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Through a mutual A&R friend, producer [[RedOne]] heard about Black and was interested in meeting her. RedOne asked to meet Black in his studio in November 2009, which led to them writing her debut single "[[This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like]]" the next day.<ref name=noisecreep>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/06/14/porcelain-black-says-rock-music-is-in-her-blood/|title=Porcelain Black Says Rock Music Is in Her Blood|publisher=[[Noisecreep]]|date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> RedOne helped Black get out of her contract with Virgin Records and signed her to his [[Universal Republic]] imprint, [[2101 Records]]. RedOne also introduced her to a new manager, Derrick "EI" Lawrence, who also manages [[Lil Wayne]]. Wayne invited her to join him on his [[I Am Music Tour]] after meeting her.<ref name=qanda>{{cite web|last=Gayles|first=Contessa|title=Porcelain Black Reveals 'What Rock N Roll Looks Like,' Exclusive Video Q&A|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/08/03/porcelain-black-this-is-what-rock-n-roll-looks-like/|publisher=Noise Creep|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> She changed her name to Porcelain Black because it caused confusion to people who thought Porcelain and the Tramps was a band.<ref name=freewired/> 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 in appearance, with strawberry blond hair and pale skin.<ref name=freewired>{{cite web|last=Bakhsh|first=Ahmed|title=INTERVIEW: Porcelain Black|url=http://www.free-wired.com/2011/05/interview-porcelain-black.html|publisher=Free-Wired.com|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> She adopted Black in her name because she felt that it represented the opposite of "fragile" Porcelain.<ref name=freewired/> She plans to revisit the Porcelain and the Tramps project in the future.<ref name=freewired/> Black co-wrote "[[Lolita (song)|Lolita]]" for Mexican pop singer [[Belinda (entertainer)|Belinda]]. She also made appearances in the music videos for [[Travie McCoy]]'s "[[We'll Be Alright]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Travie McCoy: We'll Be Alright |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04zaL7wIbmc&ob=av2e|publisher=FueledByRamen|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> and [[Jefree Star]]'s "Get Away With Murder" in 2010.<ref name=jstarr>{{cite web|last=Starr|first=Jeffree|title=Get Away with Murder|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIKs9UBGWs&ob=av2e|publisher=JeffreeStarAtVEVO|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref>
Through a mutual A&R friend, producer [[RedOne]] heard about Black and was interested in meeting her. RedOne asked to meet Black in his studio in November 2009, which led to them writing her debut single "[[This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like]]" the next day.<ref name=noisecreep>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/06/14/porcelain-black-says-rock-music-is-in-her-blood/|title=Porcelain Black Says Rock Music Is in Her Blood|publisher=[[Noisecreep]]|date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2011-03-14}}</ref> RedOne helped Black get out of her contract with Virgin Records and signed her to his [[Universal Republic]] imprint, [[2101 Records]]. RedOne also introduced her to a new manager, Derrick "EI" Lawrence, who also manages [[Lil Wayne]]. Wayne invited her to join him on his [[I Am Music Tour]] after meeting her.<ref name=qanda>{{cite web|last=Gayles|first=Contessa|title=Porcelain Black Reveals 'What Rock N Roll Looks Like,' Exclusive Video Q&A|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/08/03/porcelain-black-this-is-what-rock-n-roll-looks-like/|publisher=Noise Creep|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> She changed her name to Porcelain Black because it caused confusion to people who thought Porcelain and the Tramps was a band.<ref name=freewired/> 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 in appearance, with strawberry blond hair and pale skin.<ref name=freewired>{{cite web|last=Bakhsh|first=Ahmed|title=INTERVIEW: Porcelain Black|url=http://www.free-wired.com/2011/05/interview-porcelain-black.html|publisher=Free-Wired.com|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> She adopted Black in her name because she felt that it represented the opposite of "fragile" Porcelain.<ref name=freewired/> She plans to revisit the Porcelain and the Tramps project in the future.<ref name=freewired/> Black co-wrote "[[Lolita (song)|Lolita]]" for Mexican pop singer [[Belinda (entertainer)|Belinda]]. She also made appearances in the music videos for [[Travie McCoy]]'s "[[We'll Be Alright]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Travie McCoy: We'll Be Alright |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04zaL7wIbmc&ob=av2e|publisher=FueledByRamen|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> and [[Jefree Star]]'s "Get Away With Murder" in 2010.<ref name=jstarr>{{cite web|last=Starr|first=Jeffree|title=Get Away with Murder|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIKs9UBGWs&ob=av2e|publisher=JeffreeStarAtVEVO|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref>


