Music producer and mixing engineer · Artist development · Media technology
- A1Music Producer / Mixing Engineer
- A2Co-Founder & CEO, Win Iconic Ventures
- A3Co-Founder, The Global Ikon
- A4Recording Academy Voting Member
- A5Drummer
Full Sail University Hall of Fame
Inducted by Bruce Swedien
Bruce Swedien — the multi-GRAMMY-winning engineer and producer of Michael Jackson’s records — inducts Ashish Manchanda into the Full Sail University Hall of Fame.
Biography
Producer and mixing engineer, twenty-five-plus years between the United States and India, developing artists and building the companies and technology around music.
“The truth is there aren’t any secrets to success. You have to go through the journey yourself.” Ashish Manchanda
- New York
Valedictorian at Full Sail University, later inducted into its Hall of Fame (2016). Producer and engineer at Effanel Music, Randy Ezratty’s remote-recording company: Garth Brooks at Croke Park, 1997, MTV Unplugged and VH1 Storytellers.
- Mumbai
Audio Technical Director and Producer for Coke Studio India; Technical Director and Chief Engineer for MTV Unplugged India (2010 to 2018), and helped set up both formats in India. Over 150 film soundtracks, four IRAA awards, and studio and live audio for Disney’s Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast stage musicals. Movies · Television
- With Bruce Swedien
Brought into the Invincible sessions by multi-GRAMMY-winning producer and engineer Bruce Swedien, and contributed to his book In the Studio with Michael Jackson. The book
- Artists
Founded The Media Tribe, whose students and mentees have earned credits on major-label releases in the US and India. More than 200 songs released through the group, including Springboard Records, and Totem Pole, a family-friendly, substance-free music festival. Independent music
- America
Four-plus years with the Orlando Predators in Florida, and the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team. Producer/Engineer on the GRAMMY-nominated recording ‘Hope Orchestrated’ (Mary Dawood Catlin), Best Classical Instrumental Solo, 68th GRAMMY Awards. Voting member of the Recording Academy. FYC
- Now, Los Angeles
Co-founder and CEO of Win Iconic Ventures and co-founder of The Global Ikon, building media technology and AI platforms for the music business and beyond. The Global Ikon was selected for the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson (2025). Trained in design thinking through the Stanford course. Technology & AI · Ventures
Credits at a glance
- In the USMTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, Garth Brooks, Wynton Marsalis, James Taylor, Avery Fisher Hall & Alice Tully Hall NY, Les Go, Anna Torroja, Shaquille O’Neal
- SportOrlando Predators, Orlando · Richmond Flying Squirrels, Virginia — live entertainment, music, video, branding and technology
- In IndiaMixed and produced over 150 film soundtracks
- Indie artistsAlif, The Local Train, Abhijeet Srivastava, Sayantika Ghosh, Aanchal Tyagi, Best Kept Secret, Antonia Barisic, Ailaan, Imcha Imchen, Agam, Avial amongst others
- TelevisionCoke Studio, MTV Unplugged, India’s Raw Star, The Dewarists, The Stage, Mahabharat
- Live concertsFOH mix — A.R. Rahman · Festival Producer — Totem Pole · Show Director — Amit Trivedi Live · Coke Studio Live · NH7 · Jaipur Literature Festival · Music and audio team, Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010
- SpeakingMaersk · British Business Group · Full Sail University · IIT Delhi and Powai · Westerdals, Oslo
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Featured news
- The Future of the Music Business : Ashish ManchandaRead more →August 19, 2018
- Totem Pole is a platform for new artistes: Ashish ManchandaRead more →October 13, 2017
- It was an absolute pleasure to use these converters and hear the transformation in sound quality.Read more →May 20, 2016
- Ashish Manchanda: From Full Sail Student to Global TeacherRead more →February 11, 2016
- Hall Of Fame - Full Sail UniversityRead more →May 15, 2015
- Grad Ashish Manchanda: From Garth Brooks to BollywoodRead more →July 21, 2011
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