Joseph Brendon McNichol is an American multi-instrumentalist, best known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age and Masters of Reality. He has also contributed to recordings by the Desert Sessions, played with artists and bands such as K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Stacey Q., Pablo Moses, Michigan and Smiley, Charlie Chaplan, Drone with Ted Parsons, Levi Chen, Photek, Discordia, the Dwarves, Palmerville, and appeared on multiple soundtracks, commercials and albums as a session player.