Joe Altmann for Desmadre World.

I grew up in a small town in southeast Germany where there wasn’t much to do besides get sh*tfaced or get into fights with boneheads. Music was my way out, my excuse to travel to shows, to see something bigger than my hometown. Early on, I learned that if you want something, you just have to do it yourself. No one’s gonna hand it to you.

Jesse Jay/Los Guys Kustoms for Desmadre World.

I’ve been in and out of airbrushing since I was young but decided I wanted to take it seriously around 4 years ago. I made contact with a few artists who were already in the game, a few turned me down. Then there was Mr. Joe Hernandez… He took me under his wing to teach me, or what he says, how to be confident about my craft. I took on any project that fell into my hands just for the experience and to know in my heart that I was there and I did that.