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Alyssa Leicht is a portrait and music photographer based in Des Moines.

She is available for digital and film photography projects including live show coverage, band portraits, tour photography, album artwork, creative direction and styling, etc.

Publications include NME, Little Village Magazine, Iowa Public Radio, Des Moines Register, and more. She has worked as a festival staff photographer for Hinterland Music Festival, Mission Creek Festival, 80/35 Music Festival, GDP, Basilica Block Party, and more.

Clients include Bon Iver, Mr. Softheart, Hex Girls, Penny Peach, Greg Wheeler & The Poly Mall Cops, The Fuss, Holy White Hounds, High Waisted, Sweet Spirit, GGOOLLDD, Anthony Worden & The Illiterati, Elizabeth Moen, Ancient Posse, The Other Brothers, Annalibera, Karen Meat, The Maytags, First Fleet Concerts, Des Moines Music Coalition, Daytrotter, Razor & Tie, March Artist Management, Restless Digital, and many more. She has also toured with Mr. Softheart, Extravision, High Waisted, Holy White Hounds, The Fuss, and Hex Girls.

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Album cover artwork for Des Moines band Mr. Softheart featuring a woman's face with closed eyes, surrounded by red roses and blue flowers, with butterflies and jewelry adorning her head and neck.

Band portrait of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard with casual clothing and hairstyles posing behind a colorful, large, wavy sign that reads 'ENTER THE GIZZVERSE.' The top of the image displays the text 'ISSUE 35 | October 2022 | NME.com/Australia

A musician called Hatis Noit with short dark hair, red lipstick, and multiple earrings holding a microphone, wearing a white textured top, standing against a black background.

A group of diverse people at a music festival at The Englert Theater in Iowa City, dancing and pointing their fingers in the air, with a dark ceiling and string lights overhead.

The band Dehd from Chicago performing on stage with one playing guitar and singing into a microphone, the other playing a guitar and bending over. The stage has colorful lighting, and equipment including amplifiers, pedals, and cables are visible.

A person with multiple tattoos on their neck and arms, singing into a microphone, playing an acoustic guitar, wearing a yellow T-shirt, and colorful jewelry, with a black background and stage lighting. Emily Kempf from the band Dehd.

A woman with short hair singing into a microphone on stage during a concert, with a guitarist playing in the background. The stage is illuminated with orange and red lights and various music equipment and amplifiers are visible.

A woman with short hair and pearl earrings wearing a plaid blazer performing on stage with a microphone and a keyboard. The stage background is dark with green and pink stage lights. Mr. Softheart member Halen Becker

The Iowa alternative band Mr. Softheart performing on stage with colorful lighting, surrounded by electronic equipment and an audience watching in a nightclub or concert venue.

People at a concert or event, some dancing, pointing, and enjoying music. A woman with a camera on the left, others with hands raised in the air, wearing casual clothing.

A musician called Sweat FM from Chicago with tattoos and curly hair suspended upside down from the ceiling on stage, with a microphone in his hand, under a metal roof with stage lights.

A musican called Sweat FM from Chicago hanging upside down from a stage structure during a live music performance, dressed in an orange lace jumpsuit and neon sneakers, with musical instruments and stage equipment visible below.

Jane Fitzsimmons lead singer of Twen wearing a leather jacket performs on stage, crouching while holding a microphone. A electric guitarist stands behind her. The stage is lit with colorful lights, and a drum set is visible in the background.

Jane Fitzsimmons lead singer of Twen passionately singing into a microphone on stage, wearing a sheer polka-dot top and a studded belt, with a blurred man playing keyboard in the background, illuminated by red and purple stage lights.

A crowd of people at a concert or outdoor music festival, leaning against a metal barricade, expressing excitement and joy. Some are holding signs and taking photos, with a stage and dark night sky in the background.

A woman with braided hair playing electronic drums with a drumstick in a colorful, illuminated stage environment, surrounded by electronic music equipment.

Performer from the band Goth Babe jumping on stage with purple and pink lighting, holding a guitar, with drum set in the background that has a sign reading "Goth Babe".

Close-up of a person wearing a patterned long-sleeve top playing a piano with colorful lighting

A local Des Moines musician playing a pedal slide or keyboard on stage under bright blue stage lights, with a drummer in the background.

A woman with brown hair wearing a blue tank top, a face mask, and jeans, dancing in a dimly lit bar or club with red walls and framed posters, with other people in the background.

The musician Hatis Noit dressed in a white outfit holding a microphone, with a feathered mask balanced on her upper lip, and her eyes closed against a dark background.

The musician Hatis Noit wearing short dark hair and red lipstick, dressed in a white textured top, holding a microphone in her right hand, standing against a dark background with some stage lighting.

A live music performance at an indoor venue called xBk in Des Moines with blue lighting, showing a band on stage with a guitarist and drummer, and a crowd of people watching.

Lead singer of Mr. Softheart Nick Fisher in beige pants and jacket, wearing glasses, singing into a microphone on stage with band members playing instruments in the background, colorful stage lighting.

Mr. Softheart synth player John Fisher with tattoos and glasses is playing electronic music equipment, including a keyboard and mixers, in a dimly lit setting with stained glass windows in the background.

The band Valebol playing a keyboard at a performance. She is singing or speaking into a microphone, with a music monitor screen visible in the foreground. The background appears to be a stage with various equipment and lighting.

A man with curly hair and a beard, from the band Valebol, playing drums in a dimly lit setting with colorful neon lights.

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