video.com and something of an airbrush artist in his own right. In his spare time, moz creates one-of-a-kind glamor girl designs on silk ties.
G. Ross: "Did you have formal training?"
Moz: "Actually I've been painting professionally for over half my life. I was a professional for five years before I actually went to art school and started selling more than my professors. I got lucky and started selling right out of the shoot. I was told I couldn't do anything with the airbrush in fine arts. They wouldn't let me airbrush in college. Now I would love to rub that in their faces. 'You can get to draw naked women from across the way; I'm painting on her body.' You can't do that with a brush.
"I paint on anything. I paint on shoes, I've painted on live animals. A few years ago at CES I painted some girl's panties a different color while she wore them which created quite a crowd."
G. Ross: "You could do that with a brush and a bucket."
Moz: "To a certain extent, but what I do is safe. And the fact that I do know what I'm doing. It kind of helps. I paint whatever they want. After doing this for so long, I can pretty much paint just about anything off the top of my head. But it all comes with years of practice."
G. Ross: "Are you marketing these ties?"
Moz: "Mainly my work right now is canvasses and murals. I'm working on a logo for Johnny Toxic. But I'll paint whatever I can get my hands on....everything I do is one of a kind. So far I've done about 4 or 5 dozen different women on ties. I've done Marilyn, but everyone's done Marilyn. About two years ago at CES I walked into the Ipanema Bar [the Rio Hotel] with a girl painted on my tie. I literally had people dragging me around by the tie to show to their friends. Obviously, it seemed like a good idea."
"As far as the adult business is concerned, everyone with a penis wants to get into pornography. That's just the way it work. It was luck of the draw. I met George Martin through a mutual friend in 1996. He was talking about me going to Memorial Day [on Lake Havasu] because it's a lot of fun; and, working for myself, I can take time off whenever I want. I had a hi-8 camcorder which at the time was state of the art. So I figured what the hell. When we were brainstorming about going, I figured why not bring my airbrush. Apparently I can be looked at as an instigator because people get naked for me and I don't even have to ask them.
"I was lucking to find a straight shooter in George. He pays me. It's an amazing thing how that works."
G. Ross: "So, were you George's cameraman?"
Moz: "The idea was I was going to shoot some film, hang out and meet everybody. But I brought my airbrush. The only thing I do for George now is bodypaint. I don't film, I'm his webmaster but that doesn't count when it comes to making the movies."
G. Ross: "What part of the woman's anatomy is the most interesting to paint?"
Moz: "To be completely honest, nowadays, it's all a blur. Everybody wants my job. Everybody wants to be a gynecologist. That's something else to consider. Remember, I'm pushing 40 pounds per square inch of air at these women and it's coming right back in my face. It's not all that it's cracked up to be. A lot of times, too, I'm painting on women who have been drinking on a moving boat. It's lucky I don't prick them with a needle from my airbrush. It's a lot of fun, but I don't think anybody realizes what we at GM go through to make a movie. It's 15 hours a day in the sun and 120 degrees, surrounded by drunken 25 year-olds."
G. Ross: "My heart really fuckin' goes out to you."
[If you'd like to have a custom tie, Moz will paint the adult star of your choice. Ballpark runs somewhere around a $100. He also does canvas portraits. Prices vary. Contact him at
