Miami Ink
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Miami Ink is an American reality show on TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...

 that follows the events that took place at a tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...

 shop in Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...

. The show premiered in July 2005 and has finished broadcasting its fourth season. The show led to several spin-offs
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

, including the shows LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...

, London Ink
London Ink
London Ink is a reality show on Discovery Real Time that follows Louis Molloy and three other tattoo artists.Each of the artists brings a different style to London Ink. Louis Molloy, is an expert in parallel and straight lines and other difficult shapes, and has tattooed David Beckham. Dan Gold is...

and NY Ink
NY Ink
NY Ink is an American reality-television series first aired on the cable-television channel TLC. It follows the events of famed tattoo artist Ami James and his brand new shop, the Wooster St. Social Club tattoo studio in New York City, New York. The series premiered on June 2, 2011 with new...

which are also broadcast on TLC.

History

The shop, which was called 305 Ink (with 305 being a reference to the Miami area code
Area code 305
Area code 305 was the single original area code for the entire state of Florida. Today, it serves all of Miami-Dade County , and the part of Monroe County that is in the Florida Keys...

) before the show started, is now called Love Hate Tattoo and is co-owned by tattoo artist
Tattoo artist
A tattoo artist is an individual who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a tattoo shop, tattoo studio or tattoo parlour...

s Ami James and Chris Núñez
Chris Núñez
Chris Núñez is an American tattoo artist. He is the co-owner of Love Hate Tattoos, a tattoo shop located in Miami Beach, Florida and the subject of the TLC reality television program Miami Ink....

, and also features artists Chris Garver
Chris Garver
Chris Garver is a tattoo artist featured on the TLC reality television show Miami Ink. He is widely considered as one of the best tattoo artists in the world, with a two year long waiting list of clients....

, Darren Brass
Darren Brass
Darren Brass is an American tattoo artist. He featured in reality television show Miami Ink. He cites Chris Garver, Joe Vegas, Bob Roberts, and Ed Hardy as influences....

, Tim Hendricks and Yoji Harada
Yoji Harada
is a Japanese tattoo artist and musician who gained fame from his appearances in the TLC reality show Miami Ink.- Biography :Yoji was born in Tokyo, Japan before moving to Chicago where he met and married his first wife Bonnie Minkus. In 1998 he moved to New York City, New York in order to pursue...

. Kat Von D
Kat Von D
Katherine Drachenberg , known professionally as Kat Von D and who has given her name as Katherine von Drachenberg in two German interviews is an American tattoo artist and television personality...

 first joined the shop during the first season while Brass had an injured arm. She then returned as a full time crew member for two seasons, after which she returned to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 and landed her own Miami Ink spin-off entitled LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...

which premiered in August 2007. The first 6 episodes of Miami Ink were directed by David Roma
David Roma
-Biography:David Roma is an American television producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, born in New York City in 1974. The son of 1950s and 60s Capitol Records recording artist Frank Roma and grandson of a classical pianist, David spent his early years until the age of 21 developing a career as a...

, an influential member of creating the format.
Each episode featured a number of customers along with their backstories and motivations for choosing their tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...

s. In addition, there was some focus on the personal lives of the artists. Most of the episodes are narrated by James, with Nuñez occasionally filling in. The main musical theme for the show is "Funky Kingston
Funky Kingston
Funky Kingston is the name of two albums by reggae singing group Toots and the Maytals. The first was issued in Jamaica and the United Kingdom in 1972 on Dragon Records, DRLS 5002, a subsidiary label of Island Records, owned by Chris Blackwell. A different album, with the same cover and title, was...

" by Toots & the Maytals
Toots & the Maytals
Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...

. The show has on occasion featured the personalities from other TLC shows such as American Chopper
American Chopper
American Chopper is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. , who manufacture custom motorcycles. Orange County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York...

.

The original Miami Ink shop has now become a full retail shop for the clothing line DeVille, but James and Núñez have opened a bigger tattoo shop, called LoveHate Tattoo, next door.

