Cassandra O'Neal

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Cassandra O'Neal

Artist details Birth Name: Cassandra Louise O'Neal Date Of Birth: 17 January 1973: Copiague, New York, USA Occupation: Keyboard player, composer and producer. Endorsement(s): Activity with Prince: From 2009 to 2015 Live Performances First live appearance w/Prince: 11 October 2009, Paris, Grand Palais Performed regularly on tour: 20Ten Tour: band member Prince Live 2010: band member Welcome 2 America Tour: band member Welcome 2 America Euro 2011 Tour: band member Welcome 2 Canada Tour: band member Welcome 2 Australia Tour: band member Hit And Run Part II: band member Performed occasionally in shows: 2009 and 2015 Discography With Prince: Albums: 2015: Hitnrun Phase Two With Prince’s Associates: None Self Productions with Prince: None

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 New Power Generation in 2009 as a keyboard player. Cassandra stayed in his band until 2015. Musical Career 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, 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”. Early Musical Career O'Neal worked on the Soundtrack of the 1997 Comedy Film, The 6th Man, adding keyboards and vocals to the song, “Deeper Than Blood” performed by Sovory. She also played keyboards on the Dreamgirls: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack. As a live keyboardist, she's worked with several artists such as Pink (Party Tour in 2002), 98 Degrees, Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers, Helen Baylor, Avant and Chanté Moore. In 2005 she joined the band backing the 'Sisters In The Spirit Tour' featuring Yolanda Adams, Martha Munizzi and Sheila E.. She was also named Musical Director for Macy Gray (from 2004 to 2007) and Mary J. Blige andJay-Z on the 'Heart of the City Tour in 2008. O'Neal was also co-writer and player of several songs on Macy Gray’s comeback album, BIG. Work With 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. Cassandra stayed in the The New Power Generation until 2014 and was an additional band member of the shows given by Prince with the 3rdEyeGirl until February 2015. After Working With Prince After leaving Prince’s band, Cassandra became a teacher The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New-York. Current Work Cassandra continues to teach at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New-York and plays in church.

Additional Information See also Trivia References *Social medias: CassyQTKeys Official Facebook Account; Twitter; Biography elements: Wikipedia: Cassandra O’Neal page]; Discography: Discogs; Press: Musician Cassandra O'Neal: More Than Hollywood by Cyrus Webb (Conversation With Music: 4 April 2012)

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