Stephen Crome
- Producer
Stephen Crome was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents gave him an appreciation of film, art, music and literature at an early age. At 19 he became involved with the tattoo culture and got an apprenticeship and job at a tattoo studio.
Stephen moved to California in the late 1970s and in 1984 graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. After working at a weekly newspaper for a few years he became bored and decided to get back into tattooing. In 1988 he received a second and much more involved apprenticeship at Sunset Strip Tattoo in Hollywood which was the premier Southern California tattoo shop at the time. In 1989 Stephen got a job at Laguna Tattoo in Laguna Beach and bought the studio a few years later. He operated the shop with a rotating crew of artists for the next 30 years. He sold the business in 2022 and moved to San Diego.
Stephen has always loved movies from early silents to the latest blockbusters with a special fondness for independent and underground cinema. He has always wanted to be involved with film making and has had the opportunity recently to be a part of the production side of independent films.
His other interests include travel, scuba diving, hiking, biking, music, art and photography. He's very active on Instagram which serves as a journal of his travels and activities.
Stephen moved to California in the late 1970s and in 1984 graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. After working at a weekly newspaper for a few years he became bored and decided to get back into tattooing. In 1988 he received a second and much more involved apprenticeship at Sunset Strip Tattoo in Hollywood which was the premier Southern California tattoo shop at the time. In 1989 Stephen got a job at Laguna Tattoo in Laguna Beach and bought the studio a few years later. He operated the shop with a rotating crew of artists for the next 30 years. He sold the business in 2022 and moved to San Diego.
Stephen has always loved movies from early silents to the latest blockbusters with a special fondness for independent and underground cinema. He has always wanted to be involved with film making and has had the opportunity recently to be a part of the production side of independent films.
His other interests include travel, scuba diving, hiking, biking, music, art and photography. He's very active on Instagram which serves as a journal of his travels and activities.