Brian O'Connell Musical artist

Brian O'Connell is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, record producer and actor. Best known as the bassist and producer for Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, O'Connell has since gained respect as both a musician and a producer in the Pakistani music industry.O'Connell and Salman Ahmad were friends of one another since high school. O'Connell joined Junoon when keyboardist, Nusrat Hussain, left the band and Salman Ahmad contacted and invited him to play bass on the band's second album, Talaash. He is known for harmonizing the western 5-string bass riffs with the traditional tabla and drums. After the release of the band's seventh studio album, Dewaar, O'Connell went back to his native land the United States.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 20, 1963
Hometown
Queens
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1992
associated musical artist
Junoon (band)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Blues rock
Alternative rock
Folk rock
Sufi rock
Hard rock
Instrumental rock
instrument
Bass guitar
Guitar
Recorder (musical instrument)
record label
EMI

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