Dan Shea (producer)

Daniel Martin Shea is an American record producer and composer who has worked with numerous artists including Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Santana, Barbra Streisand, Jessica Simpson. Sara Evans, Rob Thomas, Marc Anthony, Boyz II Men, Martina McBride, Kenny G, Ricky Martin, Bono, Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Robin Thicke, Toni Braxton, Babyface, Natalie Cole, Phil Collins, Luther Vandross, Michael Bolton, Lady Antebellum, Jim Brickman, Plácido Domingo, Grover Washington Jr., Al Jarreau, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, Daryl Hall, Boney James, New Kids on the Block, Rissi Palmer, Christina Milian, Jordan Pruitt, Thalía, Savage Garden, Clarence Clemons, and more. As producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Dan Shea's albums have sold over 150 million copies worldwide.

Biography

Shea was born in Chicago, Illinois, and is a multi-instrumentalist who plays piano, guitar, bass and drums. He toured with Mariah Carey for several years as keyboardist and has also appeared in numerous television performances and videos, including three Grammy shows, with Carey, Celine Dion, Santana, Jessica Simpson, Boyz II Men, and more. After working on a number of high-profile records, Shea was approached by Sony Records CEO Tommy Mottola and signed to both production and publishing deals. He soon began working closely with Motolla and producer Cory Rooney on projects including Jennifer Lopez,^[1] Marc Anthony Mended and Jessica Simpson I Think I'm in Love with You. Shea has also collaborated with other top producers including David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Rodney Jerkins, and Keith Thomas. Mostly Afanasieff, he has collaborated with him as a staff producer from 1991 to 1999.

Shea has been successful in several genres besides pop and R&B. He has produced records for country artists including Martina McBride, Sara Evans,^{[citation needed]} Lady Antebellum, Colin Raye and Rissi Palmer (Palmer's song, "Country Girl", co-written with Shea, marks the first time an African-American female has been on Billboard's Hot Country chart in over twenty years.)^[2]

Shea has also worked with Smooth Jazz artists including Kenny G^[3] (Kenny G - Greatest Hits), Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr., Jim Brickman, and Boney James.

He was also an instrumental part of the "Latin Explosion" in popular music with his production on records by Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Thalía.

External links

Album/song credits

Mariah Carey

MTV Unplugged

Merry Christmas

DayDream

Butterfly

1's

Celine Dion

Celine Dion

Let's Talk About Love

Titanic Soundtrack

Beauty and The Beast Soundtrack

All The Way: A Decade Of Song

Jennifer Lopez

On The 6

JLo

J to the Lo

This Is Me... Then

The Reel Me

Janet Jackson

20YO

Santana

Shaman

Jessica Simpson

Sweet Kisses

A Public Affair

Sara Evans

Never Alone

Martina McBride

Valentine

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Mended

Orla Fallon

Distant Shore

Mariah Carey (w Boyz II Men)

One Sweet Day

Kenny G

Breathless

Greatest Hits

My Heart Will Go On

The Essential Kenny G

Best

Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Kirk Franklin (with R. Kelly and Mary J Blige)

Lean On Me

Toni Braxton

Libra

Luther Vandroos

Songs

Jim Brickman

Picture This

The Gift

Escape

Plácido Domingo

Ave Maria

Michael Bolton

This Is The Time

All That Matters

Joy To The World

Merry Christmas From Vienna

Grover Washington Jr.

Soulful Strut

Lady Antebellum

Never Alone

Rissi Palmer

Rissi Palmer

Barbra Streisand

Higher Ground

Daryl Hall

Can’t Stop Dreamin’

Kenny Loggins

The Unimaginable Life

Starbright

Al Jarreau

Tomorrow Today

Ruff Endz

Someone To Love You

Ginuwine

The Life

Colin Raye

Greatest Hits

Thalía

El Sexto Sentido

Arrasando

Mandy Moore

I Wanna Be With You

Boney James

Sweet Thing

Funky Xmas

Phil Collins

Why Can't It Wait Til Morning

Tom Jones/Paul Anka

A Body Of Work

New Kids On The Block

FaceThe Music

Jordan Pruitt

No Ordinary Girl

BabyFace

Babyface Christmas

Peabo Bryson

Alladin Soundtrack

Beauty and The Beast Soundtrack

Regina Belle

Alladin Soundtrack

Joey McIntyre

Stay The Same

Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian

Savage Garden

Affirmation

Richard Elliot

Best Of Richard Elliot

Trey Lorenz

Trey Lorenz

Brie Larson

Finally Out Of PE

PYT

Center Stage Soundtrack

Kirk Whalum

Best Of Smooth Jazz 4

Fourplay

Best Of Fourplay

References

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^ ^a ^b Moss, Corey (2002-11-21). "J. Lo, LL Cool J Star As Ex-Lovers In Lopez's Next Video - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^ ^a ^b "As black woman, Rissi Palmer is country rarity - Entertainment - Music - TODAY.com". Today.com. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^ Breathless (Kenny G album)
^ "Dan Shea Credits - ARTISTdirect Music". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^ [1] Archived October 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dan Shea Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^ "Dan Shea on MSN Music". Music.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
^ "Jim Brickman Returns With "ESCAPE" | Market Wire". Find Articles. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[autogenerated1-1] Moss, Corey (2002-11-21). "J. Lo, LL Cool J Star As Ex-Lovers In Lopez's Next Video - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[MSNBC-2] "As black woman, Rissi Palmer is country rarity - Entertainment - Music - TODAY.com". Today.com. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[3] Breathless (Kenny G album)

[4] "Dan Shea Credits - ARTISTdirect Music". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[5] [1] Archived October 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Dan Shea Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[7] "Dan Shea on MSN Music". Music.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

[8] "Jim Brickman Returns With "ESCAPE" | Market Wire". Find Articles. Retrieved 2011-09-23.

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