas, the artwork will reveal that focus, if the artist is not into
it, well... you know how that ends up! My clients are the coolest most
badass motherf@#kers on earth. I love every single one of them as
though I were related to them.


Where has the world of collaborative tattooing taken you artistically
in the last year? Further than I could have ever gone on my own in
another 15 carreers of workaholism. I learn from every collaboration
we do. It is the absolute height of art and growth. The way I look at
tattoos is affected by challenging myself to work with another artist
who I respect. Its nerve racking, intense, and occasionally
uncomfortable, but it creates change and anyone who fears change in
their portfolio is not growing at all. If Im not growing I dont want
to do it... honestly. Tattooing with another artists favorite ink or
machines, and using different lighting and colors in the imagery is
like a window into another artists secret creative process with an all
access pass VIP style. My backpiece is a collaborative work, my new
studio is set up specifically for doing collaborations. I cannot
explain the magic that happens to your vision by doing this with
someone you can be yourself with. My work changes slightly with every
artist I work with and I can always see the reciprocal occurances in
the other artists corresponding portfolios. Its like setting your
creative gasoline on fire and drenching it in truckloads of gunpowder.
Albie Rock, Dave Tedder, Nate Beavers, Sean Herman, Josh Woods, Lenny
Lenn, Joe Waulken, and Joshua Carlton have all had an influence on
what I do as a result of hours and hours of intesive focused debate
while creating mutual works of art together. I will continue to work
in this manner regardless. Its so personal and beautiful, its
confident and scary at the same time. Im all tingly just thinking
about it. Your gonna make me all misty and stuff man...

Your tattoo studio All or Nothing just celebrated its 2 year
anniversary, and it's been one of the most publicised shops in the
history of the industry. Did you have any idea how successful your
shop was going to become?

Honestly we have only achieved about 70% of the goals I have in place.
But we are still young. I thought it would work, but the level of
success we have achieved, and are still achieving is only the result
of hard work with a side dish of luck. My staff and I push each other
at every pass, I could not have achieved any of this alone, and I
remind them of that as often as possible. As amazing and awesome of a
ride as its been, there is much work still to do. "The only place
success comes before work is in the dictionary". That is a quote in my
book from my mother, and its true. We cannot stop and think "we are
there" ever. We have to remain hungry at all times, motivated and
driven.

Did you see yourself becoming the artist and business man that you are today
back when you started tattooing?

When I started tattooing I was not even aware of the intensity and
growth we were all about to experience as an art form, lifestyle, and
as a business. The tattoo industry has since gone through a HUGE
rebirth and renaissance and my plans were created "on the fly" as a
result of that growth. There really wasn't anything around like what
we are doing 14 years ago. It was later that 222 tattoo in Frisco,
Darkside tattoo in CT, Ed Hardy's Tattoo City, and Newskool collective
in Cali, all shaped what people thought about the limitations of the
parlor atmosphere. Studios where you could walk in and get tattooed by
a number of "famous" or well known artists and unreal personalities
who came together to push each other further have since appeared
throughout the country. They are still FAR too rare, but increasingly
more available. I knew that I was going to do everything in my power
to learn and grow and develop my own style yes, but as I saw artists
working together and accomplishing works that consistently blew every
ones minds, I knew that was the future of everything. One artist alone
cannot produce art like 2, or 5 or 10. Strength in numbers, however it
is ALWAYS quality over quantity. One bad attitude or ego driven
distraction can ruin the mood and art is all about mood. I worked in
20 cities at a vast number of extremely well known studios. I had
uhaul on speed dial for over a decade. I was fighting for knowledge. I
moved nomadically seeking better art, better artistic environments,
and was consistently disappointed. I knew at some point that I would
have to create what I was seeking, and set out to make it happen at
any cost. I feel extremely grateful to have pulled together the staff
and environment that continues to grow here in Atlanta at our studio.
I put everything I had into it and fought tooth and nail to insure its
success. It was worth it.

Your shop name pretty well sums up the type of person you are. You are all
or nothing when it comes to art and shop promotion. What have been
some of the triumphs and speed bumps that have helped or hindered you in
your rise to fame and fortune?

