First securing a job as a shop hand in 2012, Michael began tattooing in 2014 in Wagga Wagga, NSW. After cutting his teeth in a high demand street shop, Michael moved to Melbourne in the summer of 2018. With numerous conventions and guest spots under his belt Michael has tattooed across the globe in places like the UK and New Zealand.

Michael created/hosted a limited podcast series called The True Love Tattoo Podcast in 2019, which was the first of it’s kind in Australia. As well as writing for Grassfires art/skateboarding magazine for a couple of years.

Michael now works from Korpus, a private studio in the heart of the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.