Shani Gandhi Explained

Shani Gandhi is an Australian music producer, engineer and mixer based in Nashville, Tennessee. A native of Perth,[1] she moved to Ithaca, New York in 2007, to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree at Ithaca College. Her career in Nashville has paired her with such producers as Gary Paczosa, Michael Wagener, Neal Cappellino, and Marshall Altman. Gandhi has engineered and mixed albums for the likes of Alison Krauss & Union Station, George Jones and The Smoky Mountain Boys, Kelsea Ballerini, Sarah Jarosz, Parker Millsap and Sierra Hull.

Gandhi mixed three songs on Kelsea Ballerini's Platinum Certified album The First Time (2015),[2] including its third single Peter Pan, which also received platinum certification and topped the Billboard US Country Airplay and US Hot Country Songs Charts in the same week.[3] [4] [5]

In 2017, Gandhi received a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album as Engineer[6] for Sarah Jarosz's, Undercurrent.[7] She was also nominated[8] for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, along with Gary Paczosa, for the same album.[9]

In 2020, Gandhi was nominated for the 63rd Grammy Awards for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical as Engineer for Sierra Hull's 25 Trips.[10]

Discography

!Year!Artist!Album/Release!Credit
2020Sierra Hull25 TripsProducer, Engineer, Mixer
2016Sarah JaroszUndercurrentEngineer
2019The Mountain GoatsIn League With DragonsMixer
2019Pony BradshawSudden OperaProducer, Engineer, Mixer
2019Michaela AnneDesert DoveMixer
2018Parker MillsapOther ArrangementsProducer, Engineer, Mixer
2019Danny BurnsNorth CountryEngineer, Mixer
2017Old Crow Medicine ShowCover Stories "My Song"Engineer[11]
2018Dierks BentleyThe MountainEngineer
2017Alison KraussWindy CityEngineer Assistant
2015The Lonesome TrioThe Lonesome TrioEngineer

Notes and References

  1. News: Grammy win puts Perth-raised audio engineer in top mix. Collins. Simon. 22 April 2017. The West Australian. 10 July 2017.
  2. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kelsea+Ballerini&ti=The+First+Time#search_section American album certifications – Kelsea Ballerini – The First Time.
  3. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kelsea+Ballerini&ti=Peter+Pan#search_section American single certifications – Kelsea Ballerini – Peter Pan.
  4. Kelsea Ballerini Is the First Woman to Top Hot Country Songs & Country Airplay Charts at the Same Time. 2020-12-16. Billboard. en.
  5. Kelsea Ballerini. 2020-12-16. Billboard.
  6. Web site: 2017 Grammy Nominations . 6 December 2016 .
  7. Web site: 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2016): Best Folk Album .
  8. Web site: 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2016):Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical .
  9. Web site: Shani Gandhi soars behind the soundboard . Thanki . Juli . . 11 February 2017 .
  10. Web site: 2020-12-02. Shani Gandhi. 2020-12-14. GRAMMY.com. en.
  11. Web site: Shani Gandhi. 2021-01-13. TIDAL Browse. en-US.