Black's debut album will be released in January of 2012.<ref name=rapup/> RedOne produced all the songs on the album and co-wrote all but one of the tracks with her.<ref name=freewired/> She has stated that [[Eminem]] could appear on "How Do You Love Someone?".<ref name=kazemi/> Black filmed a cameo role in ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' with RedOne's help, playing as the lead singer of an 80's [[Hair metal|hair-metal band]]. She also provided the sole original song for the film, "Rock Angel".<ref name=interviewmag>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Alex|title=Discovery: Porcelain Black|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/music/2011-07-26/discovery-porcelain-black/|publisher=Interview Magazine|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> She made her television debut on [[The David Letterman Show]] on July 21, 2011.<ref name=rapup>{{cite web|title=Porcelain Black Rocks ‘Letterman’&#91;Video&#93;|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/22/porcelain-black-rocks-letterman-video/|publisher=Rap-Up|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> "Naughty Naughty" will be released as the second single from her album on November 15, 2011. <ref name=zink>{{cite web|last=Caputo|first=Ashley|title=A NEW KIND OF ROCK AND ROLL: Porcelain Black|url=http://www.zinkmagazine.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=945:a-new-kind-of-rock-and-roll&catid=67:about-face&Itemid=97|publisher=Z!nk Magazine|accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Khayat|first=Nadir|title=Tweet by RedOne|url=http://twitter.com/#!/RedOne_Official/status/115181243355774976|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=18 September 2011}}</ref> She also plans to join Lil Wayne again on his I'm Still Music tour.<ref name=qanda/>
Black's debut album will be released in January of 2012.<ref name=releasedate>{{cite web|last=Khayat|first=Nadir|title=Releast Date Tweet|url=http://twitter.com/#!/RedOne_Official/status/107324430069415936|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=19 September 2011}}</ref> RedOne produced all the songs on the album and co-wrote all but one of the tracks with her.<ref name=freewired/> She has stated that [[Eminem]] could appear on "How Do You Love Someone?".<ref name=kazemi/> Black filmed a cameo role in ''[[Rock of Ages (2012 film)|Rock of Ages]]'' with RedOne's help, playing as the lead singer of an 80's [[Hair metal|hair-metal band]]. She also provided the sole original song for the film, "Rock Angel".<ref name=interviewmag>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Alex|title=Discovery: Porcelain Black|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/music/2011-07-26/discovery-porcelain-black/|publisher=Interview Magazine|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> She made her television debut on [[The David Letterman Show]] on July 21, 2011.<ref name=rapup>{{cite web|title=Porcelain Black Rocks ‘Letterman’&#91;Video&#93;|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/22/porcelain-black-rocks-letterman-video/|publisher=Rap-Up|accessdate=16 September 2011}}</ref> "Naughty Naughty" will be released as the second single from her album on November 15, 2011. <ref name=zink>{{cite web|last=Caputo|first=Ashley|title=A NEW KIND OF ROCK AND ROLL: Porcelain Black|url=http://www.zinkmagazine.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=945:a-new-kind-of-rock-and-roll&catid=67:about-face&Itemid=97|publisher=Z!nk Magazine|accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Khayat|first=Nadir|title=Tweet by RedOne|url=http://twitter.com/#!/RedOne_Official/status/115181243355774976|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=18 September 2011}}</ref> On September 19, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jO05vcWyN4 single was leaked] on [[Youtube]] by RedOne. <ref>{{cite web|last=Kevipod|title=New Music: Porcelain Black - Naughty Naughty|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/new-music-porcelain-black--naughty-naughty-news.html|accessdate=19 September 2011}}</ref> She also plans to join Lil Wayne again on his I'm Still Music tour.<ref name=qanda/>


