©SQUINDO

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Born in New Jersey in September of 69, Squindo grew up on heavy doses of Saturday morning cartoons and the smells
of gas and grease. Most of his early childhood was spent with a pencil in hand (which accounts for a few scars to the face),
sketching anything from pets and stuffed animals to monsters and monkeys. At 10 he attended his first drag race in
Englishtown NJ and was instantly fascinated with the hot rod world. From then on he was either under a car or drawing one.

Most of his school years were spent making posters for friends bands and scribbling on desks, notebooks and fake
tattoos on anyone who would let him. The attempt at college wasn't good and cost money, and so began a run of really
bad jobs, including roofing, floor sanding and short order cook while always trying to push his art. Many nights were
spent banging on tour bus doors or making phone calls, giving away art just to get a start somewhere. Finally fed up
with the rat race in New Jersey, he tried moving to the sticks of Pennsylvania in 1994. In a trailer on top of a mountain,
he was able to paint and began illustrating children books written by his younger brother Eric. But after four years of
poverty-level living, he headed back to New Jersey and worked two jobs while still doing freelance artwork.
These were the years when he grew accustom to long hours with little sleep.

In the summer of 1999, he met Lars Ulrich of Metallica and the luck began to change. Since then he's been creating
Metallica's graphics, and his name and style has become synonymous with metal and punk in the
art and poster scene. He has designed album art, merch, DVDs, and toys for some
of the most influential bands today including the Misfits, Ramones and Korn.

In 2005, he finally quit the daily grind again to pursue art 100%.
Now, Squindo makes 2D art, sculptures, tattoos, and works on his hot rods in a secluded North East
Pennsylvania studio and log cabin home that keeps him always within and eye shot of the wife and pups.
Now his lowbrow work's have graced gallery walls from Gasoline Gallery and Gallery 1988 in LA
to east coast galleries like Crybaby, Kustom Kulture and East Atlanta Gallery and Spacejunk in France, with the growing
popularity of his use of wood and waterbase stains, auto body filler, and acrylics.

Recently Squindo is designing merchandise and countless show posters for bands and venues like Asbury Lanes, skis for
Rossignol project Seven Artistic Sins, leather jackets for Schott Brothers and clothing design for BullyDog. Squindo has designed
skateboards for several skaters including legend and brother-in-law Tom Groholski with Pocket Pistols. Design work for other
skate industry companies including Danger Skateboards, Ghosttown, Wreckroom and Juice Magazine.
At the same time, painting, sculpting, tattooing, designing for his own apparel line, Delinquent Clothing and
working on the 54 Chevy, 60 Panel truck and 35 Chevy sedan.

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