Jamie Muhoberac

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, The Rolling Stones, Backstreet Boys, Chris Cornell, Paradise Lost, Bowling For Soup, Eric Prydz, Genesis, Ofra Haza and Pet Shop Boys. He has often worked with producer Trevor Horn including for Seal 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, 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.

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. 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. 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, 1991 (#1 in the UK, #27 in the US) Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells II, 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 (#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 (#4 in the UK, #3 in the US, #1 in Switzerland) Melissa Etheridge, Lucky, 2004 (#15 in the US) Alanis Morissette, So-Called Chaos, 2004 (#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 Meat Loaf, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, 2010, co-wrote "Song of Madness" (#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) Florence K, I'm Leaving You, 2013 Seal, 7, 2015 (#13 in the UK) Josh Groban, All That Echoes, 2016 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 The Million Dollar Hotel, 2000 Brother Bear, 2003: performer Rent, 2005: keys Sarah Palin: You Betcha!, 2011: music composer