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Vicky O’Neon started her musical journey as a 4-year-old playing classical piano in her small hometown in Finland. As a young teenager she got her first drum kit and soon after discovered punk and formed a local all-female punk band. 

 

She studied at Drum Tech in London (now called BIMM) from 2010-2013 to receive a BMus (Hons) in Popular Music Performance as a session drummer. After her first year of studies she received the school's prestigious ‘Top Overall Drummer Award’ which encouraged her to push the boundaries as a drummer. 

 

In 2014 she was offered her first high-profile performance opportunity to play with Hans Zimmer for sold out nights at the Hammersmith Apollo. Vicky’s sight reading skills came in handy with Zimmer’s complex arrangements that were all memorised for the concerts. 

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Vicky is currently with Anastacia and she is also playing percussion in the houseband for he TV show 'Name That Tune'

 

She is a passionate Ableton Live user and she is incorporating Live into her work as a performer. Some of her work experience includes programming and creating the playback rig for Anastacia and running Hybrid Drumming Masterclasses for Drum festivals and universities. 

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As an experienced percussion player she has performed alongside DJ’s all over the world in venues such as Atlantis Royal Beach (Dubai), Nikki Beach (Ibiza/Thailand) and at events like FIFA awards and Elle Style Awards.​

 

For the past decade Vicky has also been an active educator. She is a co-founder of the non-profit music organisations Girls Rock London and Rock Donna and has developed workshop programmes in Finland, UK, Jamaica, Mexico and USA. She has created an educational Youtube series called "Drumming Through The Decades", focusing on female identifying drummers and musicians.

 

Vicky is always open to new projects and collaborations!

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