Rising Artists: Spotlight x Alex & Ilana
Artist Interview: “Bread & Butter” by Alex Kinsey & iLana Armida by Melissa Cusano
Q: I love the modern disco/pop vibes to this track! I feel like it’s not a type of genre that I hear often. I’m interested to know who both of your biggest musical influences are?
Alex: I definitely pull a lot of inspiration from my early interests in music… The Beatles, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Nickel Creek… but the longer I’m alive, the more there is to be inspired by. Lately, it is Vulfpeck, Earthgang, Silk-sonic. That being said, funk and disco have always been some of my absolute favorite genres, I think its because I can actually dance when it comes on… I’m not very good at dancing usually.
iLana: I grew up listening to a lot of r&b, Motown and funk because it is what my parents played around the house. Being a 90s baby, I fell in love with performers like Janet Jackson, and Justin Timberlake. I currently love listening to Victoria Monet, Silk Sonic, and I still love Justin. 🙂
Q: Your voices go together so flawlessly! Can you guys walk me through the creative process in making “Bread & Butter”?
iLana: Thank you! We never thought we would put both of our vocals on a song together because we are such different artists but while we were in the studio creating this one we both were coming up with melodies that just worked together. It came together so quickly.
Alex: Yeah, it just sort of flowed out of us, and all of a sudden we had a song that neither of us were willing to not be a part of.
