2012-2015: Early career In 2012, Gandhi recorded a video of herself playing live drums to the M.I.A. track "
Bad Girls." In February 2013, M.I.A. wrote to Gandhi praising the recording and asked her to play drums for the tour supporting the album
Matangi. At the same time Gandhi accepted an offer to study at Harvard Business School. Gandhi left Interscope Records in 2013.
2016-2022: "V" trilogy Voices (2016) In 2016, her debut musical release,
Voices (EP), was published. It introduced Gandhi's percussive electronic sound, blending lie drumming with feminist themes. The track "The Future Is Female" gained early traction, later appearing on Spotify's U.S. Viral Top 50 chart. In 2017, Gandhi collaborated with female-identifying producers to release
Voices Remixed. That year, she also was the opening act for
Ani DiFranco's Rise Up Tour. Gandhi toured Europe and India and also spoke at
Airbnb,
Pandora Radio, Spotify, the
United Nations, and on college campuses.
Visions (2019) In 2019, Gandhi's second musical release,
Visions (EP), was published, beginning her new partnership with
Sony Music Masterworks. The EP expanded Gandhi's electronic production style with layered percussion and synth-driven arrangements. The track "Bad habits" was featured in
The New York Times, while "Top Know Turn Up" received coverage from
NYLON. In 2020, Gandhi performed at
NPR Tiny Desk remotely as part of their Tiny Desk at Home series, and was featured on
Times Square billboards as part of Spotify's
Asian Heritage Month campaign. In 2021, she appeared in "
Music Requires Listening", the promotional video for
the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Vibrations (2022) In 2022, Gandhi released
Vibrations (EP), the final installment of her "V" trilogy, through Sony Music Masterworks, which further developed her rhythmic, electronic sound with an emphasis on groove-based production and collaborative songwriting. In November 2023, she toured the album on a headlining tour at venues such as
the Boston Museum of Science,
the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and
Brooklyn Bowl on the East Coast, and
Cafe Du Nord and
the Troubadour on the West Coast, followed by dates in the United Kingdom and Europe in 2024.
2023-present: Recent work In 2023, Gandhi supported
Hayley Kiyoko on her
Panorama Tour at
the Fillmore in San Francisco, and later that year performed at
Carnegie Hall as part of the U.S.-China Culture Foundation's 20th anniversary celebration. In 2024, she opened for
Pauli the PSM on the Saucy Tour at the Lafayette in London, and was scheduled to appear alongside
Jamila Woods for additional UK and European dates, which were subsequently cancelled. That year, Gandhi also performed at PARiTY Paris in connection with the
Olympic Games Paris 2024. In 2025, she participated in showcase performances at SXSW in both
Austin and
London, and appeared at
Milan Fashion Week, walking in the Pierre-Louis Mascia Fall/Winter 2025 "Bright Star" collection show. In 2024 and 2025, Gandhi expanded her international presence with performances across Europe, including appearances at
Tallinn Music Week in
Estonia, Fengaros Festivalin in
Cyprus, and
International Music Summit in
Spain.
Let Me Be Water (2025) In May 2025, Gandhi released
Let Me Be Water, a full-length album created in collaboration with We Make Noise and over 40 women and
gender-expansive artists, incorporating field recordings of nature and themes of environmental awareness. The album blends electronic production with ambient textures, rhythmic percussion, and spoken-word elements.
KEXP described it as "a deep, soulful collection of reflections, mantras, and celebrations," highlighting its meditative and interceptive tone. Gandhi announced a series of international summer tour dates, beginning with Rising Baba Yaga in
Austria. That June, she attended the Coral Rave closing event at the
United Nations Ocean Conference in
Nice,
France, and performed at
Glastonbury Festival, where she also participated as a panelist on sustainability. During the summer, she opened for
Femi Kuti on select tour dates and performed alongside
Brian Eno at
Wembley Stadium for
Together for Palestine. She also appeared at
Boom Festival in
Portugal and concluded the tour with performance at
MUTEK in
Montreal,
Canada.
Love Letters from Brooklyn (2026) In March 2026, Gandhi launched
Love Letters from Brooklyn (EP) in collaboration with Gender Amplified and introduced through a series of intimate live performances, including an album launch at
National Sawdust in New York City. The EP features five tracks that blend R&B and organic pop with visceral vocal performances. The album was developed a year ago through a women-led 3-day songwriting camp with equitable splits, emphasizing collaboration, artistic equity, and empowerment at Hyperballad Music in Brooklyn. == Activism and social impact ==