Chieli Minucci is the leader ofthe Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz group, Chieli Minucci & Special EFX,which formed in 1982. Minucci & Special EFX have recorded a combined 27CDs, 8 of those being solo releases. 2013-14marked their 30th anniversary as a recording & concert touring act! Inaddition Minucci has recorded and performed with top pop artists such asCeline Dion, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, Mark Anthony, JessicaSimpson, Anastasia and others, as well as jazz/pop artists Bobby Caldwell,Marion Meadows, Jay Beckenstein, Kim Waters, Alex Bugnon, Omar Hakim, GeraldVeasley, Lao Tizer, Nestor Torez, Bob Baldwin, and many others. His father,Ulpio Minucci (concert pianist/composer) wrote the now ‘standard’ 1955 hit song“Domani,” (sung by Julius LaRosa) as well as “A Thousand Thoughts ofYou,” and “Felicia” (both sung by Nat King Cole).

Also known as a composer fortelevision and film, Minucci was nominated for 10 Daytime Emmy Awards and haswon three, in 1998, 2007, and 2008, for his eclectic compositional work inthe USA, on CBS’s "The Guiding Light", which holds the record asthe longest running TV show in American history! He has writtenmusic for well-known programs such as Dancing With the Stars, AmericanIdol, Good Morning America (theme), Bloomberg Radio (theme), AccessHollywood, The 700 Club, and others. He also contributed music to thesoundtracks of "No Country For Old Men" (2007), "Bowfinger" (1999), "Legally Blonde" (2001), and "Panic" (2000), as well as most recently to ‘Lifted’ (2007).

Minucci composed and produced thesoundtrack for the Broadway Across America/Nickelodeon live stage productionsof the international hit TV series, "Dora the Explorer" (‘Dora’sPirate Adventure’, ‘The City of Lost Toys’ and ‘Return to the City of LostToys’) which all toured internationally in recent years. He alsowrote and recorded original songs for the live stage production of Thomas &Friends Live™, (both ‘Thomas Saves The Day!’ and ‘A Circus Comes to Town’)

In August 2012, Prof. Chieli Minuccijoined Beijing’s DeTao Masters Academy as a DeTao Modern Music master.

http://www.detaoma.net/studio/home/323903

Current Position

DeTao Master of Modern Music

http://www.detaoma.net/UDocument/showIntroduction/?id=340733&masterid=340729

Working Experience

• The leader & founder of the famous Americanworld fusion band “ Chieli Minucci & Special EFX”.

Education

• Attended Ithaca College in upstate NY, where heinitially majored in music, studying classical guitar, and continued as anenglish major. Also attending Queens College in NYC where he continued tostudy literature.

Honors and Awards

• Grammy nomination for "Modern Manners" -Chieli Minucci & Special EFX

• Winnerof three Emmy Awards (1998, 2007, 2008) CBS's "TheGuiding Light"

• Nominated for 10 Daytime Emmy Awards for hiscompositional work on CBS's "The Guiding Light"

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ARTIST/PRODUCER

ChieliMinucci CDs

* SHANACHIE RECORDS

Genesis (2013)

Sweet Surrender (2007)

Got It Goin' On (2005)

Night Grooves (2003)

Sweet On You (2002)

* JVC RECORDS

It's Gonna Be Good (1998)

Renaissance (2009 & 1996)

Jewels (1995)

* CHIELIMUSIC

Without You (2010 - ChieliMusic)

Travels (2009- Watchfire Music)

East Of The Sun (2009 - Watchfire Music)

Solos, Duos, & Trios (2008)

Pop Today (2008)

Raspberry & Cream (2008)

Drippings (2008)

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ChieliMinucci & Special EFX CDs/DVDs

*CHIELIMUSIC

Without You (2010)

* SHANACHIE RECORDS

Genesis (2013)

Sweet Surrender (2007)

A Night With Chieli Minucci & Special EFX(2006)

Party (2003)

Butterfly (2001)

Masterpiece (1999)

* JVC RECORDS

Body Language (1995)

Catwalk (1994)

Play (1993)

* GRP RECORDS

Collection (1993)

Global Village (1992)

