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Guitarist, composer, and arranger Chieli Minucci is longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group CHIELI MINUCCI & SPECIAL EFX, a major force on the jazz and world music scene for well over 30 years. Besides writing and performing his own music, Chieli shares his guitar brilliance throughout the entertainment world. He has recorded and performed with many top artists, such as Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, Mark Anthony, Michael Bolton, Anastasia, as well as jazz artists Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Bernie Williams, Marion Meadows, Lao Tizer, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Omar Hakim, and many others. Although renowned in the jazz and pop world, Chieli is also a gifted television and film composer. He has won 3 Emmy Awards and been nominated 10 times for his eclectic compositional work. His music can also be heard on the soundtracks of the films Bowfinger, Legally Blonde, Panic, No Country For Old Men, and others. Chieli's original scoring work can be heard in live stage productions of Peter Pan, Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Tank Engine, and others.

Chieli Minucci released his 30th anniversary CD in 2013. ChieliMusic.com The official Chieli Minucci website Additional biographical and discography information can be viewed at: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chieli-minucci-mn0000113409/credits International Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1474265 ________________________________________ FULL BIO Chieli Minucci /ChieliMusic.com Chieli Minucci is the leader of the Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz group, CHIELI MINUCCI & SPECIAL EFX, which formed in 1982. Minucci & Special EFX have recorded a combined 28 CDs, 8 of those being solo releases. 2013-14 marked their 30th anniversary as a recording & concert touring act! In addition Minucci has recorded and performed with top pop artists such as Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Bolton, Jewel, Mark Anthony, Anastasia, as well as jazz artists Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Bernie Williams, Marion Meadows, Lao Tizer, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Nick Colionne, Gerald Veasley, Omar Hakim, and many others. Chieli comes from a musical background. His father, Ulpio Minucci (concert pianist/composer) wrote the American songbook standard, and 1955 hit song, “Domani” (sung by Julius LaRosa), as well as “A Thousand Thoughts of You,” and “Felicia” (both sung by Nat King Cole). Also known as a composer for television and film, Minucci has been nominated for 10 Daytime Emmy Awards and has won three, in 1998, 2007, and 2008, for his eclectic compositional work in the USA, on CBS’s "The Guiding Light", which holds the record as the longest running TV show in American history! He has written music for well-known programs such as Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, Good Morning America (theme), Bloomberg Radio (theme), Access Hollywood, The 700 Club, and others. He also contributed music to the soundtracks of No Country For Old Men (2007 Paramount), Bowfinger (1999 Universal), Legally Blonde (2001 MGM), and Panic (2000 Artisan). International Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1474265 Minucci composed and produced the soundtracks for the Broadway Across America/Nickelodeon live stage productions of the international hit TV series, Dora the Explorer (Dora’s Pirate Adventure, The City of Lost Toys, and Return to the City of Lost Toys), all of which toured. He also wrote and recorded original songs for the live stage production of Thomas & Friends Live™, (both Thomas Saves The Day! and A Circus Comes to Town). Most recently he has contributed to the score of Peter Pan (Herrick Entertainment/Threesixty Entertainment), which premiered in June of 2015 and is now traveling through the USA. In August 2012, Prof. Chieli Minucci joined Beijing’s DeTao Masters Academy as a DeTao Master of Modern Music. http://www.detaoma.net/UDocument/showIntroduction/? id=340733&masterid=340729 Working Experience • The leader & co-founder of the famous American contemporary world fusion band “ Chieli Minucci & Special EFX”. Education • Attended Ithaca College in upstate NY, where he initially majored in music, studying classical guitar, and continued as an English Major. He also attended Queens College in NYC, where he continued to study literature. Honors and Awards • Grammy nomination for "Modern Manners" - Chieli Minucci & Special EFX • Winner of three Emmy Awards (1998, 2007, 2008) CBS's "The Guiding Light" • Nominated for 10 Daytime Emmy Awards for his compositional work on CBS's "The Guiding Light"

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