Little Micks journey in the automotive world started when he was just a teenager. He learnt his craft of Spraypainting and panel beating over a 10 year period, although young he was tasked to kustomize cars and do airbrush murals even before he had a drivers license, trusted with vehicles that were nearly brand new.  At the same time he was buying Harley Davidson‘s from America and travelling there on frequent trips. On one of his many trips to the US he was offered the chance to apprentice as a tattooist in Phoenix, Arizona he loved this opportunity and treated learning to tattoo just like any another art form.
 

Painting many motorcycles introduced him to the world of motorcycle magazine publishing. He was tasked to airbrush centrefolds for Live to Ride magazine and did so for around 30 years. In the early 90s he became editor of Australia’s first tattoo magazine and he remains one of the longest editors in magazine history in Australia.  In 2003, he was inducted into the Rod and Kustom Hall of Fame and in 2015, the Tattoo Hall of Fame.
 

He has built and painted many custom motorcycles and cars, some for clients, some for himself and some for numerous magazines throughout Australia and the world which have featured his vehicles and motorcycles. His travels overseas introduced him to many famous artists who he now calls his friend’s, today he still enjoys tattooing, airbrushing and kustomizing cars and bikes.

 He’s a longtime member of the Rebels motorcycle club and the founding member of the Beatnik‘s car club Australian Chapter, an international club with many great artists from around the world.