Jean Beauvoir facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jean Beauvoir
Background information
Born	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Rock, hard rock, pop rock, punk rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, drums
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Columbia, Interscope, Virgin, Now & Then, Voodoo Island, Frontiers, Avex
Associated acts	Crown of Thorns, Voodoo X, The Plasmatics, King Flux, The Ramones, Little Steven, Kiss, N'SYNC, Doro Pesch, the Pretenders, Debbie Harry, Glenn Hughes, Bruce Springsteen, Cameo, Nona Hendryx, John Waite

Jean Beauvoir is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and music producer. He is known for his work in rock music. He became famous in the early 1980s with the punk band The Plasmatics. After that, he worked with many well-known artists like Little Steven, Kiss, and The Ramones. He also had a successful career as a solo artist.

Jean Beauvoir's Early Life and Music Journey

Jean Beauvoir was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were from Haiti. When he was a child, he played the drums. As a teenager, he switched to playing the bass guitar.

At just 14 years old, he became the musical director for the singer Gary U.S. Bonds. After this, he sang in a doo wop group called The Flamingos. These early experiences helped him learn a lot about performing. He toured the United States, playing at concerts organized by Dick Clark.

When he was 15, his father asked him to leave home because Jean wanted to be a professional musician. Jean lived with band members for a while, then on his own.

Joining The Plasmatics and Other Bands

Jean moved to New York City during the exciting time of punk rock music. He saw an advertisement in a newspaper looking for a bass player. This led him to join the punk band The Plasmatics. He played on three of their albums. While with The Plasmatics, and even after, Jean was famous for his bright blond mohawk.

After The Plasmatics released their album Beyond the Valley of 1984, Jean left the group. He then joined Steve Van Zandt's band, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, and played on two of their albums.

Solo Success and Working with Famous Artists

In 1985, Jean Beauvoir worked with Paul Stanley from the band Kiss. They wrote and recorded several songs for Kiss's album, Asylum. Jean even played bass and sang backup on some songs when Gene Simmons was not there.

After working with Kiss, Jean started his own solo career. His first solo album, Drums Along the Mohawk, came out in 1986. A song from this album, "Feel the Heat," was chosen for the Sylvester Stallone movie, Cobra. This song became a big hit, reaching the Top 10 in Europe and Australia. It also reached No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. Because of the song's success, Drums Along the Mohawk was released in the U.S. and reached No. 93 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Jean also produced and co-wrote the Ramones song "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down."

Jean Beauvoir's Work in Movies and TV

Jean Beauvoir has worked on music for many movies and TV shows. He has created title tracks or theme songs for films like Pet Sematary, where he produced the Ramones' hit song. He also worked on music for Shocker, Flawless, School of Rock, and Christmas with the Kranks. For Christmas with the Kranks, he produced and arranged the song "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" and also performed, produced, and wrote the end title song "Merry Christmas To All of the World."

His other movie credits include The Guilty, Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever, Berlin Nights, RV, Unthinkable, and Why Him?.

Business Ventures and Recent Activities

Jean Beauvoir founded and leads several entertainment companies. These include Voodoo Island Entertainment Group, which has Voodoo Island Records and Voodoo Island Productions. He also started Hot Boy Music and Tigre Noire Music.

For about six and a half years, from 2004 to 2010, Jean took a break from performing. During this time, he was the CEO and managing director of Steven Van Zandt's media company, Renegade Nation.

Jean continues to produce music, write songs, and lead his band, Crown of Thorns. In 2009, Crown of Thorns re-released their CD "Faith." He also writes and produces music for other artists.

In 2014, Jean was an executive producer for a TV show called "Hit" on SBS Discovery Television. In June 2015, he released an album called "American Trash" with Micki Free under the name Beauvoir/Free.

In May 2015, Jean was hired as the U.S. CEO for a Norwegian children's animated show called City of Friends, but he later left this position.

Jean Beauvoir has performed at many music festivals. In 2016, he appeared at Rockingham, Bang Your Head Festival, Graspop Festival, Azkena Rock Festival, and Ramblin Man Fair.

Personal Life

Jean Beauvoir lives in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Discography

The Plasmatics

• New Hope for the Wretched (1980)
• Metal Priestess (1981)
• Beyond the Valley of 1984 (1981)

Solo Albums

• Drums Along the Mohawk (1986)
• Jacknifed (1988)
• Rockin' in the Street (1996)
• Bare to the Bones (2001)
• Chameleon (2003)
• Rock Masterpieces Vol 1 (2017)
• Rock Masterpieces Vol 2 (2017)

Crown of Thorns Albums

• Crown of Thorns (1993)
• Raw Thorns (1994)
• Breakthrough (1996)
• Lost Cathedral (1998)
• Destiny Unknown (2000)
• Karma (2002)
• Crown Jewels (greatest hits) (2004)
• Faith (2008)

Voodoo X Albums

• Vol. 1 The Awakening (1989)

Beauvoir-Free Albums

• American Trash (2015)

Selected Production, Songwriting, and Performance for Other Artists

• Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul – bass and vocals on Men Without Women (1982) and Voice of America (1983)
• Kiss – songwriter, bass, and backing vocals on Animalize (1984) and Asylum (1985)
• Ramones – producer, mixing, songwriter, and instrumentation on Animal Boy (1986) and Brain Drain (1989)
• John Waite – songwriter on "Dark Side of the Sun" from No Brakes (1984)
• Nona Hendryx – songwriter on "I Need Love" from The Heat (1985)
• NSync – songwriter on "Forever Young" from *NSYNC (1997)
• Doro – songwriter and guitar on "Salvaje" and "Sister Darkness" from Fight (2002)
• Joey Ramone – producer on Ya Know? (2012)
• Debbie Harry – songwriter on "Do It Yourself" (2012)
• Shinee – songwriter on Mini Album "Everybody" (2013)
• Jonghyun – songwriter/producer on EP "Base" (2015)
• Lordi – co-songwriter on "Scream Demon" and "Like a Bee to the Honey" from Killection (2020)

Film, Television, and Video Work

• Cobra (1986) – music producer, songwriter, performer for "Feel the Heat"
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004) – performer, producer, songwriter for "Merry Christmas to All of the World"
• Pet Sematary (1989) – producer of the title track "Pet Sematary"
• The Guilty (2000) – music producer, songwriter, performer for "Here She Comes"
• Flawless (1999) – music producer, songwriter for "La Chica Marita"
• Shocker (1989) – songwriter of the title track "Shocker" and "The Awakening"
• School of Rock (2003) – music producer, songwriter for "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down" by the Ramones
• Rock 'n Roll High School Forever – music producer, songwriter for "Cut Me To Pieces"
• ... , ... & Values – Television Movie – music producer, songwriter for "UH! All Night" by Kiss
• RV (2006) – music producer, songwriter for the Ramones' "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down" in a commercial
• Why Him? (2017) – music producer for the Ramones' "Merry Christmas, I Don't Want to Fight Tonight"

See also

In Spanish: Jean Beauvoir para niños