Beyond the Song – Alexa Lopez on Softness, Strength & Self-Production

About this episode

In this episode, Alexa Lopez discusses her music, self-production, and the emotional depth of her projects.

In this heartfelt episode of Pop Beyond, we sit down with singer, songwriter, and producer Alexa Lopez to dive into the emotional layers of her music — from her self-produced EP Love, Death + Music to the concept-driven project breakup breakdown breakthrough, inspired by the five stages of grief. Alexa talks about growing up in a musical family, how she blends genres like indie pop, R&B, and jazz without losing her core, and why her voice feels “purple, warm, and cold at the same ti...

People in this episode

Guest: Alexa Lopez

Topics covered

• emotional layers of music
• self-production
• grief stages
• genre blending

Keywords

• Love, Death + Music
• breakup breakdown breakthrough
• indie pop
• R&B
• jazz

Mentioned in this episode

Products: EP Love, Death + Music

Books & works: Beyond the Song, Pop Beyond, Love, Death + Music

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