ARTIST/PRODUCER
Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci – CDs/DVDs
The Hits (2026 ChieliMusic)
Return to Budapest With Love (2024 Gramy-H Records)
Twenty Twenty 2 (2022 ChieliMusic)
All Stars (2020 Trippin N Rhythm)
Deep as the Night (2017 Trippin’ N Rhythm)
Without You (2010 ChieliMusic)
Genesis (2013 Shanachie)
Sweet Surrender (2007 Shanachie)
A Night with Chieli Minucci & Special EFX (2006 Shanachie)
Party (2003 Shanachie)
Butterfly (2001 Shanachie)
Masterpiece (1999 Shanachie)
Body Language (1995 JVC)
Catwalk (1994 JVC)
Play (1993 JVC)
Collection (1993 GRP/Verve)
Global Village (1992 GRP/Verve)
Peace of The World (1991 GRP/Verve)
Just Like Magic (1990 GRP/Verve)
Confidential (1989 GRP/Verve)
Double Feature (1988 GRP/Verve)
Mystique (1987 GRP/Verve)
Slice of Life (1986 GRP/Verve)
Modern Manners (1985 GRP/Verve)
Special EFX (1984 GRP/Verve)
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ARTIST/PRODUCER – Chieli Minucci CDs
Someone’s Singing (2022 ChieliMusic)
Got It Goin’ On (2005 Shanachie)
Night Grooves (2003 Shanachie)
Sweet On You (2002 Shanachie)
It’s Gonna Be Good (1998 JVC)
Renaissance (2009 & 1996 JVC)
Jewels (1995 JVC)
Travels (2009 Watchfire Music)
East Of The Sun (2009 Watchfire Music)
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Smooth Jazz: Pure Pleasure Shanachie/1999
Flavors of Jazz JVC/1997
Musicland & GRP: Got What’s Hot In Jazz GRP/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
Traysee Leonard
The Sax Therapist – 2021 ZatJazz Records
Lao Tizer
Passages – Yse Records/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 Harp Festival 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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RECORDING CREDITS
Attila Závodi
Thicke of the Night (2026
Tim Hutson
Looking at Her (GR 1993 Records – 2026)
Djabe with Chieli Minucci
Tour of Waterfalls (GR 1993 Records – 2025)
Butterflies (GR 1993 Records – 2026)
Pat Petrillo
Summer in Philly
Grizzle
(Contemporaneous – Innervision Records 2025)
Maysa
Music for Your Soul
Spirit (Blue Velvet Soul Records 2023)
Gregory Abbott
Whisper the Words featuring Chieli Minucci
(Whisper the Words 2023)
Jason Jackson
Daybreak (MBF Entertainment 2024)
All In (Jason Jackson Music 2023)
– Midnight Ride
Tommy Davidson
Come Take My Hand (2025)
Kid Zero (TBR 2022-2023)
Michael J Thomas
Outside the Door (2022)
– H.A.D. (Here’s Another Ditty)
John Favicchia
Kukuc 2020
John Smatla /Ultrablue
– Prayer (You are the Vision) (2020)
– The Girl with the Sunflower Tattoo (2025 Distrokid)
– We Were in Love
– He Was Here
– Maria in Blue
– We Will Meet Again
– Coming Home to You
The Smooth Jazz Alley
Let’s Ride (The Smooth Jazz Alley 2020)
– Tidal
Oli Silk
6 (Trippin N Rhythm 2020)
– Meet Me in the Middle
Gary Honor
Momentum (Trippin N Rhythm 2021)
– The Pulse
Nicolas Cole
The Weekend (Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm 2019)
– Soulmate
Althea Rene
Unstoppable (2017 Althea Rene Productions)
– Now & Forever
Lao Tizer
Amplify – 2024
Songs from the Swinghouse – 2017
Downbeat – JLK Productions/2012
Tizer Live – Yse Records/2010
Passages – Yse Records/2009
Diversify – Yse Records/2006
Golden Soul – Frathouse Records/2001
Short Play – LA Sound/1997
Bob Baldwin
Mellowonder: Songs in the Key of Stevie (City Sketches Records 2015)
– The Real Thing/Keepin’ It Real
– Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing
Never Can Say Goodbye (2010)
– She’s Out of My Life
Lookin’ Back (NuGroove 2009)
– The Way She Looked at Me
The American Spirit: A Smooth Jazz Celebration (Shanachie 2002)
– America The Beautiful
– Star Spangled Banner
Omar Hakim
Rhythm Deep (1989 GRP)
– Tears
The Omar Hakim Experience
We Are One (2014)
– Transmigration
– Carpe Diem
– With Every Breath
– Remember to Remember
– Walk the Walk
– So There
– Listen Up!
