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Served as the pioneer Artist in Residence at Stem Disintermedia, Inc., in Los Angeles, working with the team to run music industry experiments.
Kiran Gandhi, known professionally as Madame Gandhi, was born on February 21, 1989. Her early life involved time in both New York City and Bombay, India. She pursued higher education at Georgetown University, earning an undergraduate degree in mathematics, political science, and women’s studies in 2011. Following her graduation, Gandhi began her career at Interscope Records in Santa Monica, California, as the company’s first digital analyst. In this role, she applied her analytical skills to examine data from Spotify streaming and other digital media platforms, transitioning to a full-time position. In 2015, she furthered her education by obtaining an MBA from Harvard University.
Her musical journey began to take shape in 2012 when she recorded live drums for M.I.A.’s track “Bad Girls.” This collaboration led to M.I.A. inviting Gandhi to be the touring drummer for her “Matangi” album tour in February 2013. Gandhi balanced this touring commitment with her MBA studies at Harvard Business School. She departed from Interscope Records in 2013 to focus on these new endeavors. A significant moment in her public career occurred in 2015 when she ran the London Marathon, bleeding freely on her period, as an act to challenge menstrual stigma. This act generated widespread discussion about menstruation across different cultures.
In 2016, Madame Gandhi released her debut EP, “Voices.” The following year, 2017, saw her collaborate with female-identifying producers for “Voices Remixed” and serve as the opening act for Ani DiFranco’s Rise Up Tour. She also toured extensively in Europe and India, and delivered talks at various organizations including Airbnb, Pandora Radio, Spotify, the United Nations, and college campuses. In 2019, she released her second EP, “Visions,” marking the beginning of her partnership with Sony Music Masterworks. She has since performed at notable music festivals such as Pitchfork, Lightning in a Bottle, Roskilde, and SXSW, and has been recognized with awards including a SXSW Best Music Video jury award in 2021, and being named a 2020 Ted Fellow. She was also included in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” class of 2019 and the BBC’s “100 Women” list in 2020.
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