Soundhouse Design

Graphic Design / Art Direction

San Francisco Bay Area

Our passion for bands and their music has never faltered in our 20+ years in the music industry. We've worked with bands across many genres on a wide variety of design projects. The list of bands we have worked with is long, the list we would like to is even longer. Who's next?

Selected work

Music Design #1

Jimi Hendrix "Logo" Guitar Strap - Jim Dunlop 2016 (jimdunlop.com)
Jimi Hendrix "Poster" Guitar Strap - Jim Dunlop 2016 (jimdunlop.com) - Artwork: David Byrd
Jimi Hendrix "Monterey" Guitar Strap - Jim Dunlop 2016 (jimdunlop.com)
Jimi Hendrix "Love Drops" Guitar Strap - Jim Dunlop 2016 (jimdunlop.com)
Prince Merch / poster idea. Pitched 2016 but never used (aside from a commemorative mural). Original illustrations by Samuel Ho.
Prince mural from unused pitch art painted by Al (El) Marsito / B.O.A. Graphics 2016 (1082 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203) (exterior wall facing the south side of Broadway near 11th Avenue)

Music Design #2

The Go-Go's - 2018 Tour Merchandise / VIP Bundle
Black Sabbath - 2013 poster art (August 28, 2013 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre [Irvine, CA]) was purchase by Live Nation and used (shirts, posters, tour admats, tickets, etc) for the 2nd leg of the 2014 Tour. Original illustration by Samuel Ho.
Cheap Trick - VIP packages swag from 2018-2019
Cheap Trick - VIP packages swag from 2018-2019
Nirvana - Unused T-shirt design pitch for FEA Merch from 2005-2006
Joe Perry (Aerosmith) - Itinerary cover from UK Tour 2010

Shirts #1

UFO "Force It" - 2016 [Legacy Design]
Girlschool - "Guilty As Sin" 2015 Tour Shirt
Blondie - 2020 "Graffiti Drip" Retail Shirt
Insane Clown Posse - 2007 "Welcome To The Dark Carnival" Retail Shirt
The Go-Go's - Retail Shirt / Tote / Poster 2018 Tour
The Go-Go's - Back design for RNRHOF 2021 Shirt - Pitched full shirt but they only used the back

Shirts #2

Saxon - 2018 Tour shield Art
Saxon - 2018 Badge
Saxon - 2018 Ladies Shirt
Saxon - 2019 New Shield Art
Saxon - 2019 USA
Saxon - 2019 40th Anniversary

Shirts #3

Def Leppard 2018 Tour Shirt (submitted a full design but they only used the back design).
Def Leppard - Pitched for 2018 Tour but unused
ZZ Top 2014 tour shirt. Original front Bob Hardin art from 2013 Ruth Eckerd Hall concert poster.
Insane Clown Posse - 2007 Retail. Front design still being used for retail as "Ringmaster Spiral" in 2026.
Go-Go's 2021 RNRHF Induction shirt (submitted a full design but they only used the back design)
EVH Brand retail shirt 2004-2006. FEA Merch licensed the photo from me for 2 years. One of the first shirts in the EVH Brand line.

Concert Posters #1

ACE FREHLEY - October 30, 2011 - Mulcahy's, Centereach [Centereach, NY) Image inspired by album cover art by Michael Doret
BLACK SABBATH - August 28, 2013 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre [Irvine, CA] Design: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Samuel Ho
BLONDIE - September 19, 2013 - Nob Hill Masonic Center [San Francisco, CA] Design: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Lorenzo Dimauro
DEF LEPPARD / POISON / LITA FORD - August 14, 2012 - First Niagara Pavilion [Burgettstown, PA]
CHEAP TRICK - October 4, 2013 - Ruth Eckerd Hall [Clearwater, FL]
UFO - November 21, 2012 - The Independent [San Francisco, CA]

