Desmond Child

Grammy winning songwriter-producer, Desmond Child is one of music’s most accomplished hit-makers having written and/or produced over 70 Top 40 singles with 300 million albums sold worldwide over the last four decades. Desmond has reigned as one of music’s most successful creative forces, and his career has been highlighted by a stunning array of diversity. Child’s collaborations include: Bon Jovi – “Livin’ On A Prayer,” Aerosmith – “Dude Looks Like A Lady”, Ricky Martin – “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” Katy Perry – “Waking Up In Vegas,” KISS – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You,” Joan Jett – “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” Garth Brooks & Tricia Yearwood – “Where Your Road Leads,” Cher – “Just Like Jesse James,” & Alice Cooper – “Poison”. In 2008, Desmond Child was inducted into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and in 2012, he co-founded The Latin Songwriters Hall Of Fame (www.LatinSongHall.org) as well as being elected to the Board Of Directors of ASCAP. When not traveling between New York, Los Angeles and Miami, Desmond lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his twin sons Roman and Nyro and his husband and partner of 25 years, Curtis Shaw Child. Together with director Heather Winters, Desmond and Curtis produced the award-winning documentary TWO: The Story of Roman & Nyro (www.twothedocumentary.com).

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