NY Ink

Since Miami Ink went off air, Ami moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 in 2011 to fulfill his dream of opening a legal tattoo shop there, called the Wooster St. Social Club. Ami teamed up again with David Roma
David Roma
-Biography:David Roma is an American television producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, born in New York City in 1974. The son of 1950s and 60s Capitol Records recording artist Frank Roma and grandson of a classical pianist, David spent his early years until the age of 21 developing a career as a...

 and Charlie Corwin
Charlie Corwin
Charlie Corwin is the founder and CEO of Original Media, a subsidiary of Endemol USA, which is headquartered in New York. He has produced a variety of critically acclaimed movies, television, and digital programs and was named one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch" in 2006.Corwin co-founded...

 to detail the proceedings in the shop on NY Ink
NY Ink
NY Ink is an American reality-television series first aired on the cable-television channel TLC. It follows the events of famed tattoo artist Ami James and his brand new shop, the Wooster St. Social Club tattoo studio in New York City, New York. The series premiered on June 2, 2011 with new...

, which premiered June 2, 2011 on TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...

.

International screenings

Miami Ink has been shown mainly on channels of the Discovery Network
Discovery Network
A Discovery Network is a community that can include commercial, academic, governmental and independent entities collaborating together and coordinating their efforts to enrich society with new material goods and services, and extracting some value from doing so...

, including Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time is a factual television channel owned by Discovery Networks Europe.It was originally launched in the UK in March 1992 as TLC, a British version of the US channel of the same name...

 (UK, Ireland, France, Italy), the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...

 (Norway, Poland, Denmark, Romania, Finland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Namibia, Belgium, Turkey, Portugal, Czech, Spain), DMAX
DMAX (TV channel)
DMAX is a men's lifestyle channel operated by Discovery Networks Deutschland free-to-air in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Though the channel is widely available throughout the rest of Europe...

 (UK, Ireland and Germany), Discovery Travel and Living (Croatia, India, Italy, Russia, Serbia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Macedonia, Denmark, Singapore, Portugal, Hong Kong) and People & Arts (Latin America, Spain and Brazil). It has also been broadcast by Viasat 4
Viasat 4
Viasat 4 is a television channel broadcasting to Norway owned by the Modern Times Group. The channel was launched on 8th September 2007, a week after the launch of the digital terrestrial television network in Norway, replacing ZTV which ceased broadcasting shortly before.The channel opened with...

 (Norway), TV6 (Sweden), TV3+ (Denmark) and JIM
JIM
JIM is a Finnish national television channel that replaced Nelonen Plus on February 26, 2007....

 (Finland).

Celebrity customers

The following celebrities have appeared on Miami Ink:
  • Evan Seinfeld
    Evan Seinfeld
    Evan Seinfeld is an American musician and actor, as well as a director, photographer, and writer. He has also appeared in several pornographic films under the pseudonym "Spyder Jonez". He is best known for playing bass guitar and serving as vocalist for the heavy metal band Biohazard, and as the...

    , vocalist for Biohazard
    Biohazard (band)
    Biohazard is a band originally based in Brooklyn, New York. They are acknowledged as one of the earliest bands to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip hop. The original lineup consisted of Vocalist/Guitarist Billy Graziadei, bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel,...

     and adult film star
  • Sunny Garcia
    Sunny Garcia
    Sunny Garcia was born Vincent Sennen Garcia on January 14, 1970 in Mā'ili, on the Westside of Oahu, Hawaii. He grew up in Wai'anae and after leaving school, debuted on the 1986 Gotcha Pro at Sandy Beach, Oahu, beating the 1984 champ Tom Carroll....

    , pro surfer
  • Bam Margera
    Bam Margera
    Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...

    , professional skateboarder and actor
  • Mark Zupan, athlete
  • H2O
    H2O (American band)
    -Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...

    , band
  • Phil Varone
    Phil Varone
    Phil Varone is an American drummer, music producer and songwriter. He is a founding member of the band Saigon Kick, and later joined Skid Row. He has also played drums for Vince Neil and Prunella Scales.-Early life:...

    , drummer of Skid Row and Saigon Kick
    Saigon Kick
    Saigon Kick was an American rock band from Miami, Florida that formed in 1988.-History:Saigon Kick was formed by lead vocalist Matt Kramer and guitarist Jason Bieler along with bassist Tom Defile, and drummer Phil Varone. They gained a following on the local club scene and generated enough of a...

  • Anthony Bourdain
    Anthony Bourdain
    Anthony Michael "Tony" Bourdain is an American chef, author and television personality. He is well known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and is the host of Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.A...