==Music and influences==
==Music and influences==
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== Discography ==
== Discography ==
===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
* "TBA" (2012)
* "TBA" (2012)<ref name=releasedate/>


===Singles===
===Singles===

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Porcelain Black
Birth nameAlaina Marie Beaton
Also known asPorcelain and the Tramps
GenresPop rock, industrial rock, electronic rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, model
InstrumentVocals
Years active2006–present
LabelsVirgin, 2101, Universal Republic, Young Money Entertainment
Websitewww.porcelainblack.net

Alaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985), better known by her stage name Porcelain Black, is an American industrial, pop-rock singer-songwriter. She started her music career at 18 under the stage name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music that she recorded and she spent 3 years trying to get out of the contract. She signed with RedOne's Universal Republic imprint late in 2009 and began working on her debut.

Early life

Black grew up on 8 Mile in the Detroit, Michigan, area and later Sterling Heights.[2][5] Her father was a hairstylist. He owned a hair salon and brought her along to fashion shows and photoshoots.[6] Her parents separated when she was 6 years old. After her mother remarried, they settled in the affluent area of Rochester where she attended high school.[5] Having lived in less affluent areas prior to the move, Black found that she did not fit in with her privileged classmates,[5] becoming an outcast. She discovered that her biological father had cancer when she was 15, which affected her so much that she was expelled from school in three months for fighting. Two months later, she was expelled from another school.[7][6] 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.[2] After being being expelled from her last school, Black ran away from home. She started begging, doing drugs and drinking while crashing at friends' houses at night. After going on tour with Armor for Sleep, she returned to Detroit and stopped taking drugs.[6]

Music career

Virgin Records

While on a roadtrip in New York, Black was approached by her first manager who told her to look for him in Los Angeles when she turned 18. Eighteen months later, Black moved to Los Angeles, found her manager and was signed to Virgin Records two weeks later.[6] Recording under the pseudonym Porcelain and the Tramps, Black worked with Tommy Henriksen and John Lowery in London while at Virgin.[5][8] However, she and the label could not agree on the music she made. Virgin wanted Black to record pop music in the vein of Avril Lavigne, despite already knowing what kind of music she made when signing her.[5] She also faced skepticism from her collaborators who questioned her desire to mix industrial rock sounds with dance pop.[8] Black began posting the songs she recorded on Myspace, gaining upwards of 10 million views in a matter of months.[6] Black co-wrote and sang backup vocals for the song "Lunacy Fringe" by The Used.[3] She was approached by Courtney Love on MySpace to provide backing vocals for a solo album she was working on.[8] She also featured on a song by the Street Drum Corps's We Are Machines. "How Do You Love Someone?", co-penned by Black around the time she left Virgin was cut by Ashley Tisdale for her sophomore album Guilty Pleasure.[5] Black was initially reluctant to give the song away, but relented and later got to record the song for her own album with production from RedOne.[8]

