Take a look at our body of work, including our murals, paintings, drawings, sculptures and more View Our Work Visit our blog, where we frequently post some of the latest news, directly from the source Visit Our Blog View our wide range of services, and learn more about how we can best meet your needs View Our Services TATS CRU - Top Artistic Talents, Inc. MEMBERS: BIO, BG183, NICER, TOTEM2, and HOW & NOSM TATS CRU is a group of New York City-based professional muralists whose work in aerosol has transformed graffiti into a commercially beneficial art form. Their innovative advertising and design services are the ideal choice for businesses wishing to reach contemporary urban consumers. TATS CRU's custom aerosol services are available to businesses, corporations, and individual consumers in major metropolitan areas throughout the world—making them a leader in the implementation of creative marketing strategies. Their elaborate, colorful, and attention-grabbing custom works of art stand out and are noticed by all. HISTORY In the mid '80s three teenagers began their artistic careers by creating subway graffiti. What began as an adolescent hobby and recognition tactic has evolved into a powerful, expressively iconic style that has brought TATS CRU to the forefront of the advertising mural industry. For over two decades TATS CRU has spearheaded the battle to change peoples perception of graffiti as an art through their respected work. In addition to the recognition they receive throughout the world as leaders in mural advertising and art, proof of TATS CRU's success and the acceptance of graffiti as an art form can be found in their murals that adorn the walls of hospitals, museums, schools, businesses, and New York City institutions. MEDIA RECOGNITION PRINT TATS CRU's work has been highlighted in a multitude of nationally respected publications such as The New York Times, The New York Post, USA Today, New York Magazine, The Associated Press, The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Latina, and Vibe Magazine, as well as many nationally and internationally published books. FILM AND TELEVISION TATS CRU has also been featured extensively in Film and Television including Sean Connery's Finding Forester, Robert DeNiro's City by the Sea, Spike Lee's Clockers, "The View", "ABC World News Tonight", "CBS Sunday Morning", "NBC Evening News", "Good Day New York", "BBC News", CNN, and BET's "Rap City". They have also been featured on National Public Radio and in numerous documentaries. CLIENT LIST TATS CRU's diverse clientele includes everyone from small, independently owned businesses to huge International Corporations. Their vast client list is the result of years of consistently delivering the innovative, top of the line advertising mural services their high profile clients demand. ADVERTISING AGENCIES Alloy Media • Bates Worldwide • Berlin Cameron & Partners • Bloomberg Media Colossal Media • Leo Burnett Worldwide • MSG Network • Shandwick • The Bravo Group Upshot • Vidal Partnership • Young & Rubicam • Zoom Media CONSUMER PRODUCTS & SERVICES ABC Carpet & Home • American Express • BlueSky Communications • Boost Mobile • BP • Crunch • Delta • Dodge • Firestone • Ford • Home Depot • Hummer • Jeep • Kodak • Kohler • Mercury • MTV • Sony • Washington Mutual • WWE FOOD AND BEVERAGE Becks • Chiclets • Coca Cola USA • Coors Blue Moon • Dewar's • Heineken • M & M's • Maker's Mark • McDonald's • Mountain Dew • Naked Juice • Old English • Pepsi • Perrier • Seagrams • Snapple FASHION Avirex • Ecko • Lugs • Miss Sixty • Nike • Reebok • Tommy Hillfiger RECORD LABELS Atlantic Records • Columbia Records • Electra Records • The I.N.C. Records • Sony • Terror Squad Records • Time Warner • Universal Records CELEBRITY CLIENTS Africa Bambaataa • Allen Iverson • Angie Martinez • Big Pun • Busta Rhymes • Charles Bronson • Charlie Chase • Common • Cuban Link • DJ Khaled • DJ Premier • Don Omar • Fat Joe • Flipmode Squad • Goldie • Grandmaster Caz • Grandmaster Flash • Ice T • Jadakiss • JaRule • Jennifer Lopez • Joe Budden • John Mayer • Kanye West • KRS 1 • Lisa Ling • Lorenzo Lamas • Mariah Carey • Missy Eliott • Mobb Deep • NAS • New York City Breakers • P.O.D. • Rakim • Rania Al-Abdullah (the Queen of Jordan) • Robert de Niro • Rock Steady Crew • Sean Connery • Spike Lee • Tego Calderon • Terror Squad • The Beatnuts • Timbaland • Tito Puente NON-PROFIT WORK Non-profit work has, and will continue to be a large part of the community work TATS CRU does to maintain the social responsibility of their business. They have lectured at M.I.T., Hunter College, Columbia University, The University of Massachusetts, Cortlandt University, Brooks School, and many other community-based organizations. Below are many of the organizations and institutions for whom TATS CRU has done non-profit work. ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS Above the Influence • Affinity Health Plan • Albina's Action for Orphans • Amerigroup • Audubon Partnership • Battery Park City Conservancy • Bronx Museum of the Arts • Bronx Zoo • Bureau of Census • CarePlus • Columbia University • Fordham University • Hostos Community College • Hunter College • JobDirect • Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club • Lehman College • Metropolitan Hospital • Mothers on the Move • Neighborhood Health • Providers • N.Y.F.D. • New York Public Schools • P.A.L. • Partners in Health • Per Scholas • The Point C.D.C. • Safe Space • Sebco • Sisters on the Rise • Smithsonian Institute • St. Barnabas Hospital • Urban Health Plan,Inc. • Walks Against Domestic Violence • Wellcare • Wildcats • Youth Ministries of Youth and Justice Learn More About The Documentary