ACM nominee engineer Gena Johnson crafts hit records KRISTIN M. HALL, AP Entertainment Writer April 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Gena Johnson poses in her home studio in Nashville, Tenn. on April 8, 2021. Johnson, a recording engineer, is the first woman to ever be nominated for engineer of the year by the Academy of Country Music.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5Gena Johnson poses in her home studio in Nashville, Tenn. on April 8, 2021. Johnson, a recording engineer, is the first woman to ever be nominated for engineer of the year by the Academy of Country Music.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5Gena Johnson works in her home studio in Nashville, Tenn. on April 8, 2021. Johnson, a recording engineer, is the first woman to ever be nominated for engineer of the year by the Academy of Country Music.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less