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For over 40 years, Desmond Child has written some of the biggest hits
for the biggest names in music

 
 
 
 

Over 80 Top 40 singles selling over 500 million albums worldwide

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

And many more...

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H O T & T R E N D I N G

Desmond Child Rocks The Parthenon @ Odeon of Herodes Atticus 27/6/2022

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Desmond Child – on X Factor GR

Desmond Child – Songwriting Fantasy Camp – FOX17 Rock & Review
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Desmond Child Working With Finland’s “The Rasmus”
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Berklee Abu Dhabi

Culture Summit 2020 Abu Dhabi

Desmond Child & Rouge

Remastered Single Release “Our Love Is Insane XX”

Ava Max – Kings & Queens

“Kings & Queens” Written by Ava Max, Desmond Child, Madison Love, Hillary Bernstein, Mimoza Blinson, Jakke Erixson, Nadir Khayat, Brett McLaughlin & Henry Walter  

I N T E R V I E W S

IN THE HOT SEAT

Larry LeBlanc Interviews:

Hit-Maker Desmond Child

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Desmond Child and RockPages Interview

Desmond Child Does The Sessions Interview

Desmond Child and Shawn Ratches at Laughing Monkey Music

Desmond Child – In the Trenches with Ryan Roxie 

Desmond Child – “Desmond Child & Rouge” Skype interview with Chris Mayek

Desmond Child Talks About Album Release on Despierta America

Desmond Child – In the Trenches with Ryan Roxie

Mega Hitmaker Desmond Child
Stops By Nashville’s Channel 5

Desmond Child (nacido como John Charles Barrett; Gainesville, 28 de octubre de 1953) es un productor y compositor estadounidense.

Es sobrino de la cantante cubana Olga Guillot.

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EP 161: Grammy-winning Songwriter & Producer Desmond Child chats about his family, career with more than 80 Top 40 Billboard hits and his upcoming autobiography

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DESMOND CHILD:
LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER! LIFE OF AWESOME!

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Desmond Child Talks With Spotify’s Behind The Vinyl

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Desmond Child gives a Master Class in songwriting.

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Psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig Interviews Desmond Child!

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Talking Songwriting, From The Beatles To Today With Desmond Child!

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If the story of Desmond Child sounds like the realized dream of almost every songwriter, it is because it pretty much is. Child secured his first hit in 1979 with the KISS song, “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” and…

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Original Article. We have done several interviews with Desmond Child in the past. This does not mean that in every next one he doesn’t surprise us and doesn’t reveal things we didn’t know about. He is a source of inexhaustible…

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30 years later, in search of the real impact of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’

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The Walk-A-Bout Releasing Cover Of INXS’ ‘Afterglow’

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Original Article: ANTIMUSIC Aussie-American rock quintet The Walk-A-Bout have announced a new cover of the hit INXS single "Afterglow," that they will be releasing digitally and as a special limited edition single later this week. Written by INXS founding member…

Desmond Child Speaks with Morely Seaver (antiMusic)

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Most people know Desmond Child as the mastermind songwriter behind mega-hits like "Livin' On a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "I Was Made For Lovin' You", "Livin' la Vida Loca" and many, many more. Most people probably don't…

Barbra Streisand, Desmond Child Encourage Voting Through ‘Lady Liberty’ Lyric Video: Watch

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Original Article Billboard: Barbra Streisand and songwriter Desmond Child on Saturday (Oct. 31) shared a new lyric video for the track "Lady Liberty," which appeared on Streisand's 2018 album, Walls, and features lyrics that urge others to make their voices…

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