Meet The LA Ink Crew

Meet the Crew

Learn more about the LA Ink crew.

Kat Von D was one of the featured artists on the first two seasons of Miami Ink, which has traveled the globe, airing in many countries including Japan, Australia, Brazil and England. Kat specializes in fine-line, black & gray style life-like portraits. In more than a decade of being a professional tattoo artist she has amassed a devout following including hundreds of thousands of friends on her myspace.com page and thousands more checking her out at TLC.com/LA-Ink. In addition, many celebrities, athletes and entertainers seek out her services such as Jackass' Bam Margera, Steve-O and Ryan Dunn, Slayer, My Chemical Romance, Guns N Roses, Green Day, The Mars Volta, Eve and Mira Sorvino.

A fanatical yoga practitioner, tattoo artist Kim Saigh takes a lot of the teachings of the discipline and puts it into her art. Allegorical and illustrative works that express movement and flow dominate Kim's portfolio. Tattooing professionally for 16 years, Kim first got her start in her native Cleveland, moving to Chicago and opening her first shop a few years later. Kim now splits her time between LA and Chicago but always has her black Persian cat, Geezer with her.

Corey Miller is a legend in the industry. Tattooing for 25 years, this California native has inked people all around the world from Japan and Amsterdam to Hawaii and Paris. He specializes in black & gray portraits and dragons that merge the traditional and classic styles with his own. A true master, Corey is known for his freehand work, drawing the image directly onto the skin, foregoing any stencil. He has an extensive client list, including celebrities like James Hettfield from Metallica, Jason Giambi of the NY Yankees and Jesse James. In his spare time, this married father of three enjoys playing the drums.

Hannah Aitchison specializes in bold, colorful, illustrative works including life-like portraits, pin-ups and classic Americana. She enjoys a technical challenge in the tattoos she creates. A single mom, Hannah worked two and three jobs while apprenticing just to support her daughter. When not tattooing or spending time with her daughter, Hannah enjoys painting, knitting, boxing and traveling.

Naheed Simjee met Kat eight years ago at a tattoo convention in Hollywood. They hit it off immediately and they have been really good friends ever since. A self proclaimed "nerd for music," Naheed had her start working in the music industry. She has worked as a music supervisor in the advertising world, finding songs for major television commercial campaigns and as a General Manager of a record label founded by Isaac Brock of the band Modest Mouse, whom she is currently dating. Although Naheed was born in Toronto, Canada, she was raised in Los Angeles most of her life. She has spent the past few years living in Portland and touring the world with various bands. Kat recently asked Naheed to help manage her growing business. Though it's meant a big move for her, Naheed is excited to be back in L.A. with her friends and family.