LA Ink - Tattoos for life
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | LA Ink - Tattoos for life |
| Original title | LA Ink |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2007-2011 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 84 in 4 seasons |
| genre | Reality soap |
| Theme music | Nouvelle Vague - Dancing With Myself |
| First broadcast | Aug 7, 2007 (USA) on TLC |
| German-language first broadcast |
December 12, 2007 on DMAX |
| occupation | |
LA Ink - Tattoos for Life is a TLC- produced US reality show that depicts events at High Voltage Tattoo , a tattoo parlor in Los Angeles , California . It is one of the offshoots of the series Miami Ink and ran on TLC for the first time on August 7, 2007 at DMAX was on 12 December 2007 at 22:15 Premiere .
In August 2011, the broadcaster announced that it would not continue the series beyond the fourth season.
history
The studio is owned by tattoo artist Kat Von D (Katherine von Drachenberg), who previously starred in Miami Ink . After a failure in 2007, Kat left the show and returned to Los Angeles, where she decided to open her own tattoo studio. In the first two seasons she had strong support from the well-known tattoo artists Hannah Aitchison , Kim Saigh and Corey Miller . Her friend Pixie Acia worked as a shop manager, but was fired after the first season. Kim and Hannah left the show in the season two finale to return to their hometown of Chicago .
The show's theme song is Dancing With Myself by Nouvelle Vague .
Prominent customers
- Dominic Monaghan , actor ( The Lord of the Rings , Lost )
- Eric Balfour , actor ( Six Feet Under , 24 ), singer with Born as Ghosts ; episode 1
- Steve-O ( Jackass ); Episodes 2 and 5
- Jesse Metcalfe , actor ( Desperate Housewives ); Episode 4
- Mike V , professional skateboarder; Episode 4
- Bam Margera , Jackass star, professional skateboarder; Episode 8
- Scott Ian , guitarist for Anthrax ; Episode 7
- Matt Skiba , singer and guitarist for Alkaline Trio ; Episode 10
- Sebastian Bach , singer from Skid Row ; Episode 12
- Margaret Cho , actress and comedian; Episode 13
- Eve , hip hop singer and actress; Episode 3
- Frank Iero , guitarist for My Chemical Romance ; Episode 6
- Jenna Jameson , former porn actress, porn producer and businesswoman; Episode 10
- Ronnie Radke , former singer of Escape the Fate , singer of Falling in Reverse ; Episode 17
- Amanda Beard , American swimmer; Episode 21
- Tim Lopez , guitarist for Plain White T’s ; Episode 22
- Lemmy Kilmister , singer with Motörhead ; Episode 37
- Jeffree Star , drag queen, singer; Episode 10
- Tim Lambesis , singer of As I Lay Dying ; Episode 26
- Ralph Saenz , singer with Steel Panther ; Episode 25
See also
Web links
- LA Ink - life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Website of High Voltage Tattoo (Engl.)
- Interview with Kat von D on Spiegel Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sandra Gonzalez: TLC cancels 'LA Ink' . Entertainment Weekly . August 18, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.