MUSINK: ORANGE COUNTY’S PREMIERE TATTOO & MUSIC FESTIVAL TOPS OVER 11,000 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THREE-DAY EXTRAVAGANZA

FR:      LIBBY COFFEY/MICHELE STEPHENS–MSO

MUSINK
—ORANGE COUNTY’S PREMIERE TATTOO & MUSIC FESTIVAL—
TOPS OVER 11,000 IN ATTENDANCE
FOR THREE-DAY EXTRAVAGANZA

MUSINK 2011 crowd waits for Suicidal Tendencies to take the stage.
Photo courtesy of Christopher Victorio of the OC WEEKLY.

This past weekend, Friday, March 4, Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, over 11,000 tattoo & music enthusiasts descended on the OC Fair & Event Center for the fourth annual MUSINK Tattoo Convention & Music Festival, drawing the festival its largest attendance numbers in the past two years.Orange County’s premiere Tattoo Convention and Music Festival encompasses tattoo culture, lifestyle and great music.

“It’s exciting to see the festival continue to expand and grow; at MUSINK attendees and exhibitors come together from every race and socio-economic status across the world,” explains MUSINK founder Bill Hardie. “Tattoos & music have a strong underlying and personal passion at their core. Both require a level of commitment and are not taken lightly by the individual as an expression of their personal style outside of mainstream corporate culture.”

The unique tattoo convention and music festival kicked off with a series of powerful rock performances from Suicidal Tendencies, Biohazard, CKY, Circa Survive, Thrice, Hot Water Music and The Used headlining with five local acts offering support. Over 300 tattoo artists from around the world took appointments from fans and displayed their wares over the three-day extravaganza. A few of the renowned tattoo artists at MUSINK 2011Robert Hernandez, Bob Roberts, Jack Rudy, Robert Atkinson, Megan Hoogland, Gil Montie, Gold Rush Tattoo, Juan Puente, Mark Mahoney, Paul Stottler, Shawn Barber, Kim Saigh, Corey Miller, Kore Flatmo, Bob Tyrrell, Grant Cobb, Oliver Peck, Baba Norm, Kari Barba, Sid Stankovits, Tony Hundahl, Steve Byrne, Nikko Hurtado, Troy Denning, Matt Simmons, Amy Nicoletto, Rick Walters, Tennessee Dave, Big Gus, Mike Shea, Vic Back, Myles Karr, Davide, Adrian Willard, Jess Yen,  Louie Gold and more.

Jess Yen of My Tattoo (Alhambra, CA) demonstrates the traditional Japanese Tabori style of tattooing a.ka. “hand-poked ink.”   Photo credit: Markus Cuff.

New for this year, a skating concourse abounded the festival grounds with Active Ride Shop team riders Brian Hansen aka Slash, Figgy, Collin Provost, The Nuge, Theoitis, Beasley, Jordan Hoffart, Anthony Schultz and more skating alongside brave amateurs. Other fun events included daily tattoo contests, live performance art shows from the tattoo artists, the Sullen Angel “Miss Musink” contest, a custom motorcycle show and more.

Standard needle technique pictured below.
Photo credit: John Gilhooley.

Watch MUSINK 2011 live video coverage from the Orange County Register: http://www.ocregister.com/video/c/1125901233/latest/815639441001/cif-championship-los

 
Pictured below The Used close out the three-day MUSINK festival.
Photo courtesy of Christopher Victorio of the OC WEEKLY.

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For more information on MUSINK, contact, MSO           
818-380-0400

Libby Coffey                          x224 LCoffey@msopr.com
Michele Stephens                 x227 MStephens@msopr.com