Needle and cartridge brands that sponsor artists

Needle and cartridge brands that sponsor artists (28)

• Gripitz (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: USA, Massachusetts, run out of Pittsfield
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  Gripitz is not a shop, it is the in house line of disposable tattoo tubes, cartridge grips and memory foam grip sleeves made by the founder of Needlejig, sold on needlejig.com and listed there under Our Brands. The artist programme is run by Needlejig across its own brands, and it is one form for all of them, reached from the Sponsored Artists page. The brand states plainly that it wants a buying history first and that it decides by how well it knows your work and how much exposure you can give, and it warns that few requests turn into a sponsorship. Levels and any discount are not published, so an artist applies without knowing the terms in advance. Official program page.

• Dynasty (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: United States, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  Dynasty is the membrane cartridge line of Needlejig, made with their own needles in sizes 8, 10 and 12 across liners, round shaders and magnums, and it is bought from that shop, which ships internationally. The sponsorship is run over all their brands rather than Dynasty alone, and the page tells you to buy and use the products first before asking. It then says to fill out the Sponsorship Request Form, and warns that they cannot reply to every request and that very few requests end in a sponsorship. Selection rests on their own judgement of the artist and the work; no discount percentage or product allowance is published. Official program page.

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  Grip Needles (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: USA
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Three named artist-facing paths in their Join Us section. (1) Tattoo Artist Sponsorship Form - note the page currently renders only name and email fields and publishes no benefits or eligibility terms, so treat it as an intake form and follow up at support@gripneedles.com. (2) Grip Needles Pro Team - roster membership, no public terms, same contact. (3) Grip Needles Affiliate - commission program, sign-up linked from the same section. A separate Distributor Sign Up exists for shops. Product: TriFlat cartridges plus round liner, shader and curved magnum, 316 stainless, EO gas sterilized, 20 per box at $31.99-$33.99. US artists buy direct or through distributor Bronsun USA. Canadian availability is not confirmed - no CA distributor is listed. Official program page.

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  KIN Tattoo Supply (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  KIN Pro Team, applied for through an open public form - no invite needed. Stated benefits per the page: the latest KIN machines and cartridges at no cost, promotion of the artist to potential clients, KIN covering sponsorship of major tattoo events the artist participates in, plus industry-trend insight and networking. The form collects personal and company info, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube handles, website URL, and an explanation of how you will promote KIN; applications are judged on social media presence and what the artist offers the brand. Official program page.

• FYT (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Canada (Ontario)
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  FYT Pro Team. What the artist gets, per the page: priority access to new products and innovations, exclusive pricing on FYT cartridges and equipment, marketing support and promotion, direct input on product development, and convention and event support. Stated requirements: minimum 3 years professional tattooing experience, a strong portfolio demonstrating technical skill, a professional studio environment, active social media presence, and commitment to using and promoting FYT products. The page explicitly invites applications but there is NO dedicated form - you reach out through their contact channels. Worth knowing: FYT is both a manufacturer of its own cartridge lines (Hardline, V2, Emerald, Fine Line) and a distributor of other brands, so this is a house-brand program, not a reseller scheme. Official program page.

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  Emalla (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China
  US via distributors. Canada via distributors.

  Open Pro Team artist application - form on the page or email artist@emallatattoo.com. Separate distributor program and Brand Ambassador track also open. Official program page.

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  Peak Needles (Tier 1 - open application, apply now)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: USA (Body Art Alliance)
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Open Pro-Team sponsorship form + Pro Price account + affiliate program. Official program page.

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  T-Tech Tattoo (Tier 2 - earn or save now (affiliate / pro pricing))
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Canada (Ontario)
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  Three documented paths, no individual sponsorship form. (1) Rewards Program, the T-Tech inner circle: open an account, collect points on orders, redeem for discounts. (2) Distributor or wholesale account: they screen applicants with a questionnaire and assign the best available discount tier. (3) Shop-level sponsorship, documented in their FAQ: shops that supply all their artists with T-Tech products can request a discount by emailing support@ttechtattoo.com (1-647-800-7942, Mon-Fri 9-5 EST). Individual artists realistically enter via the rewards account plus direct email outreach. Their artist-reviews page is testimonials, not an application. Official program page.

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  Elite Tattoo (Tier 2 - earn or save now (affiliate / pro pricing))
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China (Zhejiang)
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  ELITE Pro Artists Program. What the artist gets, per their page: exclusive discounts across the ELITE lineup, early access to new equipment before general release, features on ELITE's social media and website, sponsorship for tattoo conventions and events, and networking with other Pro Artists. There is NO online form - you apply by email to support@elitetattoo.com (0086-579-85793902). Products: ELITE 3, ELITE EVO and ELITE INFINI cartridge lines, needles on bar, BELLECODE PMU cartridges, wireless pen machines, power supplies, stencil printers, transfer paper. Cartridges sold in boxes of 20, EO gas sterilized with lab verification offered. US and CA artists order direct. Official program page.

