About
Gena Johnson is a producer, recording engineer and mixer based in Nashville, Tennessee. A two-time Grammy Award winner, she is the 2026 recipient of the Powerhouse Award from The Resonator Awards for her production, engineering and mixing work on Jason Isbell’s latest album, Foxes In The Snow. She was also nominated for Audio Engineer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and remains the first and only woman nominated in the category.
Gena is a devoted steward of the journey of sound, passionate about nurturing new voices while protecting and expanding legacies. She sees writing, playing, engineering, mixing and every other element of producing as a privilege: a role in shepherding great art into being, and one she feels deeply connected to.
Her engineering and production work has supported artists including Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Dolly Parton, Amanda Shires, Lawrence Rothman, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Belle Frantz, Angaleena Presley, Ashley Monroe, Anderson East, Marcus King Band, Lori McKenna, Rival Sons, Brent Cobb, Brittney Spencer, Colter Wall, Corrina, A Star Is Born Soundtrack, The Oak Ridge Boys, Lillie Mae, A Thousand Horses, Caitlyn Smith, Chris Shiflett, Kaleo, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsey Waldon, Maggie Antone, Lee Henke, Ruston Kelly, Dillon Carmichael, Randy Rogers Band, Gloria Gaynor, The Highwomen, Jillette Johnson, Joy Williams, Shelby Lynne, The Lone Bellow, Ben Folds, Jim Lauderdale, Hunter Hayes, Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Malcolm Holcomb, Noeline Hofmann, The Revivalists, Lee Brice, Zac Brown Band, Yola, Addison Agen, Ben Chapman, Tenille Townes, Caitlyn Smith, Brett Eldredge, Christina Perri, Tommy Prine, Ashley McBryde and more.
Her most recent notable projects include:
Producing, engineering and mixing Jason Isbell’s solo album Foxes In The Snow at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York
John Prine’s last recorded song, “I Remember Everything,” which won two Grammy Awards in 2021
Little Big Town’s album It’s A Dying Art
Kathleen Edwards’ Americana Music Awards nominated album Billionaire
Chris Stapleton’s Grammy-winning album Starting Over
Ashley McBryde’s Grammy-nominated album Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Ashley Monroe’s album Tennessee Lightning
Shelby Lynne’s album Consequences of The Crown
Noeline Hofmann’s debut album
Belle Frantz’s debut album, Hymns From A Barstool
Read more about Gena in these interviews and articles:
Tennessean Q&A: Nashville Music Producer Gena Johnson shares what keeps her creating
Recording Academy Grammy Awards