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Biography
BLP sources|date=January 2011 Chieli Minucci (born in 1958) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, composer, music producer, and arranger of Italian descent.
Minucci was born in New York City and is primarily known as the leader of the Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz group Special EFX .cite web|title =Chieli Minucci: Biography |first=Scott|last=Yanow |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=chieli-minucci-p106306/biography|pure_url=yes |accessdate =17 January 2011 His father, Ulpio Minucci (concert pianist/composer) wrote the music to the 1955 hit song " Domani ," as well as "A Thousand Thoughts of You," and "Felicia" (both sung by Nat King Cole ).
Minucci with George Jinda & Special EFX have recorded 26 CDs, 8 of those being solo releases. Minucci has recorded and performed with top pop artists such as Celine Dion , Lionel Richie , Jennifer Lopez , Jewel (singer)|Jewel , Marc Anthony|Mark Anthony , Jessica Simpson , Anastacia and others, as well as jazz artists Marion Meadows , Jay Beckenstein , Gerald Veasley , Lao Tizer , Nestor Torez, Bob Baldwin (musician)|Bob Baldwin , and many others.
Also known as a composer for television and film, Minucci was nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards and has won three, in 1998, 2007, and most recently in 2008, for his compositional work on CBS's Guiding Light|The Guiding Light . He has written music for well-known programs such as Good Morning America (theme), Bloomberg Radio (theme), Access Hollywood , The 700 Club , and others. His song "Kickin' It Hard" is well known as the bed for Verizon's conference call hold music.
Minucci composed and produced the soundtrack for the two Live Nation / Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon live stage productions of the hit TV series, Dora the Explorer (both "Dora's Pirate Adventure" and "The City of Lost Toys"), which are currently touring internationally. He also wrote and recorded songs for the live stage production of the long-running British children's television show, Thomas & Friends Live& #33; - 'Thomas Saves The Day!' and 'A Circus Comes to Town'.
Minucci's "Kickin' it Hard" is also featured as the prime hold music on Verizon Communications|Verizon 's conference audio bridge system.
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External links
http://www.chielimusic.com/ Chieli Minucci & Special EFX - Official site
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Persondata | NAME = Minucci, Chieli | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1958 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Minucci, Chieli Category:American jazz guitarists Category:American jazz musicians of Italian descent Category:Smooth jazz guitarists Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:GRP Records artists Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners
