Phil Collins and he uses his signature Promark sticks. Past kits he used were made by Pearl and Premier. Other instruments associated with Collins's sound (particularly in his post-1978 Genesis and solo career) include the Roland TR-808, Roland TR-909, the Simmons SDS-V electronic drum set, and the Linn LM-1 and LinnDrum drum machines. Collins also used a Roland CR-78, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano, and a vocoder for his voice. Other Korg instruments include the Wavestation, the Karma and the Trinity. In 1985 he appeared on Miami Vice; season two / episode eleven in, Phil The Shill. Collins had
Ugly Phil 10 pm timeslot. The title for this program is "Ugly Phil – It's A Rock Show". On 1 December 2008, Phil hosted the Sydney Breakfast shift on Triple M, with Sami Lukis however the show was cancelled in June 2009. After the two-week non-ratings period at the end of June 2009, the "Ugly Phil and Sami" breakfast show did not return. On 30 June 2009, O'Neil made a return to the weekday evenings time slot. In October 2010, despite Ugly Phil winning the ACRA award, Austereo did not renew Ugly Phil's contract for 2011 and shifted a new show called