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− | + | |artist name = Cassandra O'Neal | |
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− | | | + | |birth name = Cassandra Louise O'Neal |
− | < | + | |birth date = 17 January 1973: Copiague, New York, USA |
− | + | |activity = Keyboard player, composer and producer. | |
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+ | |activity w/prince = From 2009 to 2015 | ||
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+ | |previous bio = [[Carol McGovney]] | ||
+ | |next bio = [[Cat Glover]] | ||
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+ | |introduction = Cassandra O’Neal is an American musician, composer and producer. Her Cassandra O'Neal's musical resume includes working with artists such as Pink, 98 Degrees, Avant, Chante Moore, Mary J. Blige and Macy Gray. | ||
+ | She joined [[Prince]]’s band [[The NPG|The New Power Generation]] in 2009 as a keyboard player. Cassandra stayed in his band until 2015. | ||
+ | |early life = Cassandra O'Neal started playing piano at the age of three. Throughout her adolescence, she followed a classical piano training, and played in her father’s church. During her junior and senior high school years she accompanied school choruses and ensembles. | ||
− | + | After moving to Los Angeles, California in 1991 she started her musical career touring with American Gospel singer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Coley Daryl Coley]. When she was a staff musician at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, she released a gospel instructional DVD “Wheatworks Productions Presents…West Coast Piano: The Ultimate Gospel Piano Master Class Featuring Cassandra O'Neal”. | |
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− | + | |before working w/prince = O'Neal worked on the Soundtrack of the 1997 Comedy Film, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_6th_Man_(soundtrack) The 6th Man], adding keyboards and vocals to the song, “Deeper Than Blood” performed by Sovory. She also played keyboards on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamgirls:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture Dreamgirls: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack]. | |
− | + | As a live keyboardist, she's worked with several artists such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_(singer) Pink] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_Tour Party Tour] in 2002), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98_Degrees 98 Degrees], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Carr Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Baylor Helen Baylor], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant_(singer) Avant] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore]. In 2005 she joined the band backing the 'Sisters In The Spirit Tour' featuring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolanda_Adams Yolanda Adams], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Munizzi Martha Munizzi] and [[Sheila E.]]. | |
− | + | She was also named Musical Director for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy_Gray Macy Gray] (from 2004 to 2007) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Blige Mary J. Blige] and[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z Jay-Z] on the '[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_the_City_Tour Heart of the City Tour] in 2008. O'Neal was also co-writer and player of several songs on Macy Gray’s comeback album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_(album) BIG]. | |
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− | + | |work w/prince = With [[Kat Dyson]], [[Rhonda Smith]] and [[Sheila E.]], Cassandra formed the band C.O.E.D (Chronicles of Every Diva), who toured toured overseas in 2007. For several concerts C.O.E.D was joined by [[Candy Dulfer]] as special guest. Cassandra joined Prince’s band as a keyboard player to replace [[Renato Neto]] and first appeared with the NPG in October 2009. | |
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− | + | Cassandra stayed in the [[The NPG|The New Power Generation]] until 2014 and was an additional band member of the shows given by [[Prince]] with the [[3rdEyeGirl]] until February 2015. | |
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− | + | |after working w/prince = After leaving [[Prince]]’s band, Cassandra became a teacher The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New-York. | |
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− | + | |current work= Cassandra still teaches at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New-York and plays in church. | |
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− | + | |first live appearance = [[11_October 2009-1|11 October 2009, Paris, Grand Palais]] | |
− | < | + | |performed regularly on = '''[[Prince_20TEN_Tour|20Ten Tour]]''': band member |
− | + | *[[Prince_Live_2010|Prince Live 2010]]: band member | |
− | + | *[[Welcome 2 America Tour]]: band member | |
− | + | *[[Welcome 2 America Euro 2011 Tour]]: band member | |
− | * [http://www.facebook.com/CassyQTKeys '''CassyQTKeys''' ''Official Facebook Account''] | + | *[[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]]: band member |
− | + | *[[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]: band member | |
− | * [ | + | *[[Hit And Run Part II]]: band member |
− | * [http://conversationswithmusic.blogspot.com/2011/10/musician-cassandra-oneal-more-than.html?spref=fb '''Musician Cassandra O'Neal: More Than Hollywood''' ''by Cyrus Webb'' (Conversation With Music: 4 April 2012)] | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]] and [[All_Concerts#2015|2015]] |
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− | [[Category: Biographies]] | + | |records w/prince = '''Albums''':<br> |
+ | :2015: [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] | ||
+ | |records w/associates = None | ||
+ | |self productions = None | ||
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+ | |trivia = | ||
+ | |see also = | ||
+ | |references = | ||
+ | *<b>Social medias</b>: [http://www.facebook.com/CassyQTKeys '''CassyQTKeys''' ''Official Facebook Account'']; [https://twitter.com/cassyqtkeys Twitter]; | ||
+ | *<b>Biography elements</b>: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_O%27Neal Wikipedia: Cassandra O’Neal page]]; | ||
+ | *<b>Discography</b>: [https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/592860-Cassandra-ONeal Discogs]; | ||
+ | *<b>Press</b>: [http://conversationswithmusic.blogspot.com/2011/10/musician-cassandra-oneal-more-than.html?spref=fb '''Musician Cassandra O'Neal: More Than Hollywood''' ''by Cyrus Webb'' (Conversation With Music: 4 April 2012)] | ||
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+ | |categories = [[Category:Biographies]] | ||
+ | }} |
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