Taylor Fernandez, a.k.a Dezi, is a New York-based artist, producer and songwriter. Her journey started on the small stage at age 11, and by the time she was 13 she pushed herself to the front of the biggest festivals in her home state of Michigan. This passion for performance soon led her to NYC where she attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. During that time, she won BMI’s John Lennon Songwriting Award for her first single, “Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday,” she created her first music video for a single “The Edge,” and she developed an unforgettable style unique to her. With over 250 shows, including SXSW, and countless collaborations behind her, Dezi is powerfully chasing after her mission of bringing activism to mainstream music with her creative vision that blends heavy-hitting dark pop with witty lyricism.