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.

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.

External links
DanSheaProductions website
Dan Shea at artistdirect.com

Dan Shea album/song credits

Mariah Carey
MTV Unplugged
Merry Christmas
DayDream
Butterfly
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Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Let's Talk About Love
Titanic SoundtrackBeauty and The Beast SoundtrackAll The Way: A Decade Of SongJennifer LopezOn The 6JLoJ to the LoThis Is Me... ThenThe Reel MeJanet Jackson20YOSantanaShamanJessica SimpsonSweet KissesA Public AffairSara EvansNever AloneMartina McBrideValentineMarc AnthonyMarc AnthonyMendedOrla FallonDistant ShoreMariah Carey (w Boyz II Men)One Sweet DayKenny GBreathlessGreatest HitsMy Heart Will Go OnThe Essential Kenny GBestRicky MartinRicky MartinKirk Franklin (with R. Kelly and Mary J Blige)Lean On MeToni BraxtonLibraLuther VandroosSongsJim BrickmanPicture ThisThe GiftEscapePlácido DomingoAve MariaMichael BoltonThis Is The TimeAll That MattersJoy To The WorldMerry Christmas From ViennaGrover Washington Jr.Soulful StrutLady AntebellumNever AloneRissi PalmerRissi PalmerBarbra StreisandHigher GroundDaryl HallCan’t Stop Dreamin’Kenny LogginsThe Unimaginable LifeStarbrightAl JarreauTomorrow TodayRuff EndzSomeone To Love YouGinuwineThe LifeColin RayeGreatest HitsThalíaEl Sexto SentidoArrasandoMandy MooreI Wanna Be With YouBoney JamesSweet ThingFunky XmasPhil CollinsWhy Can't It Wait Til MorningTom Jones/Paul AnkaA Body Of WorkNew Kids On The BlockFaceThe MusicJordan PruittNo Ordinary GirlBabyFaceBabyface ChristmasPeabo BrysonAlladin SoundtrackBeauty and The Beast SoundtrackRegina BelleAlladin SoundtrackJoey McIntyreStay The SameLara FabianLara FabianSavage GardenAffirmationRichard ElliotBest Of Richard ElliotTrey LorenzTrey LorenzBrie LarsonFinally Out Of PEPYTCenter Stage SoundtrackKirk WhalumBest Of Smooth Jazz 4FourplayBest Of Fourplay''

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