Idarose on "IloveitIloveitIloveit," Making the Music for Smile 2 & Co-Writing "Glimpse of Us" FREE VERSION

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In this episode of Producer Points, Justin sits down with Alexis Kesselman, aka Idarose — an artist, producer, and songwriter based in New York whose credits span pop, film, and K-pop. She co-wrote "Glimpse of Us" by Joji, a record that went number one globally. She wrote and produced "Death of Me" for Naomi Scott's character in Smile 2. And right now, her production on Bella Kay's "IloveitIloveitIloveit" is everywhere. Every time it comes up in a playlist, you feel it immediately — that intimacy, that restraint, that room sound. This is how she's doing it.

🎶 Song deep dives:

• "Death of Me" by Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) — writing for a character in a film, building the production, vocal chain, sidechain choices, and what she's most proud of in the record
• "IloveitIloveitIloveit" by Bella Kay — origin of the song, the recording technique behind that in-the-room intimacy, vocal layering, and why there are no drums (full deep dive on Patreon)

🎛️ We explore:

• Growing up in South Florida, studying film scoring at the University of Miami, and finding her way into pop songwriting
• Co-writing "Glimpse of Us" in 2019, then taking LSAT practice tests during the pandemic before the song came out and changed everything
• Signing to Warner/Chappell, moving to New York, and doing a year of musical theater writing at Berklee's NYC program
• Why New York works for her as a producer in a way it wouldn't if she were only a songwriter
• Her approach to vocal production, arrangement, and building sonic space
• Plug or Unplug: Output Portal, Weiss DS1-MK3, Keyscape, UADx Studer A800, Tube-Tech CL 1B, CLA Vocals, UAD 1176 Rev A

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