Concert Posters #2

MICHAEL SCHENKER - October 4, 2012 - The Rodeo Club [San Jose, CA] Photo: Brian Aris
ZZ TOP - December 27, 2013 - Ruth Eckerd Hall [Clearwater, FL] Art Direction: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Bob C. Hardin
PRINCE - April 23-24, 2013 - DNA Lounge [San Francisco, CA] Art Direction/Design: Zak Wilson - Illustration/Design: David Edward Byrd
VAN HALEN - July 14, 2015 - Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre [Irvine, CA]
PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO - August 10, 2024 - San Jose Civic [San Jose, CA] Art Direction: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Toni Agustian
TORI AMOS - August 22, 2014 - Ruth Eckerd Hall [Clearwater, FL] Art Direction: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Jeremy Kiraly

Concert Posters #3

KACEY MUSGRAVES - September 6, 2019 - Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica [Cleveland, OH] Design: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Toni Agustian
EARTH, WIND & FIRE - September 17, 2019 - Vina Robles Amphitheatre [Paso Robles, CA]
Y&T - August 9, 2024 - Cornerstone Berkeley [Berkeley, CA]
THE CURE - June 11, 2023 - Blossom Music Center [Cuyahoga Falls, OH] Art / Design: Zak Wilson
NATALIA LAFOURCADE - June 13 / 14, 2026 - San Jose Civic [San Jose, CA] Design: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Toni Agustian
METALLICA - December 9, 2018 - Save Mart Center [Fresno, CA] Art Direction / Concept: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Bob C. Hardin

CD / Album Covers

Girlschool - "Hit And Run Revisited" [2011] Concept / Art Direction: Zak Wilson - Illustration: Adrian Chesterman
Girlschool - "Guilty As Sin" [2015]
Joe Satriani "Not Of The Earth" 1986. Original pressing (was later repacked with new artwork). Shot the photo used on the back cover (Greg Kihn - Omni - April 5, 1986)
Harold Budd "She Is A Phantom" 1994. Provided concept and photo assets but final design / layout was by Anon D.
KMX logo. Was originally created for a George Lynch guitar pick design but was later used as their primary logo on CD covers, shirts and other.
Kamala and the Carnivores - 7" layout 2016

Photography #1

Judas Priest (K.K. Downing) - (Cow Palace - July 27, 1984)
Judas Priest (Glen Tipton) - (Cow Palace - July 27, 1984)
Judas Priest (Rob Halford) - (Cow Palace - July 27, 1984)
Van Halen (Edward Van Halen) - (Cow Palace - May 9, 1984)
Van Halen (Edward Van Halen) - (Cow Palace - May 9, 1984)
Scorpions (Matthias Jabs) - (Cow Palace - April 30, 1984)

Photography #2

Metallica "Day On The Green 1985" Oakland Stadium. Photo was used in multiple Metallics books
Joe Satriani "Strange Beautiful Music" book (2014). Contains photo I shot of Joe / Greg Kihn (UC Berkeley Sproul Plaza 1986).
Missing Persons - (The Warfield - Dec. 28, 1982)
Y&T (Dave Meniketti) - San Francisco Civic - September 25, 1984
Loudness (Minoru Niihara) - (Keystone Berkeley - July 21, 1983)
Kiss (Vinnie Vincent) - Berkeley Community Theatre - February 1, 1984

Guitar Picks / Passes + Laminates / Crew Swag / Instruments

Guitar Pick Design [Tour / Retail]
1" Buttons
Def Leppard, Poison, Lita Ford - "Rock Of Ages" 2012 Crew Work Shirt
Poison (Bobby Dall) - Bass Graphic
Backstage Passes & Laminates (Aerosmith, Cheap Trick)
Aerosmith - Itinerary cover 2016 Tour

