03/10/17 Michael ONeill Guitarist/Producer with Barbra Streisand, George Benson, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau
Michael O\u2019Neill\u2018s services as a guitarist and vocalist have been called upon at the highest levels of the music industry for over 30 years.Starting with his first tour of the U.S. and Europe on the Crusaders \u201cStreet Life\u201d tour to his ongoing work with George Benson and Natalie Cole,Michael has played on hundreds of recordings,worked on dozens of World tours,recorded 5 solo cd\u2019s,made numerous television and video appearances,provided hundreds of titles for background music sources.Working with George Benson since 1981,Michael has appeared on \u201cThe Best of Benson Live\u201d,George Benson and Al Jarreau cd \u201cGivin it Up\u201d,Benson\u2019s \u201cAbsolute Live\u201dand \u201cLive in Montreux 1986\u2033 dvd\u2019s and served as an Associate Producer on Benson\u2019s most recent cd,\u201dSongs and Stories\u201d.Michael has recently entered the arena of television composers as his music can be heard on \u201d The Real Housewives of Miami\u201d,\u201dThe Real Husbands of Hollywood\u201d,\u201dPregnant in Heels\u201d,\u201dMiss Advised\u201d,\u201dMillion Dollar Listing\u201d,\u201dBrooklyn Big Style\u201d,\u201dWicked Tuna\u201d,Food Paradise\u201d and a growing list of new productions.With his extensive and varied experiences at the top level of the music industry Michael has a huge pallette of styles and colors to draw from which result in a unique compositional voice.
Artists Worked With Barbra Streisand George Benson Stevie Wonder Al Jarreau Natalie Cole The Crusaders Rickie Lee Jones Aretha Franklin Michael McDonald Kenny Loggins John Legend Joe Sample Hubert Laws Ronnie Laws KD Lang John Anderson Dr John Earth Wind and Fire Vince Gill Brad Paisley Al Green Ruben Studdard Gato Barbieri Sadao Watanabe Jason Mraz Michael Buble Phil Perry Kirk Whalum Rick Braun Boney James Sheila E. Marcus Miller Chaka Khan Dave Koz Carl Anderson John Lee Hooker Earl Klugh Eddie Murphy Manhattan Transfer Randy Crawford Bobby Caldwell Buddy Guy Ivan Lins Tonhinho Horta Donny Osmond Jaime Cullum Nancy Wilson Kenny Lattimore Roberta Flack Patti Austin Robert Mitchum Richard Elliot Jonathan Butler Wayman Tisdale Gregg Karukas Freddie Ravel Arturo Sandoval The Fowler Brothers Heather Headley Wayne Brady Freda Payne Robert Randolph Sarah McLachlan Arthur Blythe Gavin DeGraw