Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac (born September 11, 1965) is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). He is a touring member of New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance.

Biography Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan,"Dylan: Disc by Disc" by Jon Bream, 2015 The Rolling Stones, Backstreet Boys, Chris Cornell, Paradise Lost, Bowling For Soup, Eric Prydz, Genesis,"The Songs of Genesis: A Complete Guide to the Studio Recordings", by Steve Aldous, 2020 Ofra Haza"Ofra Haza's rare old Hebrew", The Toronto Star, March 26, 1992, Pg. F11, by Lenny Stoute and Pet Shop Boys. He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn including for Seal"Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT" by Trevor Horn, 2022 and Rod Stewart. 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,"Un sonido más real y directo marca el regreso de Lasso", El Nacional (Venezuela), October 29, 2013, by SOFÍA BALZA MARCANO Tommy Henriksen, and John Sykes. 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."

His first tour was with Was (Not Was). He was Seal's musical director in the 1990s.“SINGER SEAL IS ALL COOL IN SHOW AT THE AMERICAN”, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), November 20, 1994, by Brian Newcomb

He has had a writing partnership with Carmen Rizzo. They co-wrote Paul Oakenfold's 2002 single "Southern Sun", which reached #16 in the UK singles chart.BMI Songview database, BMI Work ID 6082928Search page ascap.com 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.“ROCK REVIEW; Looking at Disintegration From the Viewpoint of Age”, The New York Times, August 22, 2002, Section E; Column 5; The Arts/Cultural Desk; Pg. 5, by JON PARELES In 2019, he became the touring keyboardist for My Chemical Romance. In 2022, he also toured with John Mayer.

Personal life He lives in Los Angeles.

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. His brother is Parrish Muhoberac, a multi-instrumentalist musician, producer and performer.

Discography

Bob Dylan, Under the Red Sky, 1990 (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, 1991Seal liner notes, 1991 (#1 in the UK, #27 in the US) Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells II, 1992Tubular Bells II liner notes, 1992 (#1 in the UK, #7 in Germany) Ringo Starr, Time Takes Time, 1992 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) Khaled, "N'Sissi N'Sissi, 1993 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“Backbeat”, The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia), October 19, 1997, by Peter Holmes (#6 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Germany) Goo Goo Dolls, Dizzy Up the Girl, 1998 Seal, Human Being, 1998 Chocolate Genius, Black Music, 1998 John Sykes, Nuclear Cowboy, 1998 Jon Hassell, Fascinoma, 1999 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) Goo Goo Dolls, Gutterflower, 2002 Faith Hill, Cry, 2002 (#1 in the US, #2 in Australia) Michelle Branch, Hotel Paper, 2003 (#2 in the US, #4 in New Zealand) Seal, Seal IV, 2003“Warner Bros. Records Announces Remarkable New Seal Album Set for Release”, Business Wire, July 7, 2003 (#4 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Switzerland) Melissa Etheridge, Lucky, 2004"The Words and Music of Melissa Etheridge" by James E. Perone, (#15 in the US) Alanis Morissette, So-Called Chaos, 2004“Morissette's latest album is old 'Chaos’”, Anchorage Daily News (Alaska), July 9, 2004, By GARETH OLDS (#5 in the US, #8 in the UK, #1 in Germany) Pet Shop Boys, Fundamental, 2006 (#5 in the UK, #4 in Germany) My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade, 2006 Avenged Sevenfold, Avenged Sevenfold, 2007 Gavin Rossdale, Wanderlust, 2008 (#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"Pasa Tempos", The Santa Fe New Mexican, March 6, 2009, Pg. PA-26, by Paul Weideman Meat Loaf, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, 2010, co-wrote "Song of Madness""Rome forging ahead", Irish Daily Mail, May 28, 2013, p. 42, by Charles Legge (#4 in the UK, #27 in the US) My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, 2010 Taylor Swift, Red, 2012 (#1 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)"The Words and Music of Taylor Swift" by James E. Perone Florence K, I'm Leaving You, 2013 Seal, 7, 2015 (#13 in the UK) Josh Groban, All That Echoes, 2016"Echoes of success", The Mercury (South Africa), March 01, 2013, Pg. 5, by Craig Vester Beth Hart, A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, 2022 (#17 in the UK) My Chemical Romance, The Foundations of Decay, 2022 Goo Goo Dolls, Chaos in Bloom, 2022 Trevor Horn, Echoes: Ancient and Modern, 2023 The Offspring, Supercharged, 2024

Filmography

Fetishes, 1996: music composer"Fetishes", Variety, July 1–14, 1996, p. 36, by David Stratton The Million Dollar Hotel, 2000 Brother Bear, 2003: performer Rent, 2005: keys Sarah Palin: You Betcha!, 2011: music composer

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