Josh Alexander
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Josh Alexander is an American songwriter and producer best known for his collaborations with songwriter/producer Billy Steinberg. Their work includes songs for t.A.T.u. ("All About Us"), The Veronicas ("When It All Falls Apart"), JoJo ("Too Little Too Late") and Demi Lovato ("Give Your Heart a Break").[1]
Biography
A native of San Francisco,[2] Alexander was trained in classical piano and according to Billy Steinberg, Alexander can "play piano extremely well, like Elton John."[1] Steinberg met Alexander through Steinberg's uncle, a psychoanalyst at the University of California, Berkeley; Alexander was the son of friends of Steinberg's uncle, and Alexander was only 19 or 20 at the time they met.[1] Steinberg signed him to his first publishing deal at age 20.[1]
Alexander decided early in his career to become a "complete songwriter", writing melodies, tracks, and lyrics.[2] According to Steinberg, on his collaborations with Alexander, the lyrics are always written first.[3]
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Song | Co-written with | U.S. peak position | U.K. peak position |
| 2005 | Fefe Dobson | "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" | Billy Steinberg, Fefe Dobson | — | — |
| t.A.T.u. | "All About Us" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | 8[4] | |
| 2006 | The Veronicas | "When It All Falls Apart" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | — |
| JoJo | "Too Little Too Late" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham | 3 | 4[4] | |
| "How to Touch a Girl" | Billy Steinberg, JoJo | 104 | 185[4] | ||
| The Veronicas | "Leave Me Alone" | Billy Steinberg, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso | — | — | |
| Paris Hilton | "Heartbeat" | Billy Steinberg | — | — | |
| 2007 | Katharine McPhee | "Over It" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham | 29 | —[4] |
| Leona Lewis | "The Best You Never Had" | Billy Steinberg | — | 180[4] | |
| 2008 | Ashely Tisdale | "How Do You Love Someone?" | Billy Steinberg, Porcelain Black | — | — |
| t.A.T.u. | "Fly On The Wall" | Billy Steinberg | — | — | |
| Taylor Dayne | "I'm Over My Head" | Billy Steinberg | — | — | |
| 2009 | Tata Young | "Perfection" | Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Leona Lewis | — | — |
| 2010 | Charice | "In Love So Deep" | Billy Steinberg, The Corrs, Rick Nowels | — | — |
| Jessica Mauboy | "What Happened to Us" | Billy Steinberg,Jeremy Skaller, Rob Larow, Jay Sean | — | — | |
| 2011 | Nicole Scherzinger | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | Billy Steinberg, Toby Gad | 86 | 1[4] |
| Cee Lo Green | "Anyway" | Cee Lo Green (as Thomas Callaway), Eric Frederic, Ross Golan, Rivers Cuomo | — | 52[4] | |
| Miranda Cosgrove | "High Maintenance" | Billy Steinberg, Rivers Cuomo | — | — | |
| Selena Gomez & The Scene | "That's More Like It" | Billy Steinberg, Katy Perry | — | — | |
| Greyson Chance | "Unfriend You" | Billy Steinberg | — | — | |
| Demi Lovato | "Give Your Heart a Break" | Billy Steinberg | 16 | 194[4][5] | |
| 2012 | Bridgit Mendler | "We're Dancing" | Billy Steinberg, Bridgit Mendler | — | — |
| 2014 | Caleb Johnson | "Only One" | Caleb Johnson, Sam Hollander | — | — |
| Jessie J | "Masterpiece" | Britt Burton, Emily Warren | — | — |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dale Kawashima, "Billy Steinberg Talks About His Hit 'Too Little Too Late' For JoJo, And His Writing Partner Josh Alexander", Songwriters Universe
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ASCAP 2008 Rock and Pop Roundup
- ↑ SongFacts.com interview with Billy Steinberg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Profile at www.mysicvf.com
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/300744/demi+lovato/chart