    , celebrity chef
  • Harold Hunter
    Harold Hunter
    __notoc__Harold Atkins Hunter was an American professional skateboarder and actor. He was best known on screen for his part in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids, playing the role of Harold....

    , skateboarder
  • Lloyd Banks
    Lloyd Banks
    Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...

    , rapper
  • Johnny Messner, actor
  • Jesse Hughes
    Jesse Hughes (musician)
    Jesse "The Devil" Hughes is an American musician from Greenville, South Carolina. Hughes is known for his role as frontman of the California-based rock band, Eagles of Death Metal. He cites Little Richard as his biggest musical influence and inspiration.-Early life:At age 7, Hughes' mother, Jo...

    , musician of Eagles of Death Metal
    Eagles of Death Metal
    Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...

  • Ivy Supersonic
    Ivy Supersonic
    Ivy Supersonic is a New York fashion designer, self-promoter, event planner, and animated character designer. She is the daughter of Jerome Silberstein, co-founder of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos.-Fashion and promotion:...

    , fashion designer
  • Chris Jacobs, host of TLC's
    TLC (TV channel)
    TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...

     Overhaulin'
    Overhaulin'
    Overhaulin' is an American automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009. The show remains available via re-runs and syndication.-Hosts:...

  • Reginald 'Fieldy' Arvizu
    Reginald Arvizu
    Reginald Quincy "Fieldy" Arvizu is the bassist for the nu metal band Korn, and guitarist for the hard rock band StillWell.-Musical career:...

    , bassist for Korn
    Korn
    Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...

  • Craig Ferguson
    Craig Ferguson
    Craig Ferguson is a Scottish American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS...

    , actor and comedian
  • Randy Orton
    Randy Orton
    Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...

    , WWE Superstar
  • Abraham Quintanilla III, Mexican-American musician and producer
  • Paul Teutul, Sr.
    Paul Teutul, Sr.
    Paul John Teutul is the founder of Orange County Choppers, a manufacturer of custom motorcycles and focus of the reality television series American Chopper. Teutul first appeared on the show with his sons Paul Teutul, Jr...

    , Owner of Orange County Choppers American Chopper
    American Chopper
    American Chopper is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. , who manufacture custom motorcycles. Orange County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York...

  • Paula Meronek, TV personality from The Real World
    The Real World
    The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...

  • MickDeth, bassist for Eighteen Visions
    Eighteen Visions
    Eighteen Visions was an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in October of 1995, the group was one of the first practitioners involved in the metalcore genre...

  • DJ Skribble
    DJ Skribble
    DJ Skribble is an Italian-American DJ, producer, remixer, radio personality and actor.In the early 1990s he teamed up with Kamron, ATA, Firstborn, and Tommy Never in Young Black Teenagers, who released two albums before splitting up.In 1996 he worked with Bill Irwin on the musical Hip Hop Wonderland...

    , DJ
  • Mr. J. Medeiros
    Mr. J. Medeiros
    Jason C. Medeiros better known as Mr. J. Medeiros, is an American M.C., record producer, songwriter, and social activist. He is responsible for forming the Hip Hop group The Procussions, the IAmConstance campaign, and his own label De Medeiros...

    , Emcee/Producer
  • Gianna Lynn
    Gianna Lynn
    Gianna Lynn is an American pornographic actress. Lynn was born in the Philippines of mixed Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry and moved to California at the age of four. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley...

    , adult film star

Episode List (in premiere date order)

  • SEASON 1 (21 Episodes)
  • Season 1 Episode 1 - Five Friends (Prem. 7/19/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 2 - Never Forget (Prem. 7/26/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 3 - In Memory Of… (Prem. 8/2/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 4 - Growing Up (Prem. 8/9/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 5 - The Apprentice (Prem. 8/16/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 6 - The Family (Prem. 8/23/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 7 - Going For The Gold (Prem. 9/6/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 8 - Bad Break (Prem. 9/13/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 9 - Kat's In The Groove (Prem. 9/20/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 10 - Finding Balance (Prem. 9/27/05)
  • Season 1 Episode 21 - Hawaii (Prem. 1/8/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 11 - More Money, More Problems (Prem. 1/10/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 12 - Step up or Step Out (Prem. 1/17/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 14 - Party All The Time (Prem. 1/24/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 13 - Weathering The Storm (Prem. 1/31/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 15 - Kat's Return, Ami's Ride (Prem. 2/7/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 17 - While Ami's Away...(Prem. 2/28/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 18 - Rock 'n' Roll All Night (Prem. 3/7/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 16 - The Ink That Binds (Prem. 3/14/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 19 - Goodbye Freedom (Prem. 4/4/06)
  • Season 1 Episode 20 - Made In Japan (Prem. 4/11/06)

