Our Story
Theater Design to Fit your Lifestyle
ENG Communications, Inc. began in 1999 as an exclusive boutique home theater design firm in Encino, Ca. Within a few years, we saw rapid growth and contracted five projects in The LA Area and three in other areas of California. After expanding our facility and bringing aboard key qualified artisans, we completed the projects on time. We have since been designing, building, and installing projects for architects, interior designers, and clients worldwide.
Carl Clifford Maddox (JR). our founders Great-Grandfather, born in Miami (My-ama) Oklahoma in 1912. An early sketch artist of the Coleman Theater, completed in 1932, was one of the grandest movie palaces of the time and is still to this day. His design firm was celebrated throughout his lifetime.
Cliff was a demonstratively talented artist since birth. His artistic drawings at an early age made him a standout among others and soon became a sought-after sketch artist.
At the age of 17, in 1929, Cliff provided creative drawings and designs for a new movie palace located on historic U.S. Route 66 in Miami, Oklahoma. The Coleman Theater was designed with a Spanish colonial revival exterior and a dramatic Louis XV interior (see the following images).
What Defines Us
Our unique approach to engineering and management has attracted residential and commercial theater clients from all corners of the globe. As frequently noted by ENG Communications principal Ian Wain, “We are one of the few firms that have architectural and interior designers and audio and video electronics engineers working together”. Solving the inherent challenges of seamlessly blending fine design details with constantly developing electronic technology has proven to be a key element to our success.

Before forming ENG Communications, Inc Ian worked for 5 years in the computer Networking, Software and Hardware industry. Mastering building Companies from scratch and learning up and coming technology. He then opened an internet cafe with his brother Alex, where he used his skills to build every computer requiring the highest-level components to run the internet and games. While running a successful business, he also did residential work and expanded his education to all low voltage work Specifically Audio Video and Home Theatres. With over 20 years of experience Between Alex and Ian, ENG was born, and is now able to meet any, and all, Home Theaters and Smart Home Automation Needs.
Project management and interior fabrication are some of the most valuable services offered through Innovative Theatres. Project Management and Skilled Installation is the center point of Innovative Theatres’ unique single-source approach to Theater Design.
Seasoned tradespeople, adept at all aspects of custom theater interiors, together with our designers and project managers, effectively take the ‘guesswork’ out of the intricate process of completing a successful cinema.