Neil John Codling (born 5 December 1973) is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the alternative rock band Suede.
[1] In the autumn of 1995, Codling joined the band as a keyboardist and backing vocalist whilst recording their third album, Coming Up.
[2] In December 2004[3] he played a show featuring his musical project Barry O'Neil, which is a duo comprising him and Harriet Cawley.
In April 2007, it was announced that Codling would be playing keyboards for two Anderson solo concerts in Germany—the first time the pair would be re-united since he left Suede.
Codling joined his former bandmates for three UK Suede concerts in 2010,[4] and the reunited band continued playing occasional gigs around the world throughout 2010 and 2011.