DRE IS A QUEENS, NEW YORK NATIVE DRE ALWAYS KNEW HIS LIFE WOULD REVOLVE AROUND CREATING ART. AFTER GRADUATING WITH TWO BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN BOTH ILLUSTRATION AND TOY DESIGN FROM THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HE WOULD GO ON TO WORK FOR A FEW SMALL DESIGN FIRMS AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AS WELL AS WORKING CLOSELY WITH ILLUSTRATORS AS A STUDIO ASSISTANT. HE HELPED WITH EDITORIAL PROJECTS WITH ILLUSTRATOR FRED HARPER, AS WELL AS ASSIST CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR ERIC VELASQUEZ THROUGH VARIOUS BOOK PROJECTS. HE WOULD THEN INTERN FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE BECOMING ONE OF THE STUDIO ILLUSTRATORS AND DESIGNERS FOR DESIGN EDGE INC. AS A DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR FOR DESIGN EDGE, DRE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH COMPANIES LIKE MATTEL, FISHER PRICE, HASBRO, AND CORTEX TOYS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DESIGN PROJECTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. AFTER FIVE YEARS IN THE TOY INDUSTRY, DRE WOULD SHIFT HIS FOCUS INTO THE WORLD OF TATTOOING AND BODY ART. ONE YEAR AFTER APPRENTICING AT PRECISION LABS WITH ARTIST DESIGNER DRU, HE WOULD BEGIN HIS OWN JOURNEY AS PROFESSIONAL TATTOO ARTIST. TODAY DRE LIVES IN JERSEY CITY, NJ AND IS A RESIDENT ARTIST AT CULTURE STUDIOS AND ENCRYPTED INK, AND A GUEST ARTIST AT THE TAT ROOM BK.