Beau Black (born August 5, 1983)[3] is an American composer, producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from New York City, New York.[4][5] He served as the primary songwriter for Disney's television show The Lion Guard, and received a Daytime Emmy Creative Arts nomination in 2017 in the category Outstanding Original Song for the Lion Guard song "Sisi Ni Sawa" (with Sarah Mirza, Ford Riley and Kevin Hopps)[6][7][8][9] He received a 2nd Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program" for “As You Move Forward” from The Lion Guard.
Beau Black | |
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| Born | August 5, 1983[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer, musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present[2] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Jay Black |
| External image | |
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 Beau Black IMDb photo |
Life and work
editBeau Black is the son of Jay Black,[10][11] lead singer of Jay and the Americans and his mother is Andi Black.[12] Black’s first album of original music, Meant to Be, was released in 2008.[12] Black has worked on shows including Miles from Tomorrowland, Penn Zero: Part Time Hero, The Lion Guard, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Firebuds, TrollsTopia, Jake and the Neverland Pirates and The Rocketeer.[13] He joined the creative team as a composer and songwriter for the Disney Junior production of the Mickey Mouse Funhouse Animated Series, which debuted in 2021.[14]
He was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy award for composing the song “Sisi Ni Sawa” from The Lion Guard, a series that he served as the primary songwriter for.[6][15] In 2020, Black was named a nominee for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program" for “As You Move Forward” from The Lion Guard.[16][17]
Selective discography
editStudio albums
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Firebuds | Disney Junior | Songwriter |
| 2021–present | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Disney Junior | Songwriter |
| 2019–2020 | The Rocketeer | Disney Junior | Songwriter[citation needed] |
| 2017–2021 | Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures | Disney Junior | Songwriter/Composer |
| 2016–2019 | The Lion Guard | Disney Junior | Songwriter |
| 2015–2018 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Disney Junior | "Way out", opening theme song in the first two seasons[21] |
| 2014–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Disney XD | Composed theme song with Ryan Shore |
| 2013 | Jake and the Neverland Pirates | Disney Junior | Songwriter of the episode "The Battle of Book" |
Personal life
editIn 2011, he married British-Spanish singer, songwriter and actress Alex Cartana.[22] They have one child, a daughter, who was born in 2021.[23][24]
References
edit- ^ "One more time around the sun. @neumanvision @mykevirus @brantmayfield @justinmayfieldart @iamkhadijaneumann". instagram.com.
- ^ Official website
- ^ AlphaLife: Beau Black Net Worth & Biograph
- ^ "5 Questions with Beau Black – MDIIO | #Music+Science". Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Pace, Jessica (June 10, 2019). "Out Take: Beau Black - Composer/Songwriter/Instrumentalist". Music Connection Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (March 24, 2017). "Daytime Emmys: DreamWorks' 21 Nominations Tops Animation Competition". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ D. Crump, William (2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. ISBN 9781476636467.
- ^ The Lion Guard's official channel on Youtube: The Lion Guard: We're the Same (Sisi ni Sawa)
- ^ DisneyMusicVEVO on Youtube: Beau Black - Here Comes the Lion Guard
- ^ "OUT TAKE: BEAU BLACK - COMPOSER/SONGWRITER/INSTRUMENTALIST". www.musicconnection.com. June 10, 2019.
- ^ Ketchum, Diane (November 6, 1994). "ABOUT LONG ISLAND; Even at 56, Jay Black Continues to Make Them Swoon". New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Botes, Werner (March 24, 2016). "Beau Black Talks Music and International Success". People Magazine. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Beau Black Signs With CAA". Pollstar. May 21, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Disney Junior Greenlights 'Mickey Mouse Funhouse' Animated Series (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. October 2020.
- ^ "'Lion King' spin-off taps Rob Lowe as Simba, James Earl Jones and more". EW.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2020 Daytime Emmy Nominees". BMI. June 4, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Daytime Emmy winners: Full list of nominees and winners in all categories". Gold Derby. July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Meant to Be". spotify.com.
- ^ "Black & Bleu". UMC. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Meant to Be". music.apple.com.
- ^ "Way Out ("Miles From Tomorrowland" Theme) - Beau Black". Shazam. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "10 years ago I married my best friend. I can't wait to see what the future holds with our little family. Happy Anniversary to my love @alexcartana 😘❤️😘#welooklikechildren". instagram.com.
- ^ "Welcome to the world our little Arabella. @alexcartana was freaking rockstar! #newdaddy". instagram.com.
- ^ "It's my girl's first birthday today. And even though this year has been the most challenging, flat out exhausting year of my life, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I already have the world, because she is mine. Happy Birthday Arabella! #BellyBoo". instagram.com.
External links
edit- Beau Black at IMDb
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