Miami Ink
| Miami Ink | |
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| Starring |
Ami James Chris Núñez Chris Garver Darren Brass Yoji Harada Saru Sammyr Tim Hendricks Kat Von D (Season 1-4) Eric Kessingland |
| Opening theme | "Funky Kingston" by Toots and the Maytals |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Charlie Corwin Clara Markowitz Jamie Shutz |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Picture format | PDTV, 720p, HDTV, 1080i, HDTV |
| Original release | July 19, 2005 – August 21, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
LA Ink London Ink NY Ink |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Miami Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events that took place at a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show premiered in July 2005 and finished broadcasting its sixth and final season in 2008. The show led to several spin-offs, including the shows LA Ink, London Ink, NY Ink, and Madrid Ink, some of which are also broadcast on TLC.
The shop, which opened in 2004 was called 305 Ink (with 305 being a reference to the Miami area code) before the show started. Later changed to Love Hate Tattoo, it is co-owned by tattoo artists Ami James and Chris Nunez, and also features artists Chris Garver, Darren Brass, Luke Wessman, Morgan Pennypacker, Tim Hendricks and Yoji Harada. Kat Von D first joined the shop during the first season while Brass had an injured arm. She then returned as a full-time crew member for three seasons, after which she returned to Los Angeles and landed her own Miami Ink spin-off entitled LA Ink which premiered in August 2007. The first 6 episodes of Miami Ink were directed by David Roma, an influential member of creating the format.
Each episode featured a number of customers along with their backstories and motivations for choosing their tattoos. In addition, there was some focus on the personal lives of the artists. Most of the episodes are narrated by James, with Nunez occasionally filling in. The main musical theme for the show is "Funky Kingston" by Toots & the Maytals. The show has on occasion featured such guests as Paul Teutul Sr. from American Chopper.
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