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Chieli Minucci

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Chieli Minucci (born April 17, 1958)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is an American guitarist who co-founded the band Special EFX.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

His father, Ulpio Minucci, was a concert pianist and composer who wrote the music to the 1955 song "Domani."<ref name="domani">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Chieli Minucci started Special EFX in 1982 with George Jinda, a drummer from Hungary.<ref name="Ankeny">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The band combined rock, Latin rhythm, and smooth jazz.<ref name="Yanow1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> When the duo separated in 1995, Jinda continued to perform under the name Special EFX.<ref name="Ankeny" /> After Jinda's death in 2001, Minucci performed under the name Chieli Minucci and Special EFX.<ref name="Ankeny" /> He recorded albums as a solo act, beginning in 1994 with Jewels.<ref name="Yanow1" /> He has worked as a record producer and composer for Deborah Henson-Conant and Kim Pensyl, and as a sideman for Angela Bofill, Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Noel Pointer and Roseanna Vitro.<ref name="Yanow1" />

Awards and honorsEdit

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series, Daytime Emmy Awards, The Guiding Light, 1999, 2007, 2008<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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DiscographyEdit

As leaderEdit

  • Jewels (JVC, 1995)
  • Renaissance (JVC, 1996)
  • It's Gonna Be Good (JVC, 1998)
  • Sweet on You (Shanachie, 2000)
  • Night Grooves (Shanachie, 2003)
  • Got It Goin' On (Shanachie, 2005)
  • Solos, Duos, & Trios (ChieliMusic, 2008)
  • Pop Today (ChieliMusic, 2008)
  • Raspberry & Cream (ChieliMusic, 2008)
  • Drippings (ChieliMusic, 2008)
  • Travels (Watchfire Music, 2009)
  • East of the Sun (Watchfire Music, 2009)
  • Someone's Singing (Watchfire Music, 2022)

With Special EFXEdit

  • Special EFX (GRP, 1983)
  • Modern Manners (GRP, 1985)
  • Slice of Life (GRP, 1986)
  • Mystique (GRP, 1987)
  • Double Feature (GRP, 1988)
  • Confidential (GRP, 1989)
  • Just Like Magic (GRP, 1990)
  • Peace of the World (GRP, 1991)
  • Global Village (GRP, 1992)
  • Play (JVC, 1993)
  • Catwalk (JVC, 1994)
  • Body Language (JVC, 1995)
  • Masterpiece (Shanachie, 1999)
  • Butterfly (Shanachie, 2001)
  • Party (Shanachie, 2003)
  • A Night with Chieli Minucci & Special EFX (Shanachie, 2006)
  • Sweet Surrender (Shanachie, 2007)
  • Without You (ChieliMusic, 2010)
  • Genesis (Shanachie S405, 2013)
  • Deep as the Night (Trippin 'n' Rhythm, 2017)
  • All Stars (Trippin 'n' Rhythm, 2020)
  • Twenty Twenty 2 (ChieliMusic, 2022)
  • Return to Budapest with Love (ChieliMusic, 2024)

As sidemanEdit

With Anastacia

  • Not That Kind (Epic/Daylight, 2000)
  • Freak of Nature (Epic/Daylight, 2001)
  • You'll Never Be Alone (Epic/Daylight, 2002)
  • Pieces of a Dream (Epic/Daylight, 2005)

With Celine Dion

  • Let's Talk About Love (Columbia, 1997)
  • These Are Special Times (Columbia, 1998)
  • I'm Alive (Columbia, 2002)
  • A New Day Has Come (Columbia, 2002)
  • One Heart (Columbia, 2003)

With Deborah Henson-Conant

  • Caught in the Act (GRP, 1990)
  • Talking Hands (GRP, 1991)
  • Budapest (MCD Jazz, 1992)

With Chris Hinze

  • Saliah (Keytone, 1984)
  • African Dream (Keytone, 1991)
  • Music for Relaxation (Keytone, 1992)

With others

Music library productionEdit

Year Library Credit/Title(s)
1998–present Gotham Library/Firstcom<ref name=":3" /> Composer, performer music cues for television, movies, and radio
2000–2001 Bloomberg Radio Composed music, including the main station IDs
1999 Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library<ref name=":2" /> Second Cup
1999 Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library Neon Nights
2001 Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library Sex & Romance
2001 Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library Manhattan Silhouette
2002 Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library X-Treme Sports
2002 Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library Over the Edge
1999 De Wolfe Music<ref name=":1" /> Latin Power
1999 De Wolfe Music Smooth Jazz #4
1997 Killer Tracks<ref name=":4" /> The 60's Vol. 1
1994 FirstCom<ref name=":3" /> American Dream Vol. 2
1995 FirstCom Lifestyles
1996 FirstCom American Dream

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