Onyxforu's Personal Masseur Interview

Last Updated: Aug 30, 12:53

- I would say yes and no. You definitely need to study on techniques to implement in your session. Also having some knowledge on body mechanics can really help. As an EMT I took anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 while studying my undergrad so I have an extensive knowledge on the body and how to move about it. Going to school for massaging is a great idea and can only help you but it’s definitely not required if you have the initiative to teach yourself the basics and continue to grow. I am self taught and I understand my background makes me unique. I’m actually going to get certified soon to be able to improve even more on my skills. If you can’t afford the schooling because it’s expensive I know, go to works shops in your local area. They teach a course on a specific Massage and or technique that’s about 4 hours long, you can take these workshops to add to your repertoire. Also if possible have a seasoned massuer show you the mechanics, Also practice on following energy that’s a major component to giving a successful massage experience, one day once I’ve retired and have more time I will shift my focus on uniting massuers similar to a Union 😉

- Be sure to study your technique as much as you can. You are working with peoples bodies you need to know body mechanics. Pay attention to what each guest likes and follow that energy, not everyone likes the same thing. Treat everyone with kindness, respect and the professionalism they deserve, regardless how the guy before or in the past has treated you, everyone is not the same Don’t make them pay for something one bad apple did to you, smile it goes a long way, be professional, keep learning, ask questions, think like a business man even if this is only part time work for you. Learn to enjoy each experience it can be very therapeutic for you as well, learn and understand your worth, I know I said this before but I’ll say again for those in the back. please please please BE KIND!! This industry is about healing and allowing individuals to feel wanted, safe, and appreciated this is their escape from reality to relax be themselves have some fun 😉😡 and to be pampered as a Gay man something unique in this world, don’t spoil it for them.

- Absolutely without a doubt I want you guys to leave happy. I want you to feel my experience was completely worth it and that you can’t wait to come see me again. I want you to feel you established a bond with me so every time you come back it feels like your going to see a friend, I want you to leave feeling refreshed renewed, and ready to tackle the world so much that you still feel the effects of my energy and my work with you for the next few days if not weeks. I want to leaving you with a lasting impression that this is what you deserve as a gay or bisexual man (sorry ladies I’m only for the guys😅)

- I started back in July 2018, it’s now August 2024 so it’s been 6 years going on 7. I know at some point once my DJaying career takes off and I start for reach the superstar status it would be much harder to work as much as I am now. I am actually working on the beginning phases of my retirement plan. In about three years max I will have retired from full time work to focus on the next stages in my D’jay path going to producing school. But no need to worry I won’t leave you guys high and dry. I’ll still do some work when I can, and I’m working on passing all of my skills and knowledge on to the younger generation after me so you guys can still enjoy my legacy I’ve been providing almost a decade and have some interesting plans that incorporate this industry to help improve the quality and standards for all 🤫

- I like to do a lot especially anything active outdoors, but also I enjoy cooking, writing my anime script, working out, hiking, playing my PlayStation, acting, bartending/mixology, meditating, researching and learning anything about spirituality or the origins of earth (check out Billy Carson on YouTube his information will blow your mind), Djaying, getting a massage 🤭, the beach, traveling, watching anime, and Rick and Morty 😅 also spending time alone to recharge and regain focus, or spending time with loved ones and friends, and of course traveling for circuit festivals overseas is one of my greatest passions that I’m grateful to be able to experience

- Actually all I do is travel, for the last three years I’ve moved to medlline Colombia. I’d return to the states each month to work one side of the country for a month before return home to rest 15-20 days. In this time I’ve traveled all over the country east coast, west coast, north, south, and currently working on the Midwest. I truly love to travel and see the many different cities and cultures. Now I’ve returned to the states in Florida for a while, to concentrate on my D’jay career. I’ll continue to do smaller shorter work trips so I can still see everyone while establishing a home base in Atlanta next year for a year or so, although as a tracking massuer my traveling tour experience is incredibly, the experience I am able to offer when I have a home and a place to really set up far exceeds what I can offer as a traveling massuer, and once I’ve settled in I will be adding new features, and services to my experience. 😬

- Well there’s several things that I would say makes me a bit different from everyone else. One being my sessions are 90% massage focused. My primary objective is to heal you, I am not just rubbing you down, I use a variety of techniques from different types of massages like tai, Swedish, deep tissue, tantra etc. don’t worry I definitely apply a nice balance of Erotic to my entire session to keep things hot and fun 🥵, I also apply my knowledge of the human body that I’ve obtained through training for paramedic school taking Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 courses, I also utilize my extensive experience in working in the hospitals to make sure everything is completely sanitized for each guests safety, and my experience in customer service so I can give a 100% professional satisfaction experience every session. Also applying my spiritual gifts, military upbringings to apply structure experience, and the overall desire to truly help and heal people I would say are a few things that makes me stand out, and from what I’ve been told has helped me rise to one of the best in the industry 😉

