Beau Black

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Beau Black
Born1983 (age 37–38)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationComposer, musician, songwriter
Years active1991–present[1]

Beau Black (born 1983)[2]is an American composer, producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from New York City, New York.[3][4] 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)[5][6][7][8] 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.

Life and work[]

Beau Black is the son of Jay Black,[9] lead singer of Jay and the Americans.[10] Black’s first album of original music, Meant to Be, was released in 2008.[10] Black has worked on shows including Miles from Tomorrowland, Penn Zero: Part Time Hero, The Lion Guard, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, and The Rocketeer.[11] He joined the creative team as a composer and songwriter for the Disney Junior production of the Mickey Mouse Funhouse Animated Series, which set to debut in 2021.[12]

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.[5][13] 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.[14][15]

Selective discography[]

Studio Album[]

  • Perfect Day (2014)
  • Black & Bleu (with Bleu McAuley, 2013)[16]
  • Meant to be (2008)

Television[]

Year Title Network Notes
2019—Present The Rocketeer Disney Junior (11 episodes, 2019-2020)[17]
2017—Present 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
2014—2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Disney XD Composed with Ryan Shore

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References[]

  1. ^ Official website
  2. ^ AlphaLife: Beau Black Net Worth & Biograph
  3. ^ "5 Questions with Beau Black – MDIIO | #Music+Science". Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ^ Pace, Jessica (2019-06-10). "Out Take: Beau Black - Composer/Songwriter/Instrumentalist". Music Connection Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Milligan, Mercedes (2017-03-24). "Daytime Emmys: DreamWorks' 21 Nominations Tops Animation Competition". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  6. ^ D. Crump, William (2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland.
  7. ^ The Lion Guard's official channel on Youtube: The Lion Guard: We're the Same (Sisi ni Sawa)
  8. ^ DisneyMusicVEVO on Youtube: Beau Black - Here Comes the Lion Guard
  9. ^ Ketchum, Diane (November 6, 1994). "ABOUT LONG ISLAND; Even at 56, Jay Black Continues to Make Them Swoon". New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Botes, Werner (2016-03-24). "Beau Black Talks Music and International Success". People Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  11. ^ "Beau Black Signs With CAA". Pollstar. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  12. ^ "Disney Junior Greenlights 'Mickey Mouse Funhouse' Animated Series (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ^ "'Lion King' spin-off taps Rob Lowe as Simba, James Earl Jones and more". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  14. ^ "BMI Congratulates its 2020 Daytime Emmy Nominees". BMI.
  15. ^ "2020 Daytime Emmy winners: Full list of nominees and winners in all categories". Gold Derby.
  16. ^ "Black & Bleu". UMC. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  17. ^ The Rocketeer, Full Cast & Crew: Series Music Department)
  18. ^ Shazam: Top Songs By Beau Black
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