Alexis Kesselman


Alexis Kesselman, also known by her stage name Idarose, is an American singer, songwriter and producer, based in both New York and Los Angeles. She is best known for writing and producing 5 of the 6 Skye Riley songs for the psychological horror movie Smile 2.

Early life

Kesselman was born and raised in south Florida. She studied songwriting, film scoring, and production at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. In 2016, she was selected to attend the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project at Northwestern University. She received a master's degree in writing and design for musical theater from Berklee College of Music in New York City.

Career

Kesselman records under the name Idarose, and her 2021 single "When I Don't Have You", generated over 1 million views on TikTok.
As a songwriter and producer, she co-wrote the 2021 song "F Is for Friends" by Tainy, Trevor Daniel, and Becky G for the soundtrack to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. She co-wrote Joji's 2022 single "Glimpse of Us", which went multi-platinum, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was number 1 on Spotify's US and Global charts. It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2022 ARIA Music Awards. In 2023, the song entered Spotify's Billions Club for reaching over a billion streams.
Kesselman wrote and produced five of the six songs on Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP, from the 2024 film Smile 2, with all the songs performed by Naomi Scott as her character Skye Riley. She has also written and produced for artists including Brett Eldredge, Kelly Clarkson, Grace VanderWaal, and Suki Waterhouse.

Discography

Singles (as Idarose)

  • "Talk About Myself"
  • "Psychic"
  • "thanks 2020" feat. The Verneers
  • "When I Don't Have You"
  • "Different People"
  • "Feel Like That" feat. Daniel Allan

    Songwriting and production