Beau Black (born August 5, 1983) is an American composer, producer, musician, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from New York City, New York. 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)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 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 (lead singer of Jay and the Americans) and Andi Black. Black's first album of original music, Meant to Be, was released in 2008. 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. 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.
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. 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.
Selective discography Studio albums Perfect Day (2014) Black & Bleu (with Bleu McAuley, 2013) Meant to Be (2008)
Television Year Title Network Notes2022–2025FirebudsDisney JuniorSongwriter2021–2025Mickey Mouse FunhouseDisney JuniorSongwriter2019–2020The RocketeerDisney JuniorSongwriter2017–2021Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up AdventuresDisney JuniorSongwriter/Composer2016–2019The Lion GuardDisney JuniorSongwriter2015–2018Miles from TomorrowlandDisney Junior"Way out", opening theme song in the first two seasons2014–2017Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroDisney XDComposed theme song with Ryan Shore2013Jake and the Neverland PiratesDisney JuniorSongwriter of the episode "The Battle of Book"
Personal life In 2011, he married British-Spanish singer, songwriter and actress Alex Cartañá. Together they have one child, a daughter, who was born in May 2021.
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