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− | + | |artist name = Cassandra O’Neal | |
− | | | + | |artist image = [[file:Cassandra-o-neal-thumb.jpg|200px]] |
− | + | |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 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 continues to teach 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 | |
− | + | *[[Welcome 2 Canada Tour]]: band member | |
− | ''' | + | *[[Welcome 2 Australia Tour]]: band member |
− | + | *[[Hit And Run Part II]]: band member | |
− | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]] and [[All_Concerts#2015|2015]] | |
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− | < | + | |records w/prince = '''Albums''':<br> |
− | == | + | :2015: [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]] |
− | < | + | |records w/associates = None |
− | + | |self productions = None | |
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− | * [http://conversationswithmusic.blogspot.com/2011/10/musician-cassandra-oneal-more-than.html?spref=fb '''Musician Cassandra | + | |references = |
− | < | + | <b>Social medias</b>: [http://www.facebook.com/CassyQTKeys '''CassyQTKeys''' ''Official Facebook Account'']; [https://twitter.com/cassyqtkeys Twitter]; |
− | [[Category: Biographies]] | + | *<b>Biography elements</b>: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_O’Neal 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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