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.
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, 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.
MTV Unplugged
Merry Christmas
DayDream
Butterfly
1's
Celine Dion
Let's Talk About Love
Titanic Soundtrack
Beauty and The Beast Soundtrack
All The Way: A Decade Of Song
On The 6
JLo
J to the Lo
The Reel Me
20YO
Shaman
Sweet Kisses
A Public Affair
Never Alone
Valentine
Marc Anthony
Mended
Distant Shore
One Sweet Day
Breathless
Greatest Hits
My Heart Will Go On
The Essential Kenny G
Best
Ricky Martin
Lean On Me
Libra
Songs
Picture This
The Gift
Escape
Ave Maria
This Is The Time
All That Matters
Joy To The World
Merry Christmas From Vienna
Never Alone
Rissi Palmer
Higher Ground
Can’t Stop Dreamin’
The Unimaginable Life
Starbright
Tomorrow Today
Someone To Love You
The Life
Greatest Hits
El Sexto Sentido
Arrasando
I Wanna Be With You
Sweet Thing
Funky Xmas
Why Can't It Wait Til Morning
A Body Of Work
FaceThe Music
No Ordinary Girl
Babyface Christmas
Alladin Soundtrack
Beauty and The Beast Soundtrack
Alladin Soundtrack
Stay The Same
Lara Fabian
Affirmation
Best Of Richard Elliot
Trey Lorenz
Finally Out Of PE
Center Stage Soundtrack
Best Of Smooth Jazz 4
Best Of Fourplay