Chieli Minucci Explained

Chieli Minucci
Birth Name:Gian Chieli Minucci
Birth Date:17 April 1958
Birth Place:Huntington, New York, U.S.
Genre:Jazz, world fusion, smooth jazz, new age
Occupation:Musician, composer, producer
Instrument:Guitar
Years Active:1982–present
Label:Keytone, GRP, JVC, Shanachie, Trippin N' Rhythm, ChieliMusic
Associated Acts:Special EFX

Chieli Minucci (born April 17, 1958)[1] is an American guitarist who co-founded the band Special EFX.[2]

Career

His father, Ulpio Minucci, was a concert pianist and composer who wrote the music to the 1955 song "Domani."[3]

Chieli Minucci started Special EFX in 1982 with George Jinda, a drummer from Hungary.[4] The band combined rock, Latin rhythm, and smooth jazz.[5] When the duo separated in 1995, Jinda continued to perform under the name Special EFX. After Jinda's death in 2001, Minucci performed under the name Chieli Minucci and Special EFX. He recorded albums as a solo act, beginning in 1994 with Jewels. 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.

Awards and honors

Discography

As leader

With Special EFX

As sideman

With Anastacia

With Celine Dion

With Deborah Henson-Conant

With Chris Hinze

With others

Music library production

YearLibraryCredit/Title(s)
1998–presentGotham Library/FirstcomComposer, performer music cues for television, movies, and radio
2000–2001Bloomberg RadioComposed music, including the main station IDs
1999Sound Ideas/Westar Music LibrarySecond Cup
1999Sound Ideas/Westar Music LibraryNeon Nights
2001Sound Ideas/Westar Music LibrarySex & Romance
2001Sound Ideas/Westar Music LibraryManhattan Silhouette
2002Sound Ideas/Westar Music LibraryX-Treme Sports
2002Sound Ideas/Westar Music LibraryOver the Edge
1999De Wolfe MusicLatin Power
1999De Wolfe MusicSmooth Jazz #4
1997Killer TracksThe 60's Vol. 1
1994FirstComAmerican Dream Vol. 2
1995FirstComLifestyles
1996FirstComAmerican Dream

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jazz star rose & remains in Forest Hills. New York Daily News. 2016-12-16.
  2. Web site: Smoothjazz.com Going For Adds : CHIELI MINUCCI & SPECIAL EFX. www.smoothjazz.com. 2016-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220215454/http://www.smoothjazz.com/jazzblast/GreenStream/chieli_minucci.htm. 2016-12-20. dead.
  3. Web site: Ulpio Minucci Compositions. AllMusic. 5 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Ankeny. Jason. Special EFX. AllMusic. 5 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Yanow. Scott. Chieli Minucci. AllMusic. 5 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Chieli Minucci. IMDb. 2016-12-16.
  7. Year End Charts - Smooth Jazz Songs 2018. Billboard. Billboard. 13 February 2019.
  8. Web site: FirstCom Music - Online Production Music Library. www.firstcom.com. 2016-12-30.
  9. Web site: License and Download Production Music Westar Music. www.westarmusic.com. 2016-12-30.
  10. Web site: De Wolfe Music - Production Music, Music Sync and Licensing Consultancy, Recording and Music Supervision. www.dewolfemusic.com. 2016-12-30.
  11. Web site: Killer Tracks - Online Production Music Library Resource. www.killertracks.com. 2016-12-30.