A football stadium is the hardest room in the world to make sound great. For VfL Wolfsburg, I designed the system to do it anyway.
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Opening Day at Fenway: What the Red Sox Taught Me About Building for a Team
I grew up in Boston. In 2002 the Red Sox had new owners, a season weeks away and premium spaces to modernize at Fenway Park. What building for a team taught me.
One Call: Why a Team Studio Needs One Accountable Lead
A team studio touches creative, construction, technology and business. It needs one person accountable for all of it. That is the role I play.
The Best Gaming Room Is the One You Never Have to Think About
What decades in recording studios taught me about making a no-limits gaming room feel effortless, with one-touch control from a remote, touchpanel or phone.
What Anika Nilles Taught Me About Learning Neil Peart’s Feel
Interviewing Rush drummer Anika Nilles in Chicago for Modern Drummer’s September 2026 cover story, from learning Neil Peart’s feel on “Tom Sawyer” to why “Xanadu” was the hardest song.
A Franchise’s Archive Is Its Catalog. Treat It Like One.
In music, the catalog is the business. A team’s footage library is no different, and most teams are only beginning to treat it that way.
Trusted by Legends at Full Sail University: Watch the Replay
Trusted by Legends at Full Sail University: Watch the Replay On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, I joined Full Sail University live in the Orlando Health Fortress for “Trusted by Legends:…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Sabotage Costume and Props at Auction
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Breacher costume from Sabotage (2014), plus the cartel cash bundle and investigation board, go to auction with Hanlin on November 6 and 7.
Clint Eastwood Movie Props at Auction: In the Line of Fire, American Sniper, Sully and More
Six Clint Eastwood film props from my collection go to auction with Hanlin on November 6 and 7, including John Malkovich’s In the Line of Fire assassin gun with its full production archive.
Designing a Room Around a TV That Disappears
Designing a Room Around a TV That Disappears Designing a room around a TV that disappears starts with the room the client will live in when the screen is gone.…
What Building Studios for Legendary Artists Taught Me About Building Them for Teams
The standards I learned from artists who hear every flaw are the standards a team studio needs. Here is what carries over.
Walt Kowalski’s Colt M1911 From Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino Goes to Auction
The stunt Colt M1911 used by Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino (2008), Lot 157 at Hanlin’s November 6 and 7 auction, from the David Frangioni collection.