Sandy Dover

Sandy Dover serves as Managing Partner and Editor-at-Large of Hardwood & Hollywood, which is a content partner with Complex Networks. With the consolidation of his executive and editorial roles as Senior Editor, Leadership Board Member, and Equity Partner of H&H, Sandy has his hands in everything creative, editorial, social, and strategic for the outlet. Formerly of ESPN, SLAM, and Yahoo!, Sandy is a White House-vetted and U.S. Senate-recognized media multihyphenate with extensive, multifaceted work in communications, strategy, and marketing in boutique/startup, corporate, and nonprofit spaces throughout multiple industries, including sports and fashion.

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Look Closer presents... Roots of Fight x Sugar Ray Leonard
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Look Closer presents... Roots of Fight x Sugar Ray Leonard

By Sandy Dover • October 10, 2016

Look Closer is all about giving you the opportunity to see the best footwear and sportswear in performance & lifestyle fashion in up-close and personal, high-quality portraiture served with a side of expert commentary. Inspired...

Hurley x Fender Capsule Collection honors iconic brands
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Hurley x Fender Capsule Collection honors iconic brands

By Sandy Dover • October 03, 2016

Fender. The gold standard of guitars for decades. Hurley. A classic brand amongst surfers for years and years. Together? Dare we say a special pairing? Looks to be that way. The Fender x Hurley Capsule...

Flea x Fender collaboration explores rocker's life through Jazz Bass guitar
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Flea x Fender collaboration explores rocker's life through Jazz Bass guitar

By Sandy Dover • September 08, 2016

Flea is a legendary musician, known for his bass grooves with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and thankfully, a Flea x Fender collaboration has spawned as the guitar maker reproduces his famous Shell Pink '61...

Justin Bieber, Cash Money Records' Jacquees debut Clear Weather Season 6 Collection
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Justin Bieber, Cash Money Records' Jacquees debut Clear Weather Season 6 Collection

By Sandy Dover • September 08, 2016

Leave it to the Biebs to be a trendsetter. Justin Bieber, you know, the megastar singer/songwriter, along with Cash Money Records' up-and-coming R&B singer Jacquees, recently debuts new footwear from the Clear Weather Season 6...

Fender Mod Shop is 'NIKEiD of guitars'
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Fender Mod Shop is 'NIKEiD of guitars'

By Sandy Dover • September 08, 2016

Guitars are some of the most precious instruments in the world, but are also very labor-intensive and timely to produce, and that's just for the general public. What if that same work went into a...

Rising star Gallant shows esports skills in Super Smash Bros x Red Bull match
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Rising star Gallant shows esports skills in Super Smash Bros x Red Bull match

By Sandy Dover • August 30, 2016

Recording artist Gallant is known for mainly for his musical work. With a new album and new single out, he has plenty to offer to the world, and having recently collaborated with singer sensation Seal...

ICYMI: Skullcandy teams with Athletigen in athletic research partnership
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ICYMI: Skullcandy teams with Athletigen in athletic research partnership

By Sandy Dover • July 29, 2016

Studies have been shown that music dramatically affects the human brain in a variety of ways...but how does music affect the brain during sports competition? That's something we're all going to find through the Skullcandy...

Look Closer presents... adidas PureBOOST X
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Look Closer presents... adidas PureBOOST X

By Sandy Dover • July 22, 2016

Look Closer at the The BMF with Complex Media is all about giving you the opportunity to see the best footwear and sportswear in performance & lifestyle fashion in up-close and personal, high-quality portraiture served...

Look Closer presents... adidas UltraBOOST Global Running Day '16
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Look Closer presents... adidas UltraBOOST Global Running Day '16

By Sandy Dover • July 22, 2016

Look Closer is all about giving you the opportunity to see the best footwear and sportswear in performance & lifestyle fashion in up-close and personal, high-quality portraiture served with a side of expert commentary. Inspired...

Look Closer presents... New Balance 574 Weekend Expedition
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Look Closer presents... New Balance 574 Weekend Expedition

By Sandy Dover • July 15, 2016

Look Closer at The BMF with Complex Media is all about giving you the opportunity to see the best footwear and sportswear in performance & lifestyle fashion in up-close and personal, high-quality portraiture served with...