Javi was born in New York but grew up in Uruguay. At the ripe age of eight, he made his first contact with the world of body modification. He began his career as a body piercer in Uruguay’s first ever professional body piercing studio, Luces y Sombras, where he worked for ten years. There, Javi and his friend/mentor, Emi Lacoste, brought piercing to the highest standards within the industry. Javi is the first Uruguayan member of the APP, LBP, and APPBr and actively attends their conferences and seminars to continue broadening his knowledge. He especially enjoys symmetrical piercings and ear curations. After several years of researching body suspensions, Javi had the great honor of suspending himself for the first time in 2014 with La Negra in Argentina. After that moment he continued researching and trying to learn how to facilitate suspensions. In 2023 he started to be in charge of the evolved suspension team for the TRAUMA and DRAUMA parties. Javi studied art for five years and loves to paint. He also enjoys travelling, meeting new people, and exploring other tattoo and piercing studios.