Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and

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Biography

Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects,

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, Backstreet Boys,

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, Eric Prydz,

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, Ofra Haza"Ofra Haza's rare old Hebrew", The Toronto Star, March 26, 1992, Pg. F11, by Lenny Stoute and

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. He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn including for Seal and

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. In recent years, he has worked with

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, Lasso and John Sykes. Kid Harpoon said of him, "I know Jamie Muhoberac, he's one of the best keyboard players in the world and has played with everyone." His first tour was with

. He was Seal's musical director in the 1990s. He has had a writing partnership with

Carmen Rizzo Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is an American record producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist, based in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy nominee has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, Je ...

. They co-wrote

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's 2002 single " Southern Sun", which reached #16 in the UK singles chart. They also co-wrote multiple songs on Delerium's 2003 album '' Chimera'', including the single " Truly", which reached #54 in the UK. He played live with

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in 2002. In 2019, he became the touring keyboardist for

. In 2022, he also toured with

Personal life

He lives in Los Angeles. His father was pianist, producer, and arranger Larry Muhoberac, who worked with

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, Silverchair, Sir John Rowles and numerous others. His brother is Parrish Muhoberac, a multi-instrumentalist musician, producer and performer.

Discography

, '' Under the Red Sky'', 1990 (certified Silver in the UK) *

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the " Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band The Stooges, who w ...

, ''

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'', 1990 (#50 in the UK, #34 in Germany, #13 in Switzerland) *

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, '' Spellbound'', 1991 (#1 in the US, #4 in the UK) * Seal, '' Seal'', 1991 (#1 in the UK, #27 in the US) * Mike Oldfield, '' Tubular Bells II'', 1992 (#1 in the UK, #7 in Germany) *

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, '' Time Takes Time'', 1992 *

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, ''

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'', 1992 (#8 in the UK, #16 in the US) * Billy Idol, ''

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'', 1993 (#20 in the UK, #48 in the US) * Seal, '' Seal'', 1994 (#1 in the UK, #15 in the US) *

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, '' Wildest Dreams'', 1996 (#4 in the UK, #1 in New Zealand) *

, ''

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'', 1997 (#6 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Germany) * Seal, ''

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'', 1998 *

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, ''Black Music'', 1998 *

, ''Fascinoma'', 1999 * various artists, '' The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture'', 2000 *

, ''

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'', 2002 *

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, '' Under Rug Swept'', 2002 (#1 in the US and Italy, #2 in the UK) * Faith Hill, '' Cry'', 2002 (#1 in the US, #2 in Australia) * Seal, ''

Seal IV ''Seal IV'' is the fourth studio album by Seal. It follows the aborted sessions for '' Togetherland'', which was scrapped because Seal thought it was not up to the standard of his previous work. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number ...

'', 2003 (#4 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Switzerland) * Melissa Etheridge, '' Lucky'', 2004 (#15 in the US) * Alanis Morissette, ''

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'', 2004 (#5 in the US, #8 in the UK, #1 in Germany) *

, '' Fundamental'', 2006 (#5 in the UK, #4 in Germany) *

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, '' Wanderlust'', 2008 (#40 in Austria) * Escala, '' Escala'', 2009 (#2 in the UK) * John Legend, '' Evolver'', 2009 (#4 in the US) * Jon Hassell, '' Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street, 2009 * Meat Loaf, ''

Hang Cool Teddy Bear ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear'' is the tenth studio album by Meat Loaf. It was released on 19 April 2010 by Mercury Records in the UK and by Loud & Proud Records in the US on 11 May 2010, with global distribution handled by Universal Music Group. The a ...

'', 2010, co-wrote "Song of Madness" (#4 in the UK, #27 in the US) *

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, '' Red'', 2012 (#1 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) * Florence K, ''I'm Leaving You'', 2013 * Seal, '' 7'', 2015 (#13 in the UK) * Josh Groban, ''

All That Echoes ''All That Echoes'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Groban, produced by Rob Cavallo. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 145,000 copies in its first week. The album has sold 532,000 cop ...

'', 2016"Echoes of success", The Mercury (South Africa), March 01, 2013, Pg. 5, by Craig Vester * Beth Hart, '' A Tribute to Led Zeppelin'', 2022 (#17 in the UK) *

, The Foundations of Decay, 2022

Filmography

* ''Fetishes'', 1996: music composer * '' The Million Dollar Hotel'', 2000 * '' Brother Bear'', 2003: performer * ''

Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...

'', 2005: keys * '' Sarah Palin: You Betcha!'', 2011: music composer

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muhoberac, Jamie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American session musicians 21st-century American keyboardists