Piercing Wizard Podcast

Have you ever seen a mandible piercing in person? How about a stretched Achilles heel piercing or a uvula piercing? What about seeing them all (and more) on one individual? Well I would like to introduce you to Daniel Rutt, a truly one of a kind person. TW: this episode includes discussion of substance use and sobriety. Thank you to all my new supporters at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. I recently published a new video on floating navels, and I am hard at work finishing up a daith piercing video for you that will publish shortly. As a special thank you to my supporters I will be doing an exclusive Ask ME Anything session Sunday December 19 2021. Get all the info on patreon and submit your questions in advance.

One last episode from BMXNET 2021, this time with Andrea Kummer. Andrea is a commanding presence, both inside and outside of her body art career. We talk the history of Berlin piercing and body mod culture through the 90's and 2000's with piercing, scarification, and suspension. If you are an APP it is is time to vote for your next board of directors members. Log in and vote before December 1st and make your voices heard. I have a new video all about floating navels available for you at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. Sign up and you'll get instant access to that and over a dozen other educational videos.

Lets head back to BMXNET for this conversation with Matt (@dotbydottattoo). We discuss growth, education, and access. Its more than that, and a lot more, but thats a good way to set it up. Matt talks about his journey between the UK, New Zealand, Germany, and beyond. Growing as a suspension practitioner and handpoke tattoo artist, but his story translates well regardless of what your body art discipline may be. Enjoy. As I worked on this episode I was also finalizing a new narrated video about floating navels, check it out online at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. Also visit the APP online at www.safepiercing.org to apply for a financial aid scholarship to next year's conference, and also to access the APP's 2021 core essentials online education, both opportunities close around the end of 2021 so don't delay.

Mexican piercer living in Germany, Beto Rea, comes on the show this week. Beto is a long time piercer, suspension facilitator, and scarification artist. We talk about his history of learning to pierce in late 1990's Mexico, his travels across Central America, and his current life in Germany. You can find more of Beto's work online at kukulcanrituals.com. After my talk with Beto stay tuned for news about a disturbing CNN investigation into the importation of tens of millions of used nitrile gloves from Thailand. Read the article here: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/24/health/medical-gloves-us-thailand-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html. New narrated and subtitled videos on surface piercings and bridge piercings available on-demand at www.patreon.com/ryanpba along with hours of other educational content.

Helen Houghton of Holier Than Thou in Manchester UK is my guest this week. We discuss Helen's UKAPP conference class on Lumps and Bumps as well as the issue of troubleshooting in general. Part of the discussion revolves around the importance of downsizing and how to help make clients understand it. We also discuss how building a business around respect and community can be more effective than gatekeeping. Enjoy.  There is a new narrated and subtitled video about Bridge Piercings available for on-demand viewing at www.patreon.com/ryanpba on the $15 arch-mage tier. Check it out, you'll also get instant access to hours of other educational content when you sign up.

This week is another interview recorded at BMXNET 2021, this time with German piercer Sven Seipold. I was impressed to learn that Sven is a member of not one, but 3 piercing organizations (VPP, APP, UKAPP). What I am even more impressed with, are the septum clamps that Sven made for me. Some of you may have been hearing about them online. I talk to Sven about the logic behind his modified and customized tools. Stay tuned until the end for a message I think we all need to hear. New content for you at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. A new narrated and subtitled piercing video about surface piercings, and my new video about bridge piercings will be up before the end of October 2021 as well. Check it out on the $15 arch-mage tier.

I was flying home from my teaching trip, stopping over in Iceland, when I turned around got a surprise. A wild John Balk appears! We sat down and caught up while we waited on our flight. We talk about what success in business and happiness in life has looked like this last year and a half. We also getting around to talking about work and we discuss our preference of word of mouth over advertising to reach new clients. Enjoy this random encounter. I have new content for you at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. A brand new video showing me perform a horizontal eyebrow surface piercing with a chamfer & blade needle method. This videos features a full overlay narration and is fully subtitled for accessibility. This video joins hours of other on demand content available on the $15 tier.

