Dan Smith

About

Founder of the new wave band The Dear & Departed. Also a tattoo artist, he appeared on Seasons 3 and 4 of the reality series LA Ink.

Before Fame

Shortly after moving to Los Angeles in 2004, he formed The Dear & Departed and released his debut album with the group, Something Quite Peculiar.

Trivia

He studied tattoo creation with Dean Parkin and Dan Andersen at Auckland's Sacred Tattoo.

Family Life

He was born in England and raised in New Zealand. In March 2021, he posted an Instagram photo of his new nephew Bowie.

Associated With

In 2008, he went to work at Kat Von D's High Voltage Tattoo shop in Hollywood.