Peace Of The World (1991)

Just Like Magic (1990)

Confidential (1989)

Double Feature (1988)

Mystique (1987)

Slice Of Life (1986)

Modern Manners (1985)

Special EFX (1984)

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Smooth Jazz: Pure Pleasure Shanachie/1999

Flavors Of Jazz JVC/1997

Musicland & GRP: Got What's Hot In JazzGRP/1992

The GRP Album GRP/2001

Jay Beckenstein “Sunrise” & “Lookin’ Up”Windham Hill/2000

from Eye Contact

Windham Hill A Jazz Noel 1999

“Magic” & “Joyous”

The Very Best Of Smooth Jazz Guitar Shanachie/1998

“Anything & Everything”

GRP Christmas Volume 1 GRP/1988

Collection

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PRODUCER/GUITARIST

Lao Tizer

Passages - Tizer/2009

Golden Soul - Frathouse Records/2001

Short Play - LA Sound/1997

Jay Beckenstein

'Sunrise' - Windham Hill/2000

'Looking Up'

'I've Been Waiting'

Rick Rhodes

Now You See It, Now You Don't - Polystar/1994

Indian Summer - Polystar/1995

Deep in the Night - Beanbag/1998

Kim Pensyl

Eyes Of Wonder

GRP/1992

Deborah Henson-Conant

The Art Of Harp (Vol. 1) - International HarpFestival 1996

Caught In The Act - GRP/1990

Talking Hands - GRP/1991

Budapest - White Cat/Unity/1992

Heather Mullen

Heather Mullen

Eastwest/1992

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SESSION GUITARISTCREDITS

The Omar Hakim Experience

We Are One (2014)

Celine Dion

One Heart (Sony 2003)

A New Day Has Come (Sony 2002)

Collector's Series, Vol. 1 (Sony 2000)

These Are Special Times (550 Music/Epic 1998)

Let's Talk About Love (1998)

You Only Love Once

Donna Summer

I Will

(Sony 2003)

Lionel Richie

”To Love A Woman"

(Island Def Jam 2002)

Jennifer Lopez

J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes (2002)

On the 6 (1999)

Mark Anthony

“Tragedy” from Mended

(Columbia 2002)

Jessica Simpson

Irresistible

(Sony 2001)

Backstreet Boys

Millennium

“I Need You Tonight”

(Jive/Zomba 1999)

Arshak Sirunyen

Hoodman's Blind (2014)

Jim Peterik

Forces at Play

(World Stage International 2013)

Lao Tizer/Tizer

Downbeat (2012)

Tizer Live (2010)

Oassagews (2009)

Diversify (2006)

Golden Soul (2001)

Linda Ciofalo

Dancing With Johnny (2010)

Bob Baldwin

Never Can Say Goodbye (2010)

The American Spirit: A Smooth Jazz Celebration(Narada 2002)

“America The Beautiful” & “Star SpangledBanner”

Paula Atherton

Groove With Me (2009)

Rick Nichols

Project Synchrony

(Linking Point 2008)

Robbie Kumalo

Music is My Friend

(2007)

Anastacia

Freak Of Nature (Sony 2002)

Not That Kind (Sony 1999)

Nestor Torres

My Latin Soul

(Shanachie 2002)

“Smooth” & “Hero”

Kevin Toni

Strut

(Shanachie 2001)

John Favicchia

Dharma

(Fav Music 2001)

True Vibe

True Vibe

(Essential/Zomba/2001)

David Mann

Touch

(Encoded 2001)

Tin Tin Out

Anybody's’ Guess

(Virgin 2000)

Celeste

This Is Your Life -

(Ministry Of Sound/UK 2000)

Carman

Heart of a Champion

(Sparrow/ EMI Christian Group 2000)

Steelye Dan Tribute

No Static At All

(Samson 2000)

“Josie” (w/ Dave Koz)

Rosie O’Donnell

A Rosie Christmas

(Sony 2000)

“Winter Wonderland” (with Donny Osmond)

Club 1600

“Stay”

(Encoded/N2K 2000)

Samantha Sima

Identity

(Genie Entertainment 2000)