If you weren't able to attend the UKAPP 2021 conference live and in person this episode gives you a good insight to the event from the perspectives of Ryan and Lola. We start out in Glasgow at Lola's flat with her previewing the conference as the outgoing president. We continue with instructor Edu Fernandez, a collage of attendees before one of Ryan's classes, incoming UKAPP president Sean Powell, another collage of attendees featuring additional board members Rhianna Jones, David Angeles, and Becky Crossan, then we wrap up with Lola back home after conference for some reflection. I really loved this conference and I hope you can feel some of that special energy. I recorded a handful of other episodes while I was in Manchester too, so between that and what I captured at BMXNET I should be able to give you weekly episodes through the end of this year. Now that I've made it through a massive teaching trip I will be redirecting my energies towards content for www.patreon.com/ryanpba. Sign up on the $15 tier for

Another episode recorded for you at BMXNET 2021. This time I sit down with Marcus Strohner from Trust Wholesale. Trust are the makers of the snaptile disposable forceps, the mosquito self releasing canula needle, the squidster sterile disposable skin markers, and much much more. A German based manufacturer and wholesaler, Trust has been supporting the body art community with their innovations and products for years. Marcus gives me some behind the scenes sneak peaks at upcoming items and talks about the work that goes into producing them. New content coming soon at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. I'll be making a new presentation about SKIN PREPARATION for release in October 2021. That will join over a dozen other hour+ long videos on a variety of subjects including; TAPERS, STATIMs, NEEDLES, and more!

Well, heck. Here I am in Germany instructing at the BMXNET conference again, this time in Berlin. BMXNET 2021 has been fantastic, everyone involved should be proud to make such a wonderful experience for our community. I instructed three classes: BLOOD, Scarification workshop, and Piercing marking workshop. In between preparing and performing my classes I sat down with LOTS of different guests and recorded a bunch of content to release over the next few weeks. This episode will be "the sampler plate". Short interviews with numerous attendees, something that I could edit and publish quickly. I hope you enjoy, more coming soon. Check out www.patreon.com/ryanpba on the $15 tier for instant access to on-demand educational content. Over a dozen webinars, exclusive video podcasts, and more!

Ryan went all the way to Glasgow to see Lola and all you got was this lousy podcast. We talk about international travel restrictions related to the upcoming piercing conferences in Germany and the UK. We also discuss our evolving needs on how we schedule specialty services. For Ryan that means piercing kids' lobes, for Lola that means managing genital piercing clientele. We talk about a need to distinguish between services that can be self-booked by clients, and services that require a bit more management. If you'd like to register for Ryan's upcoming Bevel Theory webinar on August 8 2021 the deadline will be Friday August 6. Use this registration from to sign up, but don't delay: https://forms.gle/x2c4edcH7nDbTX5m6. There is new content monthly for you at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. Not only can you watch the video version of this podcast but you can also get instant access to a library of on-demand education content.

Ryan and Lola are back with another Ask Us Anything episode! This time we discuss: self promotion strategies, the question "is APP membership worth it?", how to help clients understand pricing, setting jewelry stock levels, the role of music in the studio and how we set a calming tone, and managing our anxiety at work. We also touch on the giant asteroid hurtling towards our industry, big corporations copying the "piercing studio aesthetic" to attract customers. Visit www.patreon.com/ryanpba for on-demand access to over a dozen hour+ long videos on a variety of subjects such as NEEDLES, TAPERS, and the new DRAPING presentation. Sign up for Ryan's August 8 2021 webinar on BEVEL THEORY at: https://forms.gle/Fh9HweRp2WyMNGZT7.

Ryan and Lola are back with another Ask Us Anything episode, this time we discuss septums and spectators. With covid restrictions easing some piercers are doing their first septum piercings in over a year. That can make a tricky piercing even more stressful. We discuss how we are getting our groove back with septums, and some tips and tricks for piercers using septum clamps. We also answer the question "do you allow spectators in the piercing room" and the reasoning behind our answers. Stay tuned for the continuation of this chat in mid July 2021 where we discuss even more subjects! This episode is also available in video format at www.patreon.com/ryanpba along with the new TAPERS webinar now! In mid July 2021 I will also be publishing a new presentation all about DRAPING for supporters at patreon. And don't forget you can sign up for my August 8th 2021 BEVEL THEORY webinar + workshop at: https://forms.gle/1rRRVv7fKqQw795k7.

For over a year piercers have been terrified to openly discuss safety issues related to under-mask services. Lack of data and misunderstanding of transmission was a major issue in the early stages of COVID19, but even as we started to learn more there was a fear of being attacked in online learning spaces if you brought the subject up. As cities, countries, and shops begin to reopen and loosen restrictions we need to allow the free flow of information so piercers can make informed decisions. What factors go into determining what you will or won't be offering? Legal restrictions, proper risk assessment with factors like ventilation and PPE, and discussing your personal comfort levels. Whether you are offering under-mask services or not, let's talk about it. Now available for on-demand viewing at www.patreon.com/ryanpba is my new 1.5 hour TAPERS presentation. I discuss the differences between concave, pin coupling, and threaded coupling tapers along with their functionality. Length, graduation, sterilization, a