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  EZ Tattoo (Tier 2 - earn or save now (affiliate / pro pricing))
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China (US warehouses)
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Affiliate 10% (BixGrow) or 20% via the Amazon program + complimentary product seeding for quality content. Pro Team for known artists (no form). Official program page.

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  Big Wasp (Tier 2 - earn or save now (affiliate / pro pricing))
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China (US store)
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Pro pricing + affiliate/wholesale cooperation via the site. Official program page.

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  Kwadron (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Poland
  US via distributors. Canada via distributors.

  "Wolfpack" pro-team is invite-only (info@kwadron.net). Pro/wholesale pricing via authorized distributors (Kingpin, Painful Pleasures; CA - Deadly North). Official program page.

• Inked Army (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Germany
  US via distributors. Canada via distributors.

  Wholesale / distribution (needles, gloves, supplies) - contact for a shop account. Official program page.

• Salvation Needles (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Canada (Eikon)
  US via distributors. Direct in Canada.

  Pro / wholesale via the Eikon distributor network. Official program page.

• Blood Chukker (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: United States, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Blood Chukker is a Philadelphia house label selling its own cartridges, needles on bar, grips and tips through its Square store. It shows a Pro Team Artists roster of artists across the USA, Canada and Europe, but the page is a gallery of names and Instagram links with no application form, no stated criteria and no benefits published. The only route in is the general contact address, so entry appears to be by invitation. In Canada the products are carried by a distributor rather than sold direct.

• Helios Tattoo (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: United States, Islandia, New York
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Helios is a house label founded in 2015 by Craig Petralia; its own products are the Red Label and Pink Label cartridge needles, the Reserve inks and supplies such as stencil paper and grip wrap, and it also resells other brands through its shop. The Pro Team page is a roster of roughly eighty artists with a profile link each, and it carries no application form, no criteria and no link labelled apply, join or sponsorship, so entry runs through contact rather than a public process. The site does list a bulk discount of 30% on Helios branded products with code BULK on orders over $1000, which is a volume price and not an artist programme. For needle samples the site gives an email address to write to. Buying is direct from the US web shop; no Canadian distributor is named on their authorised distributors page.

• Hextat (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: United States, Arizona
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Hextat is a house brand of needle cartridges, needles on bar, tubes and grips, power supplies and piercing supplies, sold direct from hextat.com and through a long list of United States dealers. A Pro Team page carries a member roster and a separate Pro Team Application page that sets out how candidates are judged: brand pride and loyalty, quality of work, professional reputation, social media engagement and convention presence, after which current members vote on the candidate. No application form, email or apply button rendered on that page when it was read, and no benefit or discount is published, so the entry route could not be confirmed. The site's contact form is the only visible way to ask. No Canadian dealer is listed. Official program page.

• Pepax (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China, Yiwu, Zhejiang
  US via distributors. Canada via distributors.

  Pepax manufactures cartridge needles, machines, power supplies, aftercare and stencil products and sells through distributors rather than direct. It runs a Pro Team, shown on the site as a roster of artists sorted by country and by style such as Realistic, Black and Grey and Japanese, with Canadian and US artists on it. The only route in is a button reading JOIN OUR FAMILY that goes to the contact page, plus a dedicated artist address; there is no application form, no stated criteria and no published benefit. In the United States you buy through named distributors including Sinners Tattoo Supply in Texas, Baltimore Tattoo Supply in Maryland, Tattmed in Rhode Island and New Orleans Tattoo Supplies in Louisiana, while the site lists no Canadian distributor. Official program page.

• Pro Art Cartridge (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Canada, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
  US via distributors. Direct in Canada.

  Pro Art Cartridge is a small Quebec cartridge brand founded by artist Yan Solo, selling its five cartridge configurations straight from its own store. It keeps a Pro Team page, but that page is a roster of artists and carries no application form, no criteria and no published discount or commission. The only stated route in is a message to the founder: the contact page says Yan answers every message personally and names collaboration projects as a reason to write. Nothing about payment, product support or obligations is published, so treat any terms as decided case by case. Official program page.

• Envy (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: USA, Orange, California
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Envy is the in-house needle and cartridge line of TATSoul, operated by Nexus Brands Group in Orange, California; the old brand domain envyneedles.com now redirects to tatsoul.com. There is no artist application anywhere on the site. The nearest thing to a programme is the TATSoul Artists page, a roster of featured artists with their names, cities and studios, which contains no apply link, no form and no criteria. What a listed artist receives is not published, and neither is any discount, commission or product allowance. Entry is therefore by invitation or by contacting the company directly through the phone number and email on the contact page. In Canada the site names Trinity Supply as its distributor.

