Ep 148. ”Your Idols Have Idols” (Part 3 of Our Interview with Jason Leeser)

Did you ever want a list of, as we dubbed it Christmas Day, the "Rushmore" of tattoo artists to follow? Never fear because Jason Leeser's coming in clutch with his top inspirations. We feel bad cause we had to cut him off at some point (it was pushing 3 am by the end of this recording).

In this episode, you'll see that you are in fact, the sum of who you're around; Jason has made a point of not only being inspired by many artists, but putting himself in alignment with them; Either by traveling, where he ultimately met so many amazing people or by getting tattooed with the hope to gleam some insight and start a relationship. What you'll learn in this last episode is that your idols might be far more "touchable" than you might imagine.

What you'll really see is that Jason is a great guy who not only hustles his heart out but is willing to go any distance to make sure that not only is his body covered in elite tattoo work, but that he gets to meet and experience the epic talent of the tattoo community. 

Thank you SO much Jason! You made the world a smaller place for us and gave us hope that all things are in reach. Such a great way to end 2022. 

The List in no specific order: 

Guy Aitchison, Clint Danroth, Steve Moore, Fibs, Whole Tex Family over at Deadly Tattoos, Chris Dunn, Shane Ford, Rich Wren, Bill Canales, Dave Tevenal, Ian over at Yellow Rose Tattoo and finally, all of Reinventing the Tattoo. 

Make sure to follow the studio's associated with all of these brilliant artists; You'll find even more talent to gush over. 

~Hosts: Amy Nicholls & Rico Illiano (Rico's our intro and exit man) 

~Sound Design by: Amy Nicholls who owes (Sound Wizard) Chuck Nunn (@djchucknunn) for Intros and Exits and for his years of audio support that was the foundation of this podcast. 

~New Intro and Exit Music by Chuck Nunn. "Jamuary 10" (list of Jamuary's found here at: Soundcloud.com/chuck-nunn )

~OG Intro and Exit Music (Current Black Box Music) done by: Brandon Carter at (Brandon Scott Carter Publishing). The name of the OG track is "Ink Apprentice". If you like Brandon's sound, you can email him at: (brandon.carter@outlook.com)

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