Bates has been painting graffiti since 1984.He has traveled around the world and has done artwork in: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Ireland, England, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland, New Zealand, Malaysia, Usa, Mexico, Africa, Japan, France, Austria and more. known for style and class Bates is and has been sponsored by paint companies such as: Montana, Molotow and Mtn. Bates has been featured in books on graffiti such as: Graffiti Art, Graffiti World, Graffiti Denmark, and On The Run vol. 2 which was solely based on the entire history of Bates. Bates has done design work for clothing companies such as: Tribal Gear, Third Rail, Dickies, Redrum, Osiris, Alis, Aerosoul, Montana and Thetruth.com. Bates' current projects include: Magic Moments Magazine, Write and Unite dvd, and running the website:
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