Universal Republic: 2009-present

Through a mutual A&R friend, producer RedOne heard about Black and was interested in meeting her. RedOne asked to meet Black in his studio in November 2009, which led to them writing her debut single "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" the next day.[5] RedOne helped Black get out of her contract with Virgin Records and signed her to his Universal Republic imprint, 2101 Records. RedOne also introduced her to a new manager, Derrick "EI" Lawrence, who also manages Lil Wayne. Wayne invited her to join him on his I Am Music Tour after meeting her.[7] She changed her name to Porcelain Black because it caused confusion to people who thought Porcelain and the Tramps was a band.[2] 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 in appearance, with strawberry blond hair and pale skin.[2] She adopted Black in her name because she felt that it represented the opposite of "fragile" Porcelain.[2] She plans to revisit the Porcelain and the Tramps project in the future.[2] Black co-wrote "Lolita" for Mexican pop singer Belinda. She also made appearances in the music videos for Travie McCoy's "We'll Be Alright"[9] and Jefree Star's "Get Away With Murder" in 2010.[4]

Black's debut album will be released in January of 2012.[10] RedOne produced all the songs on the album and co-wrote all but one of the tracks with her.[2] She has stated that Eminem could appear on "How Do You Love Someone?".[8] Black filmed a cameo role in Rock of Ages with RedOne's help, playing as the lead singer of an 80's hair-metal band. She also provided the sole original song for the film, "Rock Angel".[1] She made her television debut on The David Letterman Show on July 21, 2011.[11] "Naughty Naughty" will be released as the second single from her album on November 15, 2011. [12][13] On September 19, the single was leaked on Youtube by RedOne. [14] She also plans to join Lil Wayne again on his I'm Still Music tour.[7]

Music and influences

"This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like"
Black's debut single, "This is What Rock N' Roll Looks Like" showcases her raspy vocals and rock influence.
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Black's voice has been described as raspy.[8] She described her music as a love child between Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears.[15] Additionally, Black cites that Spears inspires her deep love for choreography, while Manson 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. Critics have noted that her sound is more so pop than rock, but Black is militant at her rock and roll image, saying "...I know I'm rock n roll" [16] Her biological father's love for rock music by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix also influences her. She has also listed Nine Inch Nails and its frontman, Trent Reznor, Bjork, Fiona Apple,[17] Skinny Puppy, AC/DC, Hole and Oasis as musical influences.[7]

Personal life

Black began dating Jackass star, Bam Margera, in 2011, even though he is still married.[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Confirmed songs for Black's debut album

References

  1. ^ a b Chapman, Alex. "Discovery: Porcelain Black". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bakhsh, Ahmed. "INTERVIEW: Porcelain Black". Free-Wired.com. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b Black, Porcelain. "Tweet by Porcelain Black". Twitter. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b Starr, Jeffree. "Get Away with Murder". JeffreeStarAtVEVO. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Porcelain Black Says Rock Music Is in Her Blood". Noisecreep. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
  6. ^ a b c d e Wiederhorn, Jon. "Porcelain Black". Inked. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d Gayles, Contessa. "Porcelain Black Reveals 'What Rock N Roll Looks Like,' Exclusive Video Q&A". Noise Creep. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e f http://alexkazemi.com/2011/06/porcelain-black/
  9. ^ "Travie McCoy: We'll Be Alright". FueledByRamen. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  10. ^ a b Khayat, Nadir. "Releast Date Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Porcelain Black Rocks 'Letterman'[Video]". Rap-Up. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  12. ^ a b c Caputo, Ashley. "A NEW KIND OF ROCK AND ROLL: Porcelain Black". Z!nk Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  13. ^ Khayat, Nadir. "Tweet by RedOne". Twitter. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  14. ^ Kevipod. "New Music: Porcelain Black - Naughty Naughty". Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  15. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick. "Porcelain Black knows she's rock and roll, and doesn't care who says otherwise". Pop & Hiss: The L.A. Times music blog. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Jammer with Porcelain Black". B97NewOrleans. Retrieved 16 September 2011. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  17. ^ Star, Ross. "PORCELAIN BLACK - DJ Ross Star [ Video Interview ]". 2101 Records.com. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  18. ^ "Bam Margera's new girl revealed!". Life & Style Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  19. ^ "Biography". 2101 Records.com. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

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