Josh Alexander is an American

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

and producer best known for his collaborations with songwriter/producer Billy Steinberg. His work includes songs for Demi Lovato ("

Give Your Heart a Break "Give Your Heart a Break" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato for her third studio album '' Unbroken'' (2011). It was released on January 23, 2012, by Hollywood Records, as the second and final single from the album. The song was ...

"), JoJo ("

Too Little Too Late "Too Little Too Late" is a song by American singer JoJo from her second studio album, '' The High Road'' (2006). It was written by Billy Steinberg, Josh Alexander and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, and produced by the former two with Da Family Records fou ...

"),

Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling g ...

(" Don't Hold Your Breath") and

t.A.T.u t.A.T.u. (russian: Тату, ) were a Russian music duo that consisted of Lena Katina and Julia Volkova. The singers were part of children's music group Neposedy before being managed by producer and director Ivan Shapovalov and signing with ...

(" All About Us").

Biography

A native of

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

,ASCAP 2008 Rock and Pop Roundup
/ref> Alexander was trained in classical

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

and according to Billy Steinberg, Alexander can "play piano extremely well, like Elton John." Steinberg met Alexander through Steinberg's uncle. Alexander was the son of friends of Steinberg's uncle, and Alexander was only 19 or 20 at the time they met. Steinberg signed him to his first publishing deal at age 20. Alexander decided early in his career to become a "complete songwriter", writing melodies, tracks, and lyrics.

Songwriting credits

References

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