Alaina Marie Beaton, more known by the name Porcelain Black, is a singer-songwriter born in Detroit, Michigan on October 1st 1985. She first became known for her rock project Porcelain and the Tramps. And later on for her mixtape ‘Mannequin Factory’ noted for pioneering an industrial dance-pop sound.

Beaton grew up at 8 Mile until her parents separated when she was six years old. Her mother rejected her father’s marriage proposal and married another man.