• ENSO Needles (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: United States, West Coast
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  ENSO is the house needle and cartridge line of TATSoul, sold direct on tatsoul.com. TATSoul keeps a published roster of artists it works with, but the page is a showcase of names, studios and portfolios only: there is no application form, no stated criteria and no way to put yourself forward. Entry appears to be by invitation, so the practical route is to buy at retail and contact the company directly. No discount, payout or product allowance is published anywhere on the brand's pages.

• El Diablo Needle & Supply (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Canada, British Columbia (Kamloops)
  US via distributors. Direct in Canada.

  El Diablo Needle & Supply sells its own ElDiablo-branded needles and cartridges alongside other brands it distributes in western Canada. The Pro Team page is a roster of named artists, mostly across western Canada and Ontario, each entry carrying a photo, a location and a link to the artist's Instagram portfolio. There is no application form, no listed criteria and no published benefit, so joining looks to run through direct contact with the company. Canadian artists order direct from eldiablo.ca; no United States shipping or US distributor is stated on the site.

• Fraktal (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Spain
  US via distributors. Canada via distributors.

  Fraktal makes workstation and cartridge accessories for artists, including its needle, sponge, butter and ink cap lines. The Pro Team page describes a hand-picked group of artists and says the team will keep growing, but it carries no form, no criteria you can meet on your own and no published benefit. The only route shown is the general contact channels published on the site. North American artists buy through distributors that carry the line rather than from the brand.

• Lotus Needles (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: New Zealand and Australia
  US via distributors. Canada via distributors.

  Lotus runs a roster it calls the Lotus Family, and the artists on it are described on the site as members of the Lotus Pro Team, each shown with studio, country and preferred needle groupings. The brand publishes no application form, no criteria and no list of benefits, so what a member receives is not published. The only stated route in is to contact the brand directly at the address on its contact page and let the work speak; selection is theirs. Product is bought through stockists rather than from the brand: the stockists page names Zubi for the USA and Eikon for Canada.

• Matrix Cartridges (Tier 3 - invite-only, get noticed first)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Canada
  US via distributors. Direct in Canada.

  Matrix keeps a roster of about eleven artists it calls the Matrix Collective, shown with their styles on the pro team page. There is no form and no stated criteria: the brand asks artists to tag it in social posts of their work, then approaches the ones it picks with a proposal. What the proposal contains is not published, so no discount or payment figure can be quoted. Canadian artists order from the brand directly, while US shipping is on hold and runs through its listed distributors instead.

• WJX (Tier 4 - no direct program)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: China
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  WJX makes cartridge needles in three lines called Acme, Ultra and Ultimate, plus pen and cordless machines, and says it was founded in 2009. It sells straight from its own store and states it ships worldwide, and US shops such as Element Tattoo Supply also stock WJX cartridges. The site has no artist application, no ambassador page and no pro pricing track: the only trade route published is a Buy In Bulk section and a supply chain email address. The about page says the company works with tattoo professionals and attends conventions, but no roster, terms or entry route is published.

• Quelle (Tier 4 - no direct program)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Hong Kong SAR, San Po Kong, Kowloon
  Direct in the US. Direct in Canada.

  Quelle is a needle and cartridge line run by Solong Tattoo Supply Limited in Hong Kong, selling tattoo, PMU and SMP cartridges from its own store and shipping to the United States and Canada directly. There is no artist programme of any kind on the site: no ambassador page, no pro team, no affiliate terms and no artist discount. The one entry point the brand offers is a wholesale and OEM enquiry, where you fill a short contact form and they reply with bulk pricing, with a custom logo option for private label buyers. No percentages or thresholds for artists are published. Official program page.

• Magic Moon (Tier 4 - no direct program)
  Needles / Cartridges · HQ: Germany, Erkelenz
  Direct in the US. Canada via distributors.

  Magic Moon is the house line of Magic Moon Tattooing GmbH in Erkelenz, Germany, which also runs Critical's European office. Its own shop sells Magic Moon longbar needles, cartridges, comfort and slim line cartridges, grips and coil machines, and it ships to the USA, with import duty paid by the buyer. There is no artist programme published anywhere on the site: the help, service and info sections carry only contact, returns, payment and shipping, newsletter, jobs and legal pages, and the single non-retail track is reseller pricing quoted on request. No percentage, discount level or artist criteria is published, so an artist in the USA simply buys at listed retail or asks about reseller terms as a business.

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