Brian O'Connell (musician)

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Brian O'Connell
Background information
Birth name	Brian O'Connell
Born	(1963-07-20) 20 July 1963 (age 61) Queens, New York City
Genres	Hard rock, sufi rock, blues rock, folk rock, instrumental rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Arranger, Actor, Record Producer
Instrument(s)	bass guitar, guitar, recorder
Years active	1992–present
Labels	EMI, Sadaf Stereo, Lips Records
Website	www.junoon.com

Brian O'Connell is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, record producer and actor. He is the bassist and producer for Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon.

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.