Liam O'Neil

Who is Liam O'Neil?

Liam O'Neil is a Canadian musician who was the keyboardist and percussionist for Montreal-based band The Stills. He met the group's lead songwriter, Dave Hamelin, at school through a mutual friend. In 1996, the pair formed a ska band, in which O'Neil played saxophone. He later spent 18 months away from Montreal while he played in a jazz trio on a cruise ship, but he stayed in contact with the members of The Stills. After initially touring with the band, he became a full-time member when band-mates heard him play a half-hour piano solo in a hotel bar. His first album with the band was Without Feathers. A talented multi-instrumentalist, he played piano, organ, saxophone and tambourine on the record, as well as providing backing vocals on a number of tracks.

Liam contributed synth, piano, B3 organ, baritone & tenor sax to various tracks on the Kings of Leon's 2010 album "Come Around Sundown”.

Liam is also involved with the semi-obscure hip-hop act Da Gryptions who feature members of Stars and Young Galaxy.