Jamie Shields (musician)

Jamie Shields (b. April 19,1970) is a professional keyboard player and founding member of The New Deal. He is also a partner in Studiocat, a company that writes music for television and film. His work has been heard on such shows as CSI, Opening Soon, and Opening Soon: By Design, as well as in commercials for Miller Genuine Draft, Nike and Pontiac. He resides in Toronto with his wife and son. Jamie is also one half of The Join, a side project created with New Deal drummer Darren Shearer that features different guest musicians for each performance. As of August, 2007, The Join has joined forces with David Murphy (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Marco Benevento and Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo Duo), Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner (The Disco Biscuits), and Tom Hamilton and Clay Parnell (Brother's Past).

As keyboardist of the New Deal, Jamie has performed at thousands of concerts across the continent. tND toured as part of Moby’s Area:One festival and shared the stage with Herbie Hancock and the Roots. They showcased at Miami’s Winter Music Conference, New York’s CMJ, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and the Detroit Electronic Music Festival. The New Deal's live and studio albums have been released worldwide.