Danny Fuller started tattooing in 1980. He had the first studio in Crawley, West Sussex, which was in a small back room (roughly 10ft by 6ft) in premises in Springfield Road. This got the ball rolling but after six months he moved to a larger place which he called 'The Attic Studio' as it was situated on the third floor of a building next to 'The Rocket' pub in Brighton Road. The business ran successfully for three years but had to close when the landlord sold the building.

Danny's brother Steve had been tattooing for a couple of years in Brighton, so Danny decided it would be a good idea to join his brother in business down on the South Coast. At that time there were only two tattoo shops operating in Brighton: Danny and Steve's 'Duke Street Tattoo Studio' and another one on the pier.

The successful partnership lasted until 1989 when Danny decided to move on. He rented a basement under 'The Barbershop' in The Quadrant while the studio was located down some wooden stairs through an entrance in Air Street. This was where the first 'Blue Dragon' studio was founded.

Danny and his wife Clare ran the shop together; it proved to be very successful as Danny quickly made a name for himself through his careful and accurate work and the studio became the place to be "marked". They had a reputation for impressive standards of hygiene and customer care.

It is interesting to note that at this time 'body piercing' had not yet taken off in the UK - it would be another couple of years before Danny attempted his first piercing.

After eighteen months at the first Blue Dragon studio Danny decided to take over a studio in North Road when its lease came up for sale. The failing studio was renamed the 'Blue Dragon' and business was soon turned around and continued at this site until 1996.

It was during this period that Danny started body piercing; nipples and navels were the norm, followed later by eyebrows, tongues and lower lips (labretts). Piercing of private parts was very popular but Danny preferred to concentrate above the waistline. As with all of his work, Danny made the procedure as simple and hassle-free as possible - one reason why he has been successful in the business for such a long time.

Well, things were running smoothly but the studio was situated in a part of the 'North Lanes' that was quite derelict at the time, so when the lease of a barber's shop further up the road became available in 1996, Danny snapped it up. This location was much better as it was "nearer to civilization" as Danny puts it.

By this time Brighton was becoming overrun with tattoo and body piercing studios. Consequently, business had slowed down a bit, but piercings were few and far between, so Danny decided to move further afield.

In 1998 Danny opened the 'Red Dragon' tattoo and body piercing studio in Horsham, West Sussex - his old stomping ground - and handed over control of the Blue Dragon studio to Dave Leach, a very competent replacement. Danny decided to work full time at the Red Dragon studio in 1999 rather than alternating between the two, which made it easier to find him!

2009 marks Danny's 29th year in the tattoo trade. His skills have taken him to many countries working as a guest artist, especially in the USA. He has won major awards both in the UK and abroad. He has also attended and worked at all the major conventions in Britain and many of those in Europe and the US.

Danny has been featured on TV and radio programs and has had work published in magazines and newspapers. A few famous music and TV celebrities have also passed his way.

Since becoming a father, Danny has gradually slipped away from "public stuff" as he calls it and works quietly and purposefully from the Red Dragon tattoo and body piercing studio... "watching and waiting, ha! ha! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!".