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Alaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985) better known by her stage name Porcelain Black, is an American pop-rock singer-songwriter. She started her music career at 18 under the stage name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virigin Records.
Life and career
Black grew up in 8 Mile and later Sterling Heights in Detroit, Michigan.[1][2] Her father was a hairstylist, and he brought her along to fashion shows and photoshoots. Her parents separated when she was 6. After her mother remarried, they setted in the affluent area of Rochester where she attended high school.[2] Having lived in less affluent areas prior to the move, Black found that she did not fit in with her privileged classmates,[2] becoming an outcast. She discovered that her biological father had cancer when she was 15, which affected her so much that she was kicked out school in three months. He died when she was 16. Black had taken part in national competitive dancing, taking jazz, hip-hop, tap and ballet lessons, since young and at one point was training to perform on Broadway. She also considered becoming a backup dancer.[1]
Black began her musical career at 18 under the pseudonym Porcelain and the Tramps after moving to Los Angeles and released an indie EP.[2][3] She quickly found a manager and got signed to a Virgin Records,[4] where she worked with Tommy Henriksen and John Lowery.[2][3] However, she and the label could not agree on the music she made. While she was making music with explicit lyrics, the label wanted pop music in the vein of Avril Lavigne.[2] She also faced skepticism from her collaborators who questioned her desire to mix industrial rock sounds with dance pop.[3] She was approached by Courtney Love on MySpace to provide backing vocals on Love's album America's Sweetheart.[3] "How Do You Love Someone?", co-penned by Black around the time she was trying to leave Virgin was cut by Ashley Tisdale for her album Guilty Pleasure.[2] Black was initially reluctant to give the song away, but relented and later got to record the song for her own album as well.[3]
She was later signed to Universal Republic through the 2101 Records imprint by RedOne after meeting him through a mutual A&R friend in November 2009. RedOne had requested to meet Black, which led to them writing her debut single "This is What Rock N' Roll Looks Like" the next day.[2] The single features Lil Wayne who owns Young Money Cash Money which manages Black.[4] She changed her name to Porcelain Black because it caused confusion to people who thought it was a band.[1] Her stage name came from her childhood nickname, Porcelain, which was due to an extensive collection of porcelain dolls given to her by her aunt. Her aunt thought that the dolls resembled her appearance, with strawberry blonde hair and pale skin.[1] She adopted Black in her name because she felt that it represented the opposite of "fragile" Porcelain.[1]
Black's album will be released in the fall of 2011.[5] RedOne produced all the songs on the album and co-wrote all but one of the tracks with her.[1] She has stated that Eminem could appear on "How Do You Love Someone".[3] Porcelain is in the new Rock of Ages playing an unknown role, but has been confirmed to be one of the recording artists in the movie's soundtrack. Her television debut was on The David Letterman Show on July 21, 2011.[5]
Music and influences
Black's voice has been described as raspy.[3] She described her music as a love child between Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears.[4] Additionally, Black cites that Spears inspires her deep love for choreography, while Manson and inspires the sound and attitude of her lyrics and performance style. Black's two-tone, blond and black hairstyle and her "leather and lace" fashion style, she claims, is inspired by both Manson and Spears as well, along with her desire to develop a persona in which a stable duality between "good" and "bad" exists.[6] Her biological father's love for rock music by ACDC, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix also influences her. She has also listed Nine Inch Nails and its frontman, Trent Reznor as musical influences.[1]
Discography
Confirmed songs for Black's debut album
- "This is What Rock N’ Roll Looks Like" (featuring Lil Wayne)
- "How Do You Love Someone"[1]
- "Mannequinn Factory"[1]
- "Living in Sin"[7]
- "La Dee Da Dee"
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i http://www.free-wired.com/2011/05/interview-porcelain-black.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Porcelain Black Says Rock Music Is in Her Blood". Noisecreep. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g http://alexkazemi.com/2011/06/porcelain-black/
- ^ a b c http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/04/porcelain-black-knows-shes-rock-n-roll-doesnt-care-who-says-or-thinks-otherwise.html
- ^ a b http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/22/porcelain-black-rocks-letterman-video/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSX7ZfXj-c&feature=related
- ^ http://www.porcelainblack.net/bio.aspx
External links
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