Tattooing is an art form. Studio ownership is a business. I think a
lot of people blur the line between the two. Once you put your name on
a lease and hire a bunch of people you are solely responsible to
provide income for those staff members. My artists, tattoo
apprentices, counterstaff, piercers, webguys, etc. are family to me. I
refuse to let them starve. The only purpose in business is producing
revenue and feeding those who depend on it. I feel like a lot of
people misunderstood what I was doing early on, and as a result we
still have a lot of haters. The "starving artist" mentality that
pervades our industry is doing nothing but holding us back. I was
simply reaching out to our target demographic as a means to an end.
That is how business is done. Internet promotion and advertising are
key to any successful venture economically. So I hired some people to
plaster search engine friendly information all over the Internet.
Tattoo artists have consistently misunderstood this activity and still
do in some instances. If we win a pile of awards and then post it on
the Internet we are not being arrogant, cocky, exploitative, or
obnoxious, we are simply feeding information to our target
demographic. The tattoo client. And it works. Why do we need 15
websites? Because clients read every single word on all of them and
then book a flight to Atlanta. Why have a mailing list, so our clients
can be aware of whats going on and which cities we will be appearing
in. Why advertise on TV? why not? Tattooing is no longer a secret,
underbelly of negativity. It is a validated art form and a gigantic
industry enjoying a level of success that was previously
unprecedented. We treated our studio as a business and promoted it. I
am not interested in being underground or secretive, this is not the
'20s and I see no reason to act like it is. Would I have changed
anything? YES! I probably would have added a disclaimer specifically
directed at other tattooers saying "relax man, its cool this is just
for the clients of the universe, please don't hate the player, hate
the game. We are not trying to say we are better than you. We are
promoting, so please ignore this unless you want to get a really dope
tattoo". This industry is no longer run specifically by bikers and
drug dealers. Legitimate business is and should be allowed. I never
meant to step on any ones d*@K or get everyone all worked up. I have
nothing but respect for tattooing and all that it WILL BE. I have done
nothing but tattoo and promote for 14 years. There is nothing more
important to my income, and my existence than tattooing. I feel that
is reflected in the work of my staff and I, promotion is a separate
and necessary entity.

In becoming who you are as an artist and shop owner, you built a lot of
bridges and burned a few. Is there anything that you would do different or
take back if you had to do it all over again?

Its weird because I have no regrets, BUT you cant please everyone. I
have been repeatedly misquoted in articles, and people take that stuff
SO personally. In all honesty I probably would too! Its extremely
upsetting to everyone involved... especially ME! I never meant to
intentionally offend or disrespect anyone, but Its bound to happen
when your doing as many articles with interviews per year as I have
done in the past 5 years, a couple are going to suck. I am not
responsible for what a magazine misrepresents, and I always require a
retraction acknowledgement. I hope this is not one of them, as it is
very important to me that I not offend other tattooers. I have nothing
but respect for other tattooers, especially tattooers who have been in
it longer than I. My gratitude is expressed constantly in my work and
in print, but that's not the part people seem to notice. Its ironic
really, kinda like when your talking to your old lady and you tell her
five minutes of how awesome she is and all she heard was one sentence
in the middle somewhere and freaks out and doesn't give you any
cootchie. I have nothing but respect for tattooing, tattooers, and
tattoo studios. Without those before us we would be nothing. People
seem to have formulated an opinion about me because of all the crap in
these interviews. My book deals with this subject some as well. All I
can say is "don't believe the hype". If you are offended by my
statements call me, lets talk about it, don't freak out and talk s&!t
about who I am as a person. I'm easy to find, and a magazine is NOT a
venue in which I would start a war.

You just imported a LOT of amazing new artists, who are these guys and
where did you find them? I honestly could not be more stoked about the
talent that just moved in. Dave Tedder and I toured last year all over
the country doing conventions, seminars, and guest spots. We met
hundreds of badass tattooers from everywhere and word travelled that
we were looking for some like minded, driven and talented artists. The
first was Nate Beavers from Big Brain in Omaha. He came to our shop
and did a few guest spots and just blew every ones f@$*ing mind with
what he was tattooing. That guy is on fire. I have already done two
collaborations with him and I have to try and keep up the whole time.
He has been tattooing as long as I have I think... hes incredible. He
can bust out a portrait, a bloody zombie, perfect traditional, and a
Japanese sleeve all in the same afternoon without batting an eye. The
second was Josh Woodkowski (Josh Woods) from Buffalo, New York. I
cannot believe the stuff this guy pulls off. He does so many different
styles at the same time I don't think he even understands it! Watch
out for that guy, he's burning both ends. The third was Lenny Len who
also comes from Omaha ironically. He is a younger artist who you will
get tired of being blown away by. We are doing a collaboration
together in a few weeks. He is growing faster than all of us. These
guys with Dave Tedder, Sean Herman, Joe Waulken, a slew of guest
artists, and Myself combine to form Voltron, and can really destroy.
We are always looking to find more hungry and driven talent, and are
always hiring. Albie Rock, Justin Weatherholtz, Billy Hill, Dan Henk
and Anthony Orsatti come through regularly and lay the smack down. We
are a Leviathan of motivation and creativity, I have to pinch myself
to make sure I'm not just hallucinating all of this.

Any last minute shout outs???
YES we have a new addition to the A.N.T.I. family... Dave Tedder is
about to reproduce any day now and ALL or NOTHING has never had a
baby! So congrats to Dave and his baby mama... and Ill see all of you
in hell...

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www.myspace.com/brandonbond
www.myspace.com/atlantaart
www.strangleholdmerch.com
www.davemftedder.com
www.imyourenemy.com
www.seanherman.com
www.natebeavers.com
www.joshwoodkowski.com
www.albierock.com
www.myspace.com/antiartaon ..>..>
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www.myspace.com/aonteam

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