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TOP LEFT: In the studio’s kitchen, a single slab of LeMurian
Blue granite tops the island, which is lined with bar stools
from Restoration Hardware.
TOP RIGHT: Artists like Lil Yachty and Chris Brown take
studio breaks in the outdoor courtyard.
BOTTOM RIGHT: An indoor basketball court includes a painting
of Dennis Hopper by street artist Thank You X, whose work
lines the walls of the corporate headquarters of Snapchat.
BOTTOM LEFT: The studio’s SSL Duality recording console.

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PHOTO BY JARED CHARLUPSKY

PHOTO BY JARED CHARLUPSKY

PHOTO BY JARED CHARLUPSKY

PHOTO BY JARED CHARLUPSKY

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to Hailey, now pregnant with
their first child — has rooted
Goodman, in a good way. He
didn’t like being one in a mil-
lion sound engineers in L.A.; he
also hated the traffic. When he’d
come home to visit his parents
over the years, he realized “there
was nowhere for a normal per-
son to get a professional sound.”
By the time he opened Royal
House, Goodman says, people
were banging at the doors to get

in. He’s been booked solid for a
year.
Goodman commissioned
Saroki Architecture in
Birmingham to design the main
5,500-square-foot building and
an adjacent 2,500-square foot
space he acquired for additional
privacy.
“Victor is one of the best, but
he’s very humble; I’m overbear-
ing and difficult,” Goodman
says. “So it was cool. They were

great to work with.”
Goodman handled the inte-
rior design himself, adding dra-
matic chandeliers, granite and
tile, and designing the exterior
wall of the studio in contrast-
ing slats of wood. He used local
craftspeople to do the carpentry
and acoustical work.
The artwork around is arrest-
ing — from multimedia “street”
art to floor-to-ceiling murals.
The piece de resistance is a

