Mike Rubendall (born 20th century) is an American

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, based primarily in

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, but also in

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. His resident studio, Kings Avenue, on the

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, was ranked top five in New York City by '' Inked'' magazine in 2015, while ''

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'' named him in 2014 as an artist to follow on

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and ''

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'' magazine named him one of the top "city inkers". He has been featured in

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magazine part of ''Tattoo Age'', seasons 2 and 5 of the ''

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'', ''Tattoo Wars'', ''

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'', was guest editor for ''Inked'', and also featured as part of the ''Inked'' spread for ''

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'', together with

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and

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. Rubendall was born and raised in

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, graduating from

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in 1995. Rubendall learned tattooing from Frank Romano, aged 17. In November 2005, he opened Kings Avenue, which now employs several regular tattooers. After opening, he has tattooed several personalities, including

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and

Dame Dash Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive. He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke in 1994, and co-founded the fashion retailer Rocawear with the former in 1999. Early life Bo ...

. Rubendall specialises in Japanese, Black and Gray Religious. He has a wait list of approximately a year.

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