Araica started her professional career as an assistant at
Hit Factory Criteria in March 2002[1] after graduating from the
Full Sail Production and Recording Program in Florida.[2] She was mentored by
Jimmy Douglass and Demacio Castellon.[3] Araica describes how it was difficult breaking into a male-dominated career, "As a female, I had more to prove."[2] She has worked as an assistant engineer in sessions for
Timbaland and
Missy Elliott.[4] Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with
Timbaland.[5][6]
In the early 2000s, she met
Danja and the two started working together.[3] In 2008, they created N.A.R.S. records and in 2014, opened a studio in Miami, called Dream Asylum.[3] The studio was built in a former warehouse and has separate recording rooms for Danja and Araica.[7]
She visits Full Sail University often to spread her knowledge and give current students a closer look into what it really takes to become successful in the music industry.[8][9][10][11] Araica also created the Red Bottoms Foundation in order to support women in the music industry.[12] The foundation supports mentorships for women.[13]
Araica's method of working with musical projects is to focus primarily on the vocal aspect of the song, and then uses effects in
Pro Tools and
outboard gear.[5] She has also called herself "a mad scientist when I'm in the studio."[14]