Artist

Ann Mincieli

Wins

Nominations

About Ann Mincieli

"If you focus on being great, then no matter who you are and what you want to achieve, your success will follow."

A sought-after recording engineer, Ann Mincieli fell in love with the idea of engineering around 1990. Since then she has worked on albums for the likes of Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Drake, Mariah Carey, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, and Whitney Houston.
Serving as the regular engineer for much of Keys' work, Mincieli earned her first career GRAMMY for Best R&B Album as the engineer on The Diary Of Alicia Keys at the 47th GRAMMY Awards. She earned a second career GRAMMY in the same category at the 56th GRAMMYs for Keys' Girl On Fire.
Mincieli is the co-founder of Jungle City Studios in New York. Thanks to her skill as a sound engineer and her large collection of vintage gear, including a vintage Versatone Bass amp played by the Wrecking Crew's Carol Kaye and 20-plus '70s and '80s era drum machines.
Did you know? According to an interview she did with Atlantic Records, her favorite piece of gear is the Telefunken M16 microphone.
In 2018 Mincieli was featured as part of the Recording Academy's "We Are Music," campaign, which was designed to showcase the creators the Academy represents.

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2025	Best Musical Theater Album	Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, Maleah Joi Moon, Adam W. Blackstone, Alicia Keys, Tom Kitt	Hell’s Kitchen	All Nominees
2024	Best Immersive Audio Album	George Massenburg, Eric Schilling, Michael Romanowski, Alicia Keys, Ann Mincieli	The Diary Of Alicia Keys	All Nominees
2022	Best Immersive Audio Album	George Massenburg, Eric Schilling, Michael Romanowski, Ann Mincieli	Alicia	All Nominees
2015	Album Of The Year	Beyoncé Knowles	Beyoncé	All Nominees
2015	Album Of The Year	Pharrell Williams	Girl	All Nominees
2014	Best R&B Album	Alicia Keys	Girl On Fire	All Nominees
2011	Record Of The Year	Jay Z, Alicia Keys	Empire State Of Mind	All Nominees
2005	Album Of The Year	Alicia Keys	The Diary Of Alicia Keys	All Nominees
2005	Best R&B Album	Alicia Keys	The Diary Of Alicia Keys	All Nominees