We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Moe Madrid. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Moe below.

Alright, Moe thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What sort of legacy are you hoping to build. What do you think people will say about you after you are gone, what do you hope to be remembered for?
I want my legacy to be rooted in the preservation of classic airbrush techniques. I’m a firm believer in mastering the old school basics above all else and the whys behind each of those foundations. I’ve been blessed to do something I love to do and make a living doing it for almost 40yrs. After all this time and everything I’ve learned over the years, I’m still adding new tricks to my bag. For me, there is no end in sight because as artists we are constantly evolving. I love what I do but what I want most is to keep this trade alive. I hope to preserve and honor the history of airbrush art as much as possible and for people to continue to be creative and push boundaries.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I am a Native American born in California that discovered pretty early on that I had an eye for color and design. I used to steal my sisters nail polish to paint my hot wheels different colors. I got in trouble all the time in school for ignoring my schoolwork and drawing instead. I started working in a body shop at the age of 19 and worked tirelessly to soak up every ounce of knowledge I could. Each new skill fueled me to push further. I started to apply my artwork to the cars and motorcycles I was working on and customers kept coming back. After 38yrs in the business, making my vision for each project come to life never gets old. Its a labor of love each time. I make it my mission to take in each client request and carefully craft a design that not only maximizes the design potential for their canvas but fits their personality. I’ve had the pleasure of working on cars and bikes for Chuck Norris, Brad Pitt, and Wyclef Jean. I’ve been featured in Hot Rod Magazine, Lowrider Magazine, Hot VW, and Truckin’, I’ve had the opportunity to paint live providing demos of my artwork at The Sema Show in front of 30,000 people at what is recognized worldwide as the largest car show in the world as well as being nominated as rising star of 2016 at The Sema Show Awards. I have put everything that I have and spent most of my life crafting and curating every aspect of Bad Boy Designs. It’s not just paint, it’s attitude.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
Networking is a huge part of building a reputation for your brand and I think we’ve done that best through car shows. I’ve had countless cars and bikes win awards at different shows over the years but what I like most is connecting with other artists. The awards are great for the clients. I love to see the smile and pride on a clients face when my paint wins their car or bike first place. There’s nothing like it. While I think we are all inherently competitive when it comes down to it the old school airbrush community is all pretty supportive of each other. I want to succeed and evolve and make the best damn art I possibly can and I want my airbrush brothers to succeed too.

Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
The best source of new clients always comes from satisfied customer reviews. Word of mouth referrals have always worked best. When you put in the work it speaks for itself.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.badboydesignaz.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/madridmoe
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/BadBoyDesigns