SINGER | SONGWRITER | COMPOSER

My story

Rianjali is an award winning, NYC born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter/composer with a mission to change South Asian musicians’ perspective in the diaspora. Rianjali was a former domestic violence case-worker until she found her ‘pinch me’ moment when she caught the attention of Oscar award-winning musician A.R. Rahman’s and was asked to work alongside him. Rianjali has collaborated and performed with internationally acclaimed artists like U2, Bishop Briggs, Shawn Mendes. She has worked with A.R. Rahman as a composer and music supervisor for multiple projects such as the Award-Winning Netflix original documentary Daughters of Destiny, Amazon Prime’s Harmony, Le Musk (A.R Rahman’s virtual reality film) and penned songs for films such as Blinded by the Light and Love Sonia (directed by the producer of Life of Pi). She was Oscar shortlisted in 2017 and was also featured on Broadway World as a notable female songwriter to watch. Rianjali has performed at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show in 2018 as a part of the Shawn Mendes band, performed with U2 in 2019 as a part of U2’s Joshua Tree Tour, and sang the National anthem at Barclay’s center for a Nets v. Pacers NBA game. She recently composed for Seeing God - which won Best Documentary at the South Asian Film Festival of America, Saltwater - officially selected for Wisconsin Film Festival and Chicago South Asian Film Festival of America, Sifter - an official selection at the Tasveer Film Festival, Upside Brown, a comedic TV series in production, and is slated to compose her first feature film in 2025. Rianjali continues to surround herself with all things film and music, making her mark in a space she never saw herself in.