When I was at a 2019 seminar in Atlanta I met a piercer named Taki Edwards. She had so many questions and a hunger for information. Flash forward to present day and Taki has stepped up her jewelry and sterilization game and is making great strides in body piercing, we talk about how she got there. Taki shares her story and answers the question "what is scarier, being a nurse during covid or being a piercer trying to learn on the internet?". I'll be offering a patreon-exclusive webinar about TAPERS on Sunday June 6 2021. Sign up at www.patreon.com/ryanpba for access to the live session or get on-demand access to the recording on the $15/month tier. I'll be covering different styles of taper pins and their functionality. Coupling pins and threads, piercing with one size and stretching up to reduce bleeding, reopening partially closed piercings, reversing direction for jewelry transfers, and more!

APP board of directors member Cale DiFrancesco comes on the show to talk about how piercing demand has changed in recent years. After a year of isolation clients are coming back in force, and they want pretty ears goddammit! Ear curation is something we are all having to learn or refine in today's industry, but with it comes increased demand for jewelry. How do we manage it all? Cale gives her thoughts while Ryan just smiles and nods. I'll be offering a webinar all about TAPERS on Sunday June 6th 2021 exclusively for my supporters at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. Learn more about tapers with pins and threads to connect to jewelry, what their different lengths and graduations can be used for, and more. Sign up to the $15/month tier for instant access to over a dozen on-demand videos on various subjects including the new NEEDLES class.

European piercer Aiko Hosten comes on the show this week to discuss a free webinar from the APP Benelux about Disposable Piercing. Some piercers might not understand the concept of working fully disposable since our industry has been based around ultrasonics and scrubbing tools for decades. Aiko explains the value of working disposable, from a financial standpoint but also when thinking green. Listen to this episode then visit the APP Benelux social media for info on how to attend the webinar for free on Sunday May 23 2021. I have gotten a great response to my new NEEDLES webinar available on-demand at www.patreon.com/ryanpba. Sign up to the $15/month tier for access to over a dozen hour+ long educational videos on a variety of subjects. I'll also be doing a live webinar all about TAPERS, their differences and functionality, on Sunday June 6 2021. This will be exclusive to my patreon supporters across all tiers. Sign up today.

As a companion piece to my recent NEEDLES webinar I recorded a chat with Gauntlet founder Jim Ward about his experiences developing piercing-specific needles through the 1970's and 1980's. We talk about how Jim took standard medical needles and cut off the hub to allow an easier jewelry transfer. Flash forward 40+ years and we are using piercing needles based on that same early modification. This is a great view of the history and evolution of piercing as we know it today.  Watch the NEEDLES webinar on-demand at www.patreon.com/ryanpba on the $15/month arch mage tier. Sign up any time, cancel any time. You'll get instant access to over a dozen hour+ long educational videos with new content coming monthly. Get your copy of Jim's book, Running the Gauntlet, and other Gauntlet merch at www.runningthegauntlet-book.com/. Watch the video version of this podcast at www.youtube.com/precisionbodyarts or on Ryan's patreon.

Lola Slider gets to reopen her shop in Glasgow today! Exciting times for the UK piercing industry as they are back to work after a lengthy lockdown. We discuss managing the stress of reopening after 4+ months of closure. Ryan and Lola also talk about a great aftercare class that Jef Saunders offered recently and the issues it raised. Many of us have been participating in online education over the pandemic. Applying that education can be an intimidating task. We talk about how to effectively enact positive change and grow without trying to reinvent your job. Stick around till the end for a special message from Mick Foley! Ryan will be offering a free class on NEEDLES Sunday May 2, follow: www.facebook.com/staysharpryanpba for more info. You can also catch the recorded version on demand at www.patreon.com/ryanpba along with a dozen other videos on; statim sterilizers, sterile gloves, nipple piercing, surface piercing, bevel theory and more on the $15/month tier, cancel any time. Follow the show at: https://www

Lola Slider found a hidden gem for you. Select Pop Babylon (a music magazine from the UK) published a piece all about body piercing in February of 1993. Lola reads the best bits and discusses with Ryan. This is a great time capsule of what piercing was like in the early 90's. Stories about the Gauntlet Los Angeles studio manager Elayne (Angel), stories from Mr. Lifto, stories from UK piercing legend Mr. Sebastian talking about working with Jim Ward and Doug Malloy. We also discuss how a legal case from the 80's (Operation Spanner) still has reverberations in today's piercing scene. Join the $15/month tier at www.patreon.com/ryanpba for instant access to a dozen on-demand education videos about gloves, statim sterilizers, nipple piercing, and much more! Cancel any time.