Dan Shea

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. 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.

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.

• 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 • This Is Me... Then • 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

• Soulful Strut

• 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