About Strike First

Strike First Tattoo Company first opened in January 2023 and is Banff’s only tattooer owned and operated tattoo studio. SFT was a longtime dream of artist Jay Decay after many years of working for other shops around the Bow Valley. His ultimate goal being to build a creative space that provided other artists with an environment they could be proud to work in and evolve their tattooing skills. As Jay always says, you are only as good as your last tattoo!

We are home to a variety of talent, with every artist at SFT being diverse and deeply knowledgeable in their craft. Our artists offer work based on custom designs as well as pre-drawn flash, in the form of both appointments and walk-ins whenever feasible. We love our team and strive to make sure our tattoo artists and customers have the best experience possible.