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Dezi at Empire Control Room
Dezi is a 25 year-old artist and songwriter based in New York City. Raised in Michigan, Dezi began performing on the small stage at age 11, and by the time she was 13, she found herself playing the biggest festivals in the state. She continued performing, eventually embarking on a successful state-wide tour at 17. New York became her home not long after, where she attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. With over 250 shows and countless collaborations under her belt, Dezi has shifted her focus onto creating her own original sound, one that combines elements of pop, R&B, and soul, with a classic production style that mirrors techniques from the 90's. Dezi's mission is to bring her passion for activism and social issues to mainstream music with fresh songwriting and production.
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