MEXICO CITY TATTOO CONVENTION, OCT. 29 & 30, 2011

Mexico City Tattoo convention organizer Tony Serrano from Tatuajes Mexico, asked us to do a machine seminar. There were 16 artists in the class. We covered everything in our book and more. The goal is more than just to educate artists, for us, it's important to find people who are on the same page and want to be a part of the solution and NOT part of the problem. First you need to wake up and see that there is a problem and then tear it down bit by bit.

"HOW MANY OF YOU MAKE YOUR OWN NEEDLES?" Looks like 2 or so.. the rest?

The way to maintain quality control over every aspect of your tattooing is to understand every aspect of your tattooing. What you're actually doing when you step on the footswitch, when you put the needles in to the skin, the types of needles you are using, the quality of the pigment. Almost all tattoo supply companies don't care if you're doing good work with the products they sell. Almost all tattoo supply companies don't care if the products they sell are truly functional. Almost all tattoo supply companies don't understand what they are really selling. Almost all tattoo supply companies have never used the products they sell. Almost all artists trust these suppliers to supply them with quality functional products... these suppliers buy and sell products manufactured by people who do not tattoo, people who do not understand what functions are necessary in a tattoo machine. This is only a small part of the problem. Now, hopefully, these 16 students will not be taken by the hype in this unregulated business oriented supplier / artist relationship.

Art, Steve, Pablo Porno and Enrico Colombres.

While we were busy at the booth, selling machines, repairing machines and tattooing...

Juan "super" Arreguin was busy trying out his new prototype model machine, and having great results!

David "Scrappy Uno" Garcia was tattooing with his own model Scrappy Uno machine ...

Manuel "Master" Servin was tattooing also...

L to R: Pablo Porno, Scrappy Uno, and Master... All first place winners! Portrait, tattoo of the day, realism... the best of the best.

Congratulations to all 3 of these artists, we are proud to have them on Godoy Machines.

Mean while... Javier "Jade" Campos, was winning in Ecuador & Lima Peru with his own Javier Campos model machine!!!

The talent at this convention was incredible, the organization was perfect, the entertainment excellent.. thanks also to Tony Serrano for being a great host. And Enrico Colombres from Godoy Machines South America for being part of our crew.

GODOY MACHINES GLOBAL ARTIST SPONSORSHIP

OUR GLOBAL LIST OF SPONSORED ARTISTS:

Here is a list of our world class artists.

UNITED STATES

- REUSTER

- DANIELLE OBEROSLER

- THE GODOYS

MEXICO

- DAVID "SCRAPPY UNO" GARCIA

- PABLO XNO

- MANUEL "MASTER" SERVIN

- JUAN "SUPER" ARREGUIN - (MEXICO/CANADA)

COLOMBIA

- PAJO JUAN PABLO QUINTERO

PERU

- JAVIER "JADE" CAMPOS

- LUIS ENRIQUE OSORIO

ARGENTINA

- ENRICO COLOMBRES (TEAM MANGER/LATIN AMERICAN SALES MGR)

SOUTH AFRICA

- 2EVOLVE - 2E MACHINE SPONSOREES

- DEREK BAKER

- TAMAR THORN

- RASTY KNAYLES

GODOY SEMINAR IN SAN LUIS POTOSI MEXICO OCTOBER 15 & 16 2011

DON'T IGNORE THE POST UNDER THIS ONE!!!

ETHICALLY SPEAKING

Is a product really successful if it's "readily available" to the public? REALLY? If you can supply it to anybody who wants it, does it really fit the definition of successful? Maybe if the product is looked at as just that, a product... a product like toilet paper, like a bic lighter... when we're talking about tattoo machines what are we really talking about? We're talking about a tool, and everything involved in the use of the tool. Safety, reliability, easy operation and functionality. Thanks to Brett Fischer for reaffirming this view! And it's true!! IT IS A TOOL!

When WE think about the tattoo machine as a tool which we sell, we as builders / inventors and artists of 26 1/2 years, go a step further (and we should all go a step further) and think about these things, IN OUR DEFINITION OF THEM -

SAFETY - (putting the machine in the right tattooist's hands, selling to suppliers who are like minded - suppliers who do not take returned (used) machines and re sell them covered in bio hazard, suppliers who understand function and what the tattoo artist/client needs in a machine, and what the tattoo client needs in the healing process of his artistically perfect tattoo.

RELIABILITY - a machine which is tuned and ready to handle any technique, a machine which is guaranteed against defects and will be repaired if there is a manufacturing defetct, a machine manufactured from the highest quality materials using only the most functionally optimal wire gauges, steel, spring gauges, screw materials, frame specs...

EASY OPERATION / FUNCTIONALITY - a pre-tuned machine, designed, built and tuned by artist who understand the function necessary to accomplish all techniques - fine line, black and grey, fat lines, solid color... all of it.

This does not only benefit the artist who uses the machine it benefits the client as well and in the end, it's the client who keeps you in business.

The 2 Evolve 2E machine made by Godoy Machines for Brett Fischer & his excellent reputable and ethically conscious tattoo supply company.

How can the artists out there NOT question the credentials and motivations of the supplier, the builder, the Chinese manufacturer... look at business ethics and then ask yourself. WHAT ARE MY BEST INTERESTS? Does the supplier have MY best interests in mind? and that of my clients? Does he care if I do good tattoos or not? Does he care if he sells me a machine that's not tuned? Does he care if I scar my client's skin by using a machine which can only hit hard?

The Godoy Machines B1 machine... patent number 3.

When we started, tattoo supplying was not a multi-million dollar business, unless you were Spaulding and Rogers. NOW, there are tons of people putting their non tattooed hands in our pie and milking it for every penny they can get their hands on and as much as we'd like to retire on some island driving BMW's, we can't compromise our morals and ethics.

We innovate and protect our innovations. To us, tattoo machines are our passion. We didn't invest our hard earned money to just let these elite and prized machines fly out the door like quarter pounders! We experiment, innovate, educate and give back to the industry. We take only what it lets us have.

We are selective on who we sell to. We have strict guidelines on who qualifies to sell GODOY MACHINES because we have built our company on integrity.