American keyboardist
Muhoberac with My Chemical Romance in 2022
Benjamin Edward "Jamie " Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal [ 1] and Was (Not Was) . He is a touring member of New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance .
Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects , Fleetwood Mac ,[ 2] Bob Dylan ,[ 3] The Rolling Stones ,[ 4] Backstreet Boys , Chris Cornell , Paradise Lost , Bowling For Soup , Eric Prydz , Genesis ,[ 5] Ofra Haza [ 6] and Pet Shop Boys . He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn including for Seal [ 7] and Rod Stewart .[ 8] In recent years, he has worked with Jane's Addiction , Avenged Sevenfold , Sum 41 , Joe Cocker , Phil Collins , John Mayer , Front Line Assembly , My Chemical Romance , Jon Hassell , Lasso [ 9] and John Sykes .[ 10] 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."[ 11]
His first tour was with Was (Not Was) .[ 6] [ 12] He was Seal's musical director in the 1990s.[ 13]
He has had a writing partnership with Carmen Rizzo .[ 14] They co-wrote Paul Oakenfold 's 2002 single "Southern Sun ", which reached #16 in the UK singles chart.[ 15] [ 16] 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 John Doe in 2002.[ 17] In 2019, he became the touring keyboardist for My Chemical Romance .[ 18] [ 19] In 2022, he also toured with John Mayer .[ 20]
He lives in Los Angeles.[ 21]
His father was pianist, producer, and arranger Larry Muhoberac , who worked with Barbra Streisand , Neil Diamond , Dean Martin , Elvis Presley , Silverchair , Sir John Rowles and numerous others.[ 22] His brother is Parrish Muhoberac, a multi-instrumentalist musician, producer and performer.
Bob Dylan , Under the Red Sky , 1990[ 23] (certified Silver in the UK)
Iggy Pop , Brick by Brick , 1990 (#50 in the UK, #34 in Germany, #13 in Switzerland)
Paula Abdul , Spellbound , 1991 (#1 in the US, #4 in the UK)
Seal , Seal , 1991[ 24] (#1 in the UK, #27 in the US)
Mike Oldfield , Tubular Bells II , 1992[ 25] (#1 in the UK, #7 in Germany)
Ringo Starr , Time Takes Time , 1992[ 26]
The B-52's , Good Stuff , 1992 (#8 in the UK, #16 in the US)
Billy Idol , Cyberpunk , 1993 (#20 in the UK, #48 in the US)
Seal, Seal , 1994 (#1 in the UK, #15 in the US)
Tina Turner , Wildest Dreams , 1996 (#4 in the UK, #1 in New Zealand)
The Rolling Stones , Bridges to Babylon , 1997[ 27] (#6 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Germany)
Seal, Human Being , 1998
Chocolate Genius , Black Music , 1998[ 28]
Jon Hassell , Fascinoma , 1999[ 29]
various artists, The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture , 2000
Paul Oakenfold , Bunkka , 2002
Alanis Morissette , Under Rug Swept , 2002 (#1 in the US and Italy, #2 in the UK)
Faith Hill , Cry , 2002[ 30] (#1 in the US, #2 in Australia)
Seal, Seal IV , 2003[ 31] (#4 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Switzerland)
Melissa Etheridge , Lucky , 2004[ 32] (#15 in the US)
Alanis Morissette, So-Called Chaos , 2004[ 33] (#5 in the US, #8 in the UK, #1 in Germany)
Pet Shop Boys , Fundamental , 2006 (#5 in the UK, #4 in Germany)
Gavin Rossdale , Wanderlust , 2008[ 34] (#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[ 35]
Meat Loaf , Hang Cool Teddy Bear , 2010, co-wrote "Song of Madness"[ 36] (#4 in the UK, #27 in the US)
Taylor Swift , Red , 2012 (#1 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)[ 37]
Florence K , I'm Leaving You , 2013[ 38]
Seal, 7 , 2015 (#13 in the UK)
Josh Groban , All That Echoes , 2016[ 2]
Beth Hart , A Tribute to Led Zeppelin , 2022[ 4] [ 39] (#17 in the UK)
My Chemical Romance , The Foundations of Decay , 2022
Trevor Horn , Echoes: Ancient and Modern , 2023
The Offspring , Supercharged , 2024
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^ "Landmark Studios - Interview with Jamie Muhoberac | Landmark Studios - Interview with Jamie Muhoberac Keyboardist for Jane's Addiction, Fleetwood Mac, Kylie Minogue, Ofra Haza, Puddle of Mudd, Tiesto, Sum... | By Landmark Studios | Facebook" . Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via www.facebook.com.
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