North Street Tattoo

North Street Tattoo is a Salem tattoo studio offering expert work in all styles from a crew of professional artists plus rotating guest artists. It is part of North Street Salem, a lifestyle brand from Salem-born artist Jimmy Snaz that also covers apparel and production, with a space styled after vintage, old-school jazz clubs. Bold, graphic and readable tattooing runs through much of the shop’s work, along with a strong American Traditional presence.

Jimmy Snaz spent nearly 15 years tattooing, traveling and appearing on television before settling into the studio, where his focus is building a space where artists and clients can thrive. His brother Kyle MacKenzie, with more than a decade in the industry, specializes in American Traditional. The roster also includes Nicholas, tattooing around Boston since 2015 in a style inspired by 1980s and ’90s biker culture, and Terry “Rite Hook” Nugent, who is also a Massachusetts hip hop artist.

What to Know

• Jimmy Snaz and Kyle MacKenzie are both known from the TV tattoo competition Ink Master.
• Nicholas handles his bookings by text message only.
• Artist Jake came to tattooing from a professional printmaking background and began his tattoo career in 2021.
• Kyle trained in part under the mentorship of his brother Jimmy.