Name Dan Shea | Role Record Producer | |
Nominations Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album Similar People Cory Rooney, Walter Afanasieff, Troy Oliver, Ric Wake, Mariah Carey | ||
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.
Contents
- Dan Shea biography
- Mariah Carey
- Celine Dion
- Jennifer Lopez
- Janet Jackson
- Santana
- Jessica Simpson
- Sara Evans
- Martina McBride
- Marc Anthony
- Orla Fallon
- Mariah Carey w Boyz II Men
- Kenny G
- Ricky Martin
- Kirk Franklin with R Kelly and Mary J Blige
- Toni Braxton
- Luther Vandroos
- Jim Brickman
- Plcido Domingo
- Michael Bolton
- Grover Washington Jr
- Lady Antebellum
- Rissi Palmer
- Barbra Streisand
- Daryl Hall
- Kenny Loggins
- Al Jarreau
- Ruff Endz
- Ginuwine
- Colin Raye
- Thala
- Mandy Moore
- Boney James
- Phil Collins
- Tom JonesPaul Anka
- New Kids On The Block
- Jordan Pruitt
- BabyFace
- Peabo Bryson
- Regina Belle
- Joey McIntyre
- Lara Fabian
- Savage Garden
- Richard Elliot
- Trey Lorenz
- Brie Larson
- PYT
- Kirk Whalum
- Fourplay
- References
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 and signed to both production and publishing deals. He soon began working closely with Motolla and producer Cory Rooney on projects including Jennifer Lopez, 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, 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), 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.