Vicky O’Neon is a drummer, percussionist and educator from Finland based in the UK. She is the American pop star Anastacia’s touring drummer and percussionist in the American TV show ‘Name That Tune’. Vicky has played on TV live performances like Team GBs homecoming from the Olympics (BBC) at Wembley, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (ITV), the opening of the Eurovision (BBC) with artists like Nile Rodgers, Anne-Marie, Kaiser Chiefs, Sugababes, Craig David, Keala Settle, Zara Larsson, Steps, Heather Small, Birdy, YungBlud and many more. In 2020 she worked closely with Brian May from Queen releasing 2 songs, one of which hit no. 13 in the iTunes chart. She has also performed with Hans Zimmer and friends (inc. Pharrell Williams & Johnny Marr) at the Hammersmith Apollo and Clean Bandit for the MTV Music awards as well as played at BBC Breakfast’s record breaking 24h Drumathon for Children in Need.

Vicky studied at Drum Tech in London (now called BIMM) from 2010-2013 to receive a BMus (Hons) in Popular Music Performance. 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.

Vicky is known for her musical approach to drumming with the ability to reproduce authentic grooves of popular music genres. She is also an experienced percussion player and 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.

Vicky is also a passionate educator and actively involved with work related to gender inequalities in the music industry. She is a co-founder of the non-profits Girls Rock London and Rock Donna and has created an educational Youtube series called ‘Drumming Through The Decades’.