Daniel Martin Shea is an American record producer and composer who has worked with numerous artists including
Mariah Carey,
Celine Dion
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Jennifer Lopez,
Janet Jackson,
Santana,
Barbra Streisand
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Jessica Simpson.
Sara Evans
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,
Rob Thomas,
Marc Anthony,
Boyz II Men,
Martina McBride
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Kenny G
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Ricky Martin
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Bono,
Mary J. Blige
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R. Kelly
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Robin Thicke
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Toni Braxton
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Natalie Cole
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Phil Collins,
Luther Vandross,
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
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Lady Antebellum
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Jim Brickman
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Plácido Domingo
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Grover Washington Jr.,
Al Jarreau,
Kenny Loggins
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Boney James
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Rissi Palmer
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Christina Milian,
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Clarence Clemons
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, and more. As producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Dan Shea's albums have sold over 150 million copies worldwide.
Dan Shea biography
Daniel Martin 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
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and signed to both production and publishing deals. He soon began working closely with Motolla and producer
Cory Rooney
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on projects including Jennifer Lopez,
Marc Anthony
Mended and Jessica Simpson
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. Shea has also collaborated with other top producers including
David Foster
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Walter Afanasieff
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,
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, 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.)
Shea has also worked with Smooth Jazz artists including Kenny G (
Kenny G - Greatest Hits
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), 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
DanSheaProductions website
Dan Shea 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