Jack O'Neill
ACTOR/SINGER-SONGWRITER/CO-FOUNDER JACKOPIERCE
The son of an army paratrooper and a classically trained pianist, Jack O'Neill grew up moving through army towns across the American South before finally finding his home in New York City.
A co-founding member of the Texas band Jackopierce, O'Neill has recorded and toured for over 35 years, sharing stages with Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow, Counting Crows, Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and others. The band's music has been produced by T-Bone Burnett (Academy Award and Grammy winner), Stan Lynch (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), and John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Pink). Jackopierce performed original music on Late Night with Conan O'Brien backed by Max Weinberg and the Max Weinberg 7, and played the Blockbuster RockFest in front of nearly 500,000 people.
North Star -- his second solo album, produced by J. Michael Smith at Sunland Studio in Dallas -- is out now. Cinematic and spare, part bedroom confessional and indie-rock attitude, sharp and literate with equal shades of humor and pathos. Stories about good people doing their best in a turbulent world.
As an actor, O'Neill is SAG-AFTRA/AEA. Television credits include Law & Order (NBC), FBI (CBS), and New Amsterdam (NBC). Film credits include In the Night (Dir: Shireen Khaled) and Listen F$ckers (Dir: Sayra Player). He was an early member of The Bats, the resident acting company at The Flea Theater in NYC under director Jim Simpson, with theater credits including world premieres of plays by A.R. Gurney, Kate Robin, and Len Jenkins. He currently works at the Master level in Bob Krakower's acting workshop.
ABOUT THE SONGS
From the unapologetically frank promise of love and faith (North Star), to sobriety and the battle to reclaim your truest self in a brutal world (Damn Good Son), these are stories based on real-world experience -- played close to the vest and closer to the heart. Weight of the World looks at the march of time and the changes it forces on all of us. Badlands explores the unspoken, unknowable things that two people share -- the things that motivate them to either love or to run.
LINKS
Stream North Star: Spotify
Site: stargatecommando.com
Instagram: @jacko.nyc
YouTube: youtube.com/@jackoneill386
Substack: stargatecommando.substack.com
IMDB: imdb.com/name/nm4901291
Press / Reviews
“Simultaneously appealing and addictive, Jack O’Neill’s “Weight of the World” projects the electrifying energy of full-blown pop-rock.” - Randy Radic
— V13
“layered guitars, warm vocals and stunning harmonies...a lush mix of Americana, folk, rock and pop for a heartfelt and sonically pleasing listen.” - Victoria Polsely
— Earmilk
“"Actor and musician Jack O'Neill is branching out on his own. After years of performing music as part of his pop-rock band Jackopierce, O'Neill is putting out his second album as a solo artist -- and his first in over 20 years." -- New Noise Magazine”
“"A moody, guitar-driven indie rock track layered with emotional intensity...O'Neill's voice is textured with ache and wisdom, every word carrying the weight of experience." — We Found New Music”
“"Badlands' unfolds like an intimate conversation between two people at a crossroads...a reminder that while we may yearn to forget, our histories are the threads that weave our identities. — LADYGUNN”
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