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Jamie Muhoberac

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 currently a touring member of New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance.

Biography[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

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.

Under the Red Sky, 1990[23] (certified Silver in the UK)

Bob Dylan

Brick by Brick, 1990 (#50 in the UK, #34 in Germany, #13 in Switzerland)

Iggy Pop

Spellbound, 1991 (#1 in the US, #4 in the UK)

Paula Abdul

Seal, 1991[24] (#1 in the UK, #27 in the US)

Seal

Tubular Bells II, 1992[25] (#1 in the UK, #7 in Germany)

Mike Oldfield

Time Takes Time, 1992[26]

Ringo Starr

Good Stuff, 1992 (#8 in the UK, #16 in the US)

The B-52's

Cyberpunk, 1993 (#20 in the UK, #48 in the US)

Billy Idol

Seal, , 1994 (#1 in the UK, #15 in the US)

Seal

Wildest Dreams, 1996 (#4 in the UK, #1 in New Zealand)

Tina Turner

Bridges to Babylon, 1997[27] (#6 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Germany)

The Rolling Stones

Seal, , 1998

Human Being

Black Music, 1998[28]

Chocolate Genius

Fascinoma, 1999[29]

Jon Hassell

various artists, , 2000

The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture

Bunkka, 2002

Paul Oakenfold

Under Rug Swept, 2002 (#1 in the US and Italy, #2 in the UK)

Alanis Morissette

Cry, 2002[30] (#1 in the US, #2 in Australia)

Faith Hill

Seal, , 2003[31] (#4 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Switzerland)

Seal IV

Lucky, 2004[32] (#15 in the US)

Melissa Etheridge

Alanis Morissette, , 2004[33] (#5 in the US, #8 in the UK, #1 in Germany)

So-Called Chaos

Fundamental, 2006 (#5 in the UK, #4 in Germany)

Pet Shop Boys

Wanderlust, 2008[34] (#40 in Austria)

Gavin Rossdale

Escala, 2009 (#2 in the UK)

Escala

Evolver, 2009 (#4 in the US)

John Legend

Jon Hassell, , 2009[35]

Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street

Hang Cool Teddy Bear, 2010, co-wrote "Song of Madness"[36] (#4 in the UK, #27 in the US)

Meat Loaf

Red, 2012 (#1 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)[37]

Taylor Swift

I'm Leaving You, 2013[38]

Florence K

Seal, , 2015 (#13 in the UK)

7

All That Echoes, 2016[2]

Josh Groban

A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, 2022[4][39] (#17 in the UK)

Beth Hart

The Foundations of Decay, 2022

My Chemical Romance

Echoes: Ancient and Modern, 2023

Trevor Horn

Fetishes, 1996: music composer[41]

[40]

, 2000

The Million Dollar Hotel

, 2003: performer

Brother Bear

, 2005: keys[42]

Rent

, 2011: music composer[43]

Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

at AllMusic

Jamie Muhoberac

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Jamie Muhoberac