- I was transitioning between the EMT field to bartending. My best friend had been doing this for 5 years and recommend I start at least temporary. At first it was for supplemental income until things balanced out at work. Over the next 4 years it became a part time job for me that I mainly did over the weekend. After Covid I left my bartending position at the airport and began focusing 100% of my energy on learning, growing and expanding my massage experience, I began to travel, doing work trips truly immersing myself into the industry. Now I do it because I love it, I have a natural talent and skills with massaging, my previous experience as an EMT really compliments and sets me up perfectly for this, my experience as a bartender taught me how to easily talk and be comfortable with every new guest and get them to open up with me. My spiritual side has also grown so much with my work within the last two years really connecting the dots for me and giving me specific abilities to move energy as I work to truly heal. I actually plan to study Raki soon so I can apply it to my sessions for those interested who truly need to heal any pain, or have their energy cleaned & restored

- Relaxed, stressed free, satisfied, happy, comfortable, confident, pain free, at ease, refreshed and wanting more. This is my aim with every session, I always ask how do you feel at the end. If I don’t get any of these answer then I would imagine I’d feel I didn’t do my job very well, thankfully that hasn’t happened 😉 when you leave I also want you to feel like you have made a friend that you can be your true authentic self with me during our sessions

- Most of my guest find out a lot about me through our sessions. The most common question is where am I from and what’s my story? It’s a mouthful, I was actually born in an unknown city in a hospital in Texas, while on my parents way to Ben Harbor Michigan where my mother was from, at the age of 1 she married my stepfather who was enlisting into the Navy. We immediately began moving every two years all around the country until I started attending middle school in Pensacola fl. I became a track star and prodigy in high school becoming third fastest in Florida in 2002. I attended Florida A & M University under a track scholarship, There I dulled enrolled my senior year at Taylor Technical University becoming an EMT. After graduating my bachelors in 2013 I moved to Atlanta for two years working in ICU at Piedmont hospital, then later on to work in 911 American Medical Response Emergency. In July 2015 I moved to Los Angeles, Due to the horrible pay in the prehospital emergency medical field I had to leave the field and begin bartending. After 5 years of bartending LAX airport Barnies Beanery I began massaging, now I’m up and coming Circuit tribal DJ, moving back from Medlline Colombia

- Yes without a doubt! At times I do find myself overwhelmed with the amount of bookings. I am often completely sold out unable to reach everyone for the day, I’ve had to learn how to pace myself and not over work and take breaks 😅, I’ve watched my small business idea grow from part time pre Covid to full time very successful, expanding and growing fully operational LLC that I’ve made for myself. I’m very grateful for all of my success and the many amazing men I’ve had the pleasure working with

- Yes like it was yesterday. I was extremely nervous and shy. I actually waited three months to start after I got my table. My technique wasn’t refined yet, Back then I only offered therapeutic massages. I asked the client for his honest feedback afterwards. He was very honest about it not being comfortable, or very good. It was a brutal review, but the best constructive criticism I could have gotten. I took mental notes of every thing he mentioned. Studied my techniques more, paid more attention to detail, built my confidence, and comfortability up, and continued to ask for more feedback from others after each session always learning always growing. As a result as of now I currently have 83 reviews, (hoping to break 100 before 2025 🤭) out of the 83 reviews 81 are 5 stars, something I’ve worked very hard to obtain and I’m very proud of. Now most of my guest are my returning regulars. I only wish one day I could revisit my first so he could see how much I’ve grown and evolved since our first session 7 years ago thanks to his honesty with me

- Yes I absolutely would. At first it started out as a side hustle for supplemental income, 7 years later it’s turned into an always growing, expanding very successful business for me, and has become my very first personal professional business, it has become rewarding and enjoyable to see how much my work changes people bringing relief, confidence, enjoyment, and happiness to each guest I have the honor working with, at times this becomes very therapeutic and rewarding for me. I also get to meet so many different walks of life, visit so many beautiful places I’d never thought to travel to see, hear interesting stories, learn from so many highly intelligent successful individuals, meet so many spiritually advanced fellow gay me, and develop long lasting relationships with many of my regulars I see all over the country, this is a truly unique and amazing era of my life that I’d truly miss once I ve retired and moved on from in a few years