A Delta State University (DSU) graduate took home the Grammy award this past Sunday night.
Audrianna Johnson, a graduate of Delta State University, Cleveland-Mississipi, class of 2018, has won the award for Best Roots Gospel Album. The award was for her engineering input on “The pUrban Hymnal,” a gospel performance album recorded by the Tennessee State University Marching Band.
Johnson worked as a studio manager during her time at DSU. She eventually left to pursue a career at Tymple, a creative agency located Mississippi Gulf Coast. Johnson was the lead engineer on TSU’s gospel project and is currently the head of Artist and Repertoire at the Tymple agency.
Johnson has plans to return to Delta State University to help mentor students interested in music and engineering.