Shani Gandhi

{{Short description|Australian record producer, engineer and mixer}}

'''Shani Gandhi''' is an Australian music producer, engineer and mixer based in Nashville, Tennessee. A native of Perth,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/grammy-win-puts-perth-raised-audio-engineer-in-top-mix-ng-b88443179z|title=Grammy win puts Perth-raised audio engineer in top mix|last=Collins|first=Simon|date=22 April 2017|work=The West Australian|accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> 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),<ref>{{Citation|title=The First Time - Kelsea Ballerini {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-first-time-mw0002839117/credits|language=en|access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref><ref>[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.] Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.</ref> 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.<ref>[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.] Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Kelsea Ballerini Is the First Woman to Top Hot Country Songs & Country Airplay Charts at the Same Time|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kelsea-ballerini-tops-two-country-charts-same-time-peter-pan/|access-date=2020-12-16|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Kelsea Ballerini|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kelsea-ballerini/chart-history/csa/|access-date=2020-12-16|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

In 2017, Gandhi received a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album as Engineer<ref name="Grammy Nominations & More">{{cite web | url = https://www.sarahjarosz.com/news/2017-grammy-nominations-and-more | title = 2017 Grammy Nominations | date = 6 December 2016 }}</ref> for Sarah Jarosz's, ''Undercurrent.''<ref name="Best Folk Album">{{cite web | url = https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/279 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201333/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/279 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 March 2019 | title = 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2016): Best Folk Album }}</ref> She was also nominated<ref name="Best Engineered Record, Non-Classical">{{cite web | url = https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/196 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190321041019/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/196 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 21 March 2019 | title = 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2016):Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical }}</ref> for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, along with Gary Paczosa, for the same album.<ref name="Tennessean">{{cite web | url = http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/02/11/shani-gandhi-soars-behind-soundboard/97246692/ | title = Shani Gandhi soars behind the soundboard | last = Thanki | first = Juli | website = The Tennessean | date = 11 February 2017 }}</ref>

In 2020, Gandhi was nominated for the 63rd Grammy Awards for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical as Engineer for Sierra Hull's ''25 Trips''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-02|title=Shani Gandhi|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/shani-gandhi/19722|access-date=2020-12-14|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Discography ==

{| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Artist !Album/Release !Credit |- |2020 |Sierra Hull |25 Trips |Producer, Engineer, Mixer<ref>{{Citation|title=25 Trips - Sierra Hull {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/25-trips-mw0003347225/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2016 |Sarah Jarosz |Undercurrent |Engineer<ref name="Best Folk Album" /> |- |2019 |The Mountain Goats |In League With Dragons |Mixer<ref>{{Citation|title=In League with Dragons - The Mountain Goats {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-league-with-dragons-mw0003247782/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2019 |Pony Bradshaw |Sudden Opera |Producer, Engineer, Mixer<ref>{{Citation|title=Sudden Opera - Pony Bradshaw {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sudden-opera-mw0003237889/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2019 |Michaela Anne |Desert Dove |Mixer<ref>{{Citation|title=Desert Dove - Michaela Anne {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/desert-dove-mw0003290999/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2018 |Parker Millsap |Other Arrangements |Producer, Engineer, Mixer<ref>{{Citation|title=Other Arrangements - Parker Millsap {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/other-arrangements-mw0003158000/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2019 |Danny Burns |North Country |Engineer, Mixer<ref>{{Citation|title=North Country - Danny Burns {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/north-country-mw0003233076/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2017 |Old Crow Medicine Show |Cover Stories "My Song" |Engineer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shani Gandhi|url=https://tidal.com/browse/credits/14406132|access-date=2021-01-13|website=TIDAL Browse|language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2018 |Dierks Bentley |The Mountain |Engineer<ref>{{Citation|title=The Mountain - Dierks Bentley {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-mountain-mw0003172315/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2017 |Alison Krauss |Windy City |Engineer Assistant<ref>{{Citation|title=Windy City - Alison Krauss {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/windy-city-mw0003009832|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |- |2015 |The Lonesome Trio |The Lonesome Trio |Engineer<ref>{{Citation|title=The Lonesome Trio - The Lonesome Trio {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lonesome-trio-mw0002843500/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> |}

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==External links== * {{Official| www.shanigandhi.com}} *{{discogs artist}} *{{allMusic|artist/shani-gandhi-mn0002978281}}

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