Tre-O

Music of the Heart

(Sony 1999)

“Seventeen”

Tom Browne

R ‘N’ Browne

(Hip Bop 1999)

Giselle d'Cole

G iselle D’Cole

(Sony/Disco 1999)

Jewel

Joy: A Holiday Collection

(Atlantic 1999)

Mya

(Caliente/Atlantic 1999)

Gerald Veasley

Love Letters (composed “Hypnotize”)

(Heads Up 1999)

Marion Meadows

Pleasure “Unchain My Heart”

(Sire/Discovery 1998)

Bakithi Kumalo

San Bonan (Siam 1998)

Russell Gunn

Ethnomusicology (Vol. 1)

(Atlantic 1998)

Ginette Reno

Love Is All

(Attic Records Limited 1998)

Mercedes Hall

Somewhere In Town

(1998)

Sola

Haunts

(Also Productions 1998)

LaChanze

Love (2009)

Nicole Renee

Nicole Renee (Atlantic 1998)

“Memorabilia”

Armsted Christian - The Wave IsComing

(Siam 1998)

Will Downing - Invitation Only

(Mercury 1997)

Slim Mann - Secret Rendezvous

(Encoded 1997)

Angela Bofill - Love inSlow Motion

(Shanachie 1996)

Chaka Khan

Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan

“Your Love Is All I Know”

(Warner Bros 1996)

Voyeur

(Boulevard Columbia 1996)

Lionel Hampton

For the Love of Music

(Mo Jazz 1996)

E.Y.C.

I Feel It

(MCA 1996)

“In The Beginning”

Billy Mann

Billy Mann

(A&M 1996)

Jenny Burton

The Jenny Burton Experience

(Voiceworks 1995)

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

(JVC 1994)

Mavis Staple

The Voice

(Warner Bros./Paisley Park 1993)

Christoph Spendel

Cool Street

(TCB 1993)

Noel Pointer

Never Lose Your Heart

(Shanachie/Cachet 1993)

Bemshi

Woman Child

(Capitol 1992)

Gabor Kristof

The Fast Lane

(Champagne 1989)

the Omar Hakim Experience

We Are One (2014)

Rhythm Love (GRP 1989)

Roberta Flack

Oasis

(Atlantic 1988)

Lala

Lala

(Arista 1987)

The Bellestars

World Domination

(MCA/Stiff 1986)

Cheryl Lynn

It’s Gonna Be Alright

(CBS/1985)

Chris Hinze

Saliah

(Keytone 1984)

High Fashion

Make Up Your Mind

(Capitol/EMI/1983)

Change

This Is Your Time

(Atlantic/RFC 1983)

The B.B.Q. Band

Six Million Times (Capitol/EMI 1983)

All Night Long (Capitol/EMI 1982)

Compilations

Various Artists Guitar Fire!: GRP Gold Encore...(1983)

Various Artists GRP Digital Sampler, Vol. 1 (1984)

Various Artists GRP Christmas Collection (1988)

Various Artists KBLX - The Quiet Storm (1988)

Various Artists WNUA 95.5: Smooth Sounds, Vol. 1

Various Artists WQCD: Cool Sounds of CD 101.9,Vol... (1988)

Various Artists GRP: On the Cutting Edge (1989)

Various Artists KIFM: Smooth Sounds of SanDiego,... (1989)

Various Artists WNUA 95.5: Smooth Sounds, Vol. 2(1990)

Various Artists WQCD: Cool Sounds of CD 101.9,Vol... (1990)

Various Artists GRP Digital Sampler: On the...(1991)

Various Artists KIFM: Smooth Sounds of SanDiego,... (1991)

Various Artists WCDJ: GRP Presents CD 96.9 -...(1991)

Various Artists WHVE: The Wave (1991)

Various Artists GRP 10th Anniversary Collection(1992)

Various Artists Smooth Sounds of Quiet, Vol. 2(1992)

Various Artists Music Land & GRP: Got What'sHot... (1992)

Various Artists World of Contemporary Jazz Groups(1993)

Various Artists Flavors of Jazz (1997)

Various Artists Hip Bop'N Smooth (1999)

Various Artists Jazz Noel (1999)

Various Artists Smooth Jazz: Pure Pleasure (1999)

Various Artists Club 1600 (2000) Guitar

Various Artists Smooth Jazz: Sexual Healing (2000)

Various Artists Smooth Jazz Number Ones (2000)

Various Artists 102.5 the Wave

Various Artists GRP New Magic Digital Sampler,Vol...

