Beau Black
American composer (born 1983)
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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. |
| Occupations | 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
Beau Black is the son of Jay Black[10][11] (lead singer of Jay and the Americans) and 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
Television
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2025 | Firebuds | Disney Junior | Songwriter |
| 2021–2025 | 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
In 2011, he married British-Spanish singer, songwriter and actress Alex Cartañá.[22] Together they have one child, a daughter, who was born in May 2021.[23][24]
