COTT EXTENDS CONGRATS TO KEES DIEFFENTHALLER FOR WRITING SONG WITH DESMOND CHILD FOR AMERICAN IDOL ACE YOUNG’S ALBUM
 
The Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) extends its congratulations to one of its members Kees Dieffenthaller for being selected by Grammy award winning songwriter/producer Desmond Child to co-write a song for American Idol winner Ace Young’s album. Desmond Child has been a songwriter/producer for over three decades and is known as one of music's most successful creative forces.

Information coming to COTT indicated that Kees, was invited to Nashville Tennessee to participate in a three day writing camp,  hosted by Desmond Child. “Kees was part of an elite group. The goal of the writing camp was to come up with some songs for the new Ace Young album that Desmond Child was producing.  On the final day, Desmond selected Kees and Darrell Brown to be his writing partners. The trio wrote for some 11 hours. At the end of which a beautiful ballad called, "How You Gonna Spend Your Life." was born.  Out of all the songs that were written over the course of those three days, this one ended up on Ace's new album which was released on July 15th 2008.”

COTT CEO, Allison Demas said “this is a tremendous achievement and COTT is truly happy to celebrate it with Kees. This will indeed inspire other COTT members to press on with even greater determination.”