Various Artists GRP Digital Sampler, Vol. 2

Various Artits Music for the New Millennium (2000)

Various Artists Satin Doll: Smooth Jazz Plays Duke(2001)

Various Artists Smooth Jazz: The Quiet Storm (2001)

Various Artists Smooth Jazz: Sweet Love (2002)

My Kind Of Jazz Sheer Sound (South Africa 2002)

A Taste of Pop Jazz (Pop Jazz)

Various Artists The best of Jazzin' Around - SheerSound

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ARRANGING CREDITS

JayBeckenstein

Eye Contact

“Sunrise” & “Lookin’ Up”

Windham Hill/2000

Patrick“Patches” Stewart

Penetration

(Hip Bop 1998)

remixes & edits

SpyroGyra

“Ariana” from Love & Other Obsessions

(GRP 1995)

“Heart Of The Night”

(GRP 1996)

“Ariana” from Retrospective

(GRP 1997)

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SOUNDTRACKS

FILM

TELEVISION

FirehouseDog

“Lady Is A Vamp” (Minucci/Kallins/Skinner)

Todd Holland - director 2007

NoCountry For Old Men

“Deep Cry” (Minucci/Kallins)

The Coen Brothers - directors - 2007

LegallyBlonde

"Perfect Day"

2001

Bowfinger

“Super Smooth” (C. Minucci/M. Kallins)

Frank Oz - director - 1999

SnakeEyes

“Fiesta Mexicana”

Brian DePalma - 1998

One of the primary composers, and 3 time Emmy Awardrecipient, since 1999, for the CBS daytime drama,

Guiding Light. Has composed over 700 individualcues.

Composed and produced the soundtrack for the2003-2009 Clear Channel/Nickolodeon live tour productions of the hit TV series, Dora the Explorer. "'Dora'sPirate Adventure", "The City of Lost Toys" & "StorytimeAdventures".

Chieli has written and recorded the soundtrack forthe smash hit Themestar stage production of the long-running British kid's TVshow, Thomas & Friends Live! -Thomas Saves The Day!

Composed background music, since 1997, for As The World Turns, and Another World,scoring over 400 individual cues.

ABC-TVThe Beach Boys: An American Family

“Surf and Turf”

2000

HBO

“Watch Out HBO”

music for HBO’s new season

2000

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SOUNDTRACKS

Performed as guitarist on:

UptownGirls

(starring Brittany Murphy)

MGM/2003

DoublePlatinum

starring Diana Ross & Brandy

Arif Mardin/1999

(TV movie)

Clean& Narrow

Jimmy Webb-composer

(Showtime 1999)

TheHunchback of Notre Dame

starring Bette Midler

(Disney 1996)

Ishtar

Dave Grusin-composer

(Columbia 1987)

starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman

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MUSIC PRODUCTION

GothamLibrary/Firstcom

(distributedby Universal Music)

As one of the chief writers for this longtime musicproduction library, Minucci composed, recorded, and performed more than 100individual CDs for Gotham Music between 1998 till present. Thesemusic ‘beds’ have appeared in dozens of television and radio programs,advertising jingles, as well as in major motion pictures. www.firstcom.com

Composed all the music, including the main “IDs”for Bloomberg Radio, NYC during the years 2000-2001

Sound Ideas/Westar Music Library

Over The Edge (2002)

X-Treme Sports 2 (2002)

Manhattan Silhouette (2001)

Sex & Romance (2001)

Neon Nights (1999)

Second Cup (1999)

De Wolfe Music

Latin Power (1999)

Smooth Jazz #4

Killer Tracks

The 60’s Vol. 1 (1997)

Firstcom

American Dream Vol. 2 (1996)

Lifestyles (1995)

American Dream (1994)