Hollywood tattoo artist at Hard Rock

MANILA, Philippines - From Las Vegas to Manila, Dickies Jeans USA in cooperation with Hard Rock Café Makati, NU 107 and Red Horse Beer brings Chris Garcia, the Filipino tattoo artist of Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Boys Like Girls and Brandon Vera for a live tattoo session Tattoolasvegas Event at the Hard Rock Café tomorrow, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.

Chris’ works blown up and printed on canvas and the enlarged pictures of the tattoos on the skin of celebrities will be exhibited and be sold to the highest bidder.

From among the local tattoo enthusiasts, Chris will pick the Tattoo of the Day and award a plaque of recognition plus the Dickies gift certificate.

The event will also feature an unplugged performance of Slapshock.

During his two-week stay, Chris will grant requests of local tattoo artists wishing to have their tattoos done by Chris.

Chris will only charge P4,000 per hour. At the Club Tattoo in Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino where Chris is a much sought after tattoo artist, his fee ranges from $250 to $300.

As Manny Pacquiao was training at the Wild Card Gym in LA for his bout with Clottey, Chris tattooed the entire Team

Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, owner of Club Tattoo

Pacquiao. If time permits, Manny would also want to have a new tattoo done by Chris.

Chris received his high school diploma as a scholar of Philippine Science High School and was one of the scholars of DOST at the University of the Philippines.

Tattoo art is Chris’ passion. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Old Dominion University in Virginia where he graduated summa cum laude and is a year away from a doctorate degree from the same university.

Chris opted to go on leave for the meantime from his post-graduate studies and his work as a scientist at NASA.