O'Henry Sound Studios

O'Henry Sound Studios was a commercial studio complex in Burbank, California, that was owned by engineer Hank Sanicola and his wife, Jacqueline Sanicola.^[1][2] Hank's father, Hank Sanicola, Sr. (1914–1974), was a long time manager (until 1962) for Frank Sinatra.

O'Henry Sound Studios

Company type	Recording studio
Industry	Music
Founded	1993 (1993)
Defunct	2005 (2005)
Area served	Burbank, California

History

The facility opened in 1993, designed with the help of architect Jack Edwards and studio consultant Rick Ruggieri.^[1] The studio closed in 2005.

Notable recordings

Album projects

• R.E.M.
• k.d. lang
• Mariah Carey
• Ray Charles
• Sugar Ray
• Shakira
• Tool
• Wallflowers
• Anastacia
• Caifanes
• Ray Conniff
• Al Stewart
• Gwen Stefani

Commercial soundtracks

• Southwest Airlines
• McDonald's
• National Geographic

Film credits

• King Kong (2005)
• Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
• Sideways (2004)
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
• Return to Never Land (2002)
• Don't Say a Word (2001)
• 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
• Chicken Run (2000)
• Dinosaur (2000)
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
• Election (1999)
• Life (1999)
• Wild Things (1998)
• The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
• Nothing to Lose (1997)
• That Thing You Do! (1996)
• Delta of Venus (1995)

References

1. O'Henry Sound Studios, Burban Mix Magazine (mixonline.com) 2001-5-1 Retrieved 2010-06-11.
2. "Accelerated Studio – O'Henry Sound Studios," by Elise M. Malmberg (born 1962), DigiZine, Vol. 3, No. 10, Fall 2004 (retrieved May 26, 2017; website registrant is Avid Technology; DigiZine, published about 10 times a year, ran from 2002 to 2009)