Aresh Banaji

Aresh Banaji
Genres	Hip-hop Pop Rap
Occupation	Recording engineer
Years active	2019-present

Aresh Banaji is an Indian-American sound engineer and music producer.

Early life and education

Banaji was born in Mumbai and studied Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music. ^[1]

Career

Banaji began his career in audio engineering at Crosby Recording Studios, where he worked with engineer Angad 'Bainz' Bains. ^[2] He has also been associated with Sterling Sound, contributing to mixing and mastering on various releases across hip-hop, pop, and singer-songwriter genres.

Discography

• 2020: Wunna (album) – Gunna (rapper) – Mixing Assistant ^[3]
• 2020: Trapped on Cleveland 3 – Lil Keed – Mixing Assistant ^[4]
• 2021: Slime Language 2 – Various Artists (Young Stoner Life Records, 300 Entertainment) – Mixing Assistant ^[5]
• 2022: DS4Ever – Gunna (rapper) – Mixing Engineer ^[6]
• 2022: Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 2 – Calvin Harris (Columbia); Mixing Assistant ^[7]
• 2023: Business Is Business (Young Thug album) (Young Stoner Life Records, 300 Entertainment) – Mixing Assistant (track: "Parade on Cleveland ") ^[8]
• 2023: Coi (album) – Coi Leray (Uptown, Republic Records) – Mixing Assistant ^[3]
• 2023: To Be Eaten Alive – Mariah the Scientist (Epic Records) – Mastering Engineer ^[9]
• 2024: Enough (Miami) – Cardi B (Atlantic) – Mixing Assistant ^[10]
• 2024: Fine Ho, Stay – Flo Milli ('94 Sounds, RCA Records) – Mixing Engineer
• 2024: Whiplash – Millie Go Lightly (Single, Sterling Sound) – Mixing Engineer
• 2024: Long Nights – BigXthaPlug feat. Thomas Rhett – Mixing Engineer, Mixing Second Engineer
• 2024: Better Off Alone (album) – A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Mixing Engineer
• 2025:"Advisory" EP – Diljit Dosanjh – Mixing Engineer

Albums on Billboard 200

• Slime Language 2 (2021) – #1 ^[11]
• Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 2 (2022) – #17
• Business Is Business (2023) – #2 ^[12]
• Coi (2023) – #102
• Fine Ho, Stay (2024) – #54
• To Be Eaten Alive (2024) – #94

References

1. Gupta, Nidhi (2021-05-15). "Young Thug, Gunna, Travis Scott and more: Indian recording engineer Bainz takes us behind the scenes of LA hip hop". GQ India. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
2. Tagat, Anurag (2021-03-15). "Indian Recording Engineer Bainz Talks Working Around the Clock with Hip-Hop Heavyweights". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
3. "Aresh Banaji at Allmusic". Allmusic . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
4. "Trapped on Cleveland 3 by Lil Keed". Allmusic . 7 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
5. "Various – Slime Language II". Discogs . 16 April 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
6. "DS4EVER by Gunna". Allmusic . 7 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
7. "Aresh Banaji at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
8. "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS by Young Thug". Allmusic . 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
9. "To Be Eaten Alive by Mariah the Scientist". Allmusic . 27 October 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
10. "Cardi B – Enough (Miami)". Discogs . August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
11. Caulfield, Keith (2021-04-26). "'Slime Language 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard . Retrieved 2025-08-26.
12. "Young Thug's 'BUSINESS IS BUSINESS' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200". Hypebeast. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2025-08-26.