Alex Dezen is the lead singer and songwriter for the band The Damnwells He is also a multi-platinum selling songwriter. He holds an MFA degree in English from The University of Iowa's Iowa Writers' Workshop, which he attended from 2008-2010. As a songwriter, he has written and released songs for artists such as Justin Bieber, Matt Hires, Court Yard Hounds, Cody Simpson, The Dixie Chicks, Dave Grohl, Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, Sara Bareilles, Jason Derulo, Christina Perri, Genevieve Schatz of Company of Thieves, Kelly Clarkson and many others. He currently has a publishing deal Warner Chappell Music Publishing and his first full-length solo album will be released in February 2016.