lixa grew up in Alameda, California in a musical family, learning piano at an early age before switching to guitar at age 12. She studied classical composition and arranging before ultimately studying jazz guitar at Berklee College of Music. After graduation she started an indie rock band where she wrote the songs and played synthesizers and bass. Through this she soon discovered her love of producing and writing catchy, meaningful pop songs. lixa now splits her time as a producer between between her Brooklyn studio and Los Angeles. She has worked with many talented writers including Ammar Malik, JKash, Jake Torrey, Robopop, Steph Jones, and Danny Parker.