  • SEASON 2 (33 Episodes)
  • Season 2 Episode 2 - Saver or Spender (Prem. 7/18/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 1 - Yoji's Initiation (Prem. 7/25/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 3 - Woman In a Man's World (Prem. 8/1/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 4 - The Ultimate Job Interview (Prem. 8/8/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 5 - We're All Family (Prem. 8/15/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 6 - Kat The Party Machine (Prem. 8/22/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 7 - Garver's Ultimatum (Prem. 8/29/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 8 - Kat: A Fish Out Of Water (Prem. 9/5/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 9 - Ami's Bad Side (Prem. 9/12/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 10 - Kat's Niche (Prem. 9/19/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 11 - Lloyd Banks and the Rotten Apple (Prem. 10/10/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 12 - Kat & Ami Tattoo The Troops (Prem. 10/17/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 13 - Bye-Bye Bridgette (Prem. 10/24/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 14 - Sink Or Swim (Prem. 10/31/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 15 - The Jeep (Prem. 11/07/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 16 - History Of The Circus Sideshow (Prem. 11/28/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 17 - A Disgruntled Yoji (Prem. 12/5/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 18 - Von D Family Bonding (Prem. 12/12/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 19 - The Car Star (Prem. 12/19/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 20 - Garver's Injury (Prem. 12/26/06)
  • Season 2 Episode 21 - Battle Of The Apprentices (Prem. 1/23/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 22 - Shop Party (Prem. 1/30/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 23 - Yoji's Big Move (Prem. 2/6/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 24 - Family Values Tour (Prem. 2/13/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 25 - Nobody Likes a Quitter (Prem. 2/27/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 26 - Bella Boot Camp (Prem. 3/6/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 27 - Kat and Oliver Quality Time (Prem. 3/13/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 28 - Back To Their Roots (Prem. 3/20/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 29 - Kat's Cooking (Prem. 3/27/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 30 - Yoji's Dilemma (Prem. 4/3/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 32 - Ami and Nunez Buy A Bar (Prem. 4/24/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 31 - American Chopper (Prem. 5/1/07)
  • Season 2 Episode 33 - Tensions Rock The Shop (Prem. 5/8/07)

  • SEASON 3 (26 Episodes)
  • Season 3 Episode 1 - New Artist Search (Prem. 6/12/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 2 - Staff, Staff, Staff (Prem. 6/19/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 3 - Old Friends (Prem. 6/26/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 4 - Facing Changes (Prem. 7/3/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 5 - Garver Gets Commissioned (Prem. 7/17/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 6 - Viva Las Vegas (Prem. 7/24/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 7 - Nothing Lasts Forever (Prem. 7/31/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 8 - No Regrets (Prem. 11/6/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 9 - Ami's Anger (Prem. 11/13/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 10 - Skate Or Die (Prem. 11/20/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 11 - Speed Racer (Prem. 11/27/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 12 - Makin' The Big Leagues (Prem. 12/4/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 13 - Through Thick and Thin (Prem. 12/11/07)
  • Season 3 Episode 14 - Make or Break (Prem. 4/24/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 15 - We Are Family (Prem. 5/1/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 16 - Tim's Pinups (Prem. 5/8/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 17 - House Hunting (Prem. 5/15/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 18 - Ami Animates (Prem. 5/22/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 19 - Blast Off! (Prem. 6/5/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 20 - Dre's Stylin' (Prem. 6/12/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 21 - Ami and Yoji Come To Blows (Prem. 7/3/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 22 - Dre Demands Respect (Prem. 7/10/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 23 - Ruthless and Toothless (Prem. 7/24/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 24 - New Orleans Special (Prem. 8/7/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 25 - Hanging With The Hirada's (Prem. 8/14/08)
  • Season 3 Episode 26 - A Baby Makes Three (Prem. 8/21/08)

  • Source: http://store.discovery.com/miami-ink-the-complete-collection-dvd/detail.php?p=303865&v=tlc_dvds-books_shows

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