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-based musician was also longlisted for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical in 2024. Ferraro is signed to Kara DioGuardi's publishing company Arthouse Entertainment.

Career

2017-2019: Songwriting beginnings

Initially writing alongside former X Factor USA contestants Diamond White and Normani, Ferraro signed to Dioguardi's Arthouse Entertainment and began attending various writing sessions and songwriting retreats. She was next invited to a session by Chris Brown mixing engineer Patrizio 'Teezio' Pigliapoco, alongside Brown, Scott Storch, and writer Antonio Stith in August 2018, which quickly evolved into ''

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'' lead single "Undecided" after Brown began humming the melody.

2020-Present: UMPG and Coi Leray

After writing for several Japanese boy bands, Ferraro was invited to a recurring

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international writing camp that works to create songs based on specific, commissioned briefs from UMPG Korea, detailing genre, theme, and tempo. The completed songs are then pitched to various labels and artists in the

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markets. Between this camp (nicknamed "The Hit Factory') and other writing opportunities, Ferraro has received co-write placements for

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, and XG, among others. In 2022, Ferraro collaborated with producer Johnny Goldstein and fellow writer Akil King to work on Coi Leray's major-label debut album '' Coi'', co-writing or producing fourteen out of seventeen associated tracks, including top 10 hit " Players" and European hit " Baby Don't Hurt Me", both of which received Grammy nominations.

Personal life

Ferraro recently married fellow musician and songwriter BENJMN, who she met at a past writing camp.

Selected songwriting credits

Executive-produced/co-written projects

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist Songwriters from Connecticut American record producers 1993 births American songwriters Living people K-pop musicians