Desmond Child

Grammy winning and Emmy nominated songwriter-producer Desmond Child is one of music's most accomplished hitmakers. He’s a film, television and music producer, recording artist, performer, author and motivational speaker. His credits appear on more than eighty Billboard Top 40 singles spanning five decades, including “Livin’ On A Prayer,” “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “I Was Made For Lovin’ You,” “Dude Looks Like A Lady,” “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” “Waking Up In Vegas.” and many more. From Aerosmith to Zedd, his genre-defying collaborations include Bon Jovi, KISS, Cher, Joan Jett, Alice Cooper, Michael Bolton, Ricky Martin, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks, Meat Loaf, Cyndi Lauper, Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog, selling over 500 million records worldwide with downloads, YouTube views and streaming plays in the billions. Desmond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2022 he was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall Of Fame and “Livin’ La Vida Loca” was inducted into the National Archives of the Library of Congress for its cultural significance to America. In 2023 “Livin’ On A Prayer” reached 1 billion streams on Spotify and in 2024 “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” and “Kings & Queens” also reached 1 billion streams. His autobiography, LIVIN' ON A PRAYER: BIG SONGS BIG LIFE with David Ritz is out now. Audiobook also available https://open.spotify.com/show/3X8Xp32sCo7Ona8pxb45Yp?si=eaecf63bcbe04a41