Graphic Assets Package / Deconstruct, Rebuild, Reimagine

Graphic Assets Package
Logo Re-build
Logo Re-build
Deconstruct, Rebuild, Reimagine
The Cult - Electric 13 Tour concert poster Idea [unfinished & unused]
The Cult - Finished final version poster from design on the left (September 27, 2024 - Vina Robles Amphitheatre [Paso Robles, CA])

Togo's Skateboard Art Tour

Togo's Snowboard Art Tour Featuring Zak Wilson (2007 / 2008)
Togo's Snowboard Art Tour Featuring Zak Wilson (2007 / 2008)
Togo's Snowboard Art Tour Featuring Zak Wilson (2007 / 2008)
Togo's Snowboard Art Tour Featuring Zak Wilson (2007 / 2008)
Togo's Snowboard Art Tour Featuring Zak Wilson (2007 / 2008)
Togo's Snowboard Art Tour Featuring Zak Wilson (2007 / 2008)

Tower Records

Signcraft Magazine May / June 1993. Article on Tower Records Berkeley display / sign work with Zak Wilson.
Signcraft Magazine May / June 1993. Article on Tower Records Berkeley display / sign work with Zak Wilson.
Signcraft Magazine May / June 1993. Article on Tower Records Berkeley display / sign work with Zak Wilson.
Signcraft Magazine May / June 1993. Article on Tower Records Berkeley display / sign work with Zak Wilson.
Tower Record promo postcard (a new monthly? design was made and given away in Tower Records stores. Art by Zak Wilson
Tower Records Berkeley Wall Display - David Lee Roth "Skyscraper" (1988)

Tower Records "Art Gods" Documentary

"Art Gods" DVD Cover
Art Gods Trailer Tower Records Art Department Documentary 2013
Van Halen 1984 Promotional Blitz (Tower Records Berkeley)
Tower Records Display - Van Halen "1984" (1984)
Tower Records Berkeley Wall Display - The Rolling Stones "Dirty Work" (1986)
Tower Records Berkeley Wall Display - Joe Satriani "Surfing With The Alien" (1987)

Amoeba Music

Misc design done for Amoeba Music Berkeley (lighter, art show postcards and Van)
Amoeba Music Berkeley postcard designs.
Amoeba Music Berkeley postcard designs (front and back)
Amoeba Music Berkeley "buying collections" postcard design
Amoeba Music Berkeley "Factory Party Art Show" 2009 postcard design
Amoeba Music Berkeley "Factory Party Art Show" Andy Warhol Marilyn reproduction (Silkscreen, acrylic paint on canvas - 24" x 24")

Misc. Graphic Design

Zachary's Pizza 25th Anniversary design
Zachary's Pizza 25th Anniversary billboard
Satori Movement / Creation Skateboards Wheels and deck designs
Logos / Graphics created for pick designs (and other) - Used and unused
SenaReider Ad Agency "Tornadoes" 2009 packaging campaign. Logo and packaging concepts. Same firm that hired me for the Togo's Snowboard Art Tour.
Night Of The Living Dead - Custom personal guitar body graphic and guitar. Painted by Mike Learn

Art #1

Abstract painting - Silkscreen on canvas (28" x 28")
Army Graphic pattern made for misc clipart / icons (Printed on aluminum - 24" x 24")
"Re-Align" Painting (36" x 36") 1993
"My Roomate Bob Ate My Last Piece Of Chicken So I had To Kill Him" Painting (4' x 4') 1993
"Evil Thoughts" painting (36" x 36")
"Weird F*ckin Dream" Painting (4' x 4')

Art #2

"Weird F*cking Dream" painting hanging in the DTR Modern gallery New York (2013-2014)
"Starmaker" Painting (Silkscreen on canvas) (11 x 18" x 22") (2009)
Work in progress
"Weird F*cking Dream" painting in progress (acrylic on canvas)
Graphic pattern made for misc corporate logos / icons (Printed on aluminum and inset into lacquered black wood - 24" x 24")
Madonna - Silkscreened Quadriptych on paisley paper mounted on board

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