Beau Black

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]

Beau Black
Born1983 (age 36-37)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationComposer, musician, songwriter
Years active1991–Present[1]

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 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][12]

Selective discography

Studio Album
  • Perfect Day (2014)
  • Black & Bleu (with Bleu McAuley, 2013)[13]
  • Meant to be (2008)

Television[14]
Year Title Network Notes
2019—Present The Rocketeer (2019 TV series) Disney Junior (11 episodes, 2019-2020)[15]
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

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. 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. Botes, Werner (2016-03-24). "Beau Black Talks Music and International Success". People Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  11. "Beau Black Signs With CAA". Pollstar. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  12. "'Lion King' spin-off taps Rob Lowe as Simba, James Earl Jones and more". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  13. "Black & Bleu". UMC. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  14. Shazam: Top Songs By Beau Black
  15. The Rocketeer, Full Cast & Crew: Series Music Department)
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