Spirit-filled, and skillful. At 25, she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. After a 15-month, faith-filled battle, she went home to be with Jesus on January 12, 2022.
Before she passed, Sarah was asked what she wanted her foundation to accomplish. She said her desire was that the next generation would know and worship Him. That became the foundation’ s mission and the heartbeat of Studio33:3.
The name itself comes from Sarah’ s life verse, Psalm 33:3:“ Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” When she was twelve, God spoke that verse to her and confirmed her call as a worship leader.
Sarah also had a tattoo of an ellipsis(…) on her wrist. For her, it symbolized“ the story goes on.” You’ ll see that ellipsis in the design of the studio— in the lighting, in the live room wall, even in the control room ceiling. It’ s a constant reminder that Sarah’ s story and legacy continue through the music created here.
[ WM ] That’ s powerful. How did the church leadership respond to this vision?
[ Drew ] Pastor Sam was crystal clear:“ This needs to be a world-class studio. Excellence matters.” We already had a small project studio here at the church built back in 2015, but the vision for Studio33:3 was on a completely different level.
So, I reached out to Vintage King, who we’ d worked with before. They connected us with James Good, who helped us source gear and ultimately introduced us to studio designer Gavin Haverstick. Gavin was the perfect fit— not just because of his design expertise, but also because he’ s a strong Christian who understood the spiritual vision behind this.
We transformed what used to be an old science and computer lab into today’ s facility: a spacious control room, a large live room, two ISO booths, two amp rooms, and a comfortable lounge. Pastor Brenda led the aesthetic vision— drawing inspiration from artists like David Crowder and Brooklyn Duo— while weaving in Sarah’ s tastes and style. The result is a creative space that’ s clean, modern, and inspiring, yet inviting and comfortable.
[ WM ] Functionality is key in any studio. What were the big decisions that helped define the space?
[ Drew ] Gavin gave us multiple layout options. We didn’ t realize how many moving parts there are and how many decisions we had to take into consideration— things like sightlines, acoustics, and room ratios just to name a few. We incorporated glass soundproof doors that allow people to have a visual connection all the way from the live room to the second ISO booth. Each ISO Booth has its own acoustic character. The smaller one is acoustically dead, perfect for vocals or voiceover work. The larger one has curtains, diffusion panels, and curved plexiglass to give multiple sonic flavors depending on what’ s going on.
The control room is intentionally large. That
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