– Molasses Run
– Forever Friend
Arshak Sirunyen
Hoodman’s Blind (2014)
Michael Londra
The Road Not Taken (2007 Razor & Tie)
– Lullaby
Jim Peterik
Forces at Play (World Stage International 2013)
– Forces at Play
– Slither
Celine Dion
A New Day Has Come (Sony 2002)
Collector’s Series, Vol. 1 (Sony 2000)
The Essential Celine Dion (2011)
My Love: Essential Collection (2008)
– When the Wrong One Loves You Right
– A New Day Has Come
– I’m Alive
These Are Special Times (550 Music/Epic 1998)
– Christmas Eve
– Happy Xmas (War is Over)
One Heart (Sony 2003)
– Reveal
– I Know What Love Is
Les Paul and Friends: Tribute to A Legend
(Immergent 2008)
– I Saw the Light (feat Chieli Minucci & Steve Lukather)
Lionel Richie
Encore (Island Mercury 2002)
– To Love A Woman
Jennifer Lopez
On the 6 (Columbia/Work 1999)
Dance Again – The Hits (2012)
– Promise Me You’ll Try
Marc Anthony
Mended (Columbia 2002)
– Tragedy
Jessica Simpson
Irresistible (Sony 2001)
– A Little Bit
Backstreet Boys
Millennium (Jive/Zomba 1999)
– I Need You Tonight
Linda Ciofalo
Dancing with Johnny (2010)
– Skylark
– The Days of Wine & Roses
– Come Rain or Come Shine
Paula Atherton
Groove with Me (Dream On Records 2009)
– Block Party
Barry Goldstein
Shine (2011)
– Shine
Rick Nichols
Project Synchrony (Linking Point 2008)
Robbie Kumalo & Friends
Music Makes Me Happy (2007)
– Music is My Friend
Peter Primamore
Grancia 2006
– various tracks
Jenny Burton
Jenny Burton Experience (2005)
The Jenny Burton Experience (Voiceworks 1995)
Anastacia
Freak of Nature (Epic 2001)
Pieces of a Dream, Anastacia’s Greatest Hits (Sony 2005)
– How Come the World Won’t Stop
– You’ll Never Be Alone
– One Day in Your Life
Not That Kind (Sony 1999)
– Wishing Well
Nestor Torres
The Very Best of Nestor Torres (Shanachie 2007)
My Latin Soul (Shanachie 2002)
– Smooth
– Hero
Philip Hamilton
Blues, Rhythm, Rhythm & Blues (Montenegro 2004)
– Just Couldn’t Keep It Together
Kevin Toni
Strut (Shanachie 2001)
– Keepin’ It Real
John Favicchia
Dharma (Fav Music 2001)
– Animation
True Vibe
True Vibe (Essential/Zomba 2001)
– Now and Forever
– You Found Me
– Without Love
David Mann
Touch (Encoded 2001)
Tin Tin Out
Anybody’s’ Guess (Virgin 2000)
Celeste
This Is Your Life (Ministry of Sound/UK 1999)
Carman
Heart of a Champion (Sparrow/ EMI Christian Group 2000)
– Jesus Period
– Heart of a Champion
– Prayer
Garden Party – An Instrumental Tribute to Steely Dan
No Static At All (Gold Circle Entertainment 2000)
– Josie (w/ Dave Koz)
Rosie O’Donnell
A Rosie Christmas (Columbia 1999)
– Winter Wonderland” (with Donny Osmond)
Club 1600
1600 (Encoded/N2K 2000)
– Stay
Samantha Sima
Identity (Genie Entertainment 2000)
Tre-O
Music of the Heart (Epic 1999)
– Seventeen
Tom Browne
R ‘N’ Browne (Hip Bop 1999)
– The Wind Cries Mary
– UnBreak My Heart
Giselle D’Cole
Giselle D’Cole (Epic 1999)
– Vuelta
– Amor Invisible
Jewel
Joy: A Holiday Collection (Atlantic 1999)
– O Holy Night
– Silent Night
Mya
(Caliente/Atlantic 1999)
Gerald Veasley
Love Letters (Heads Up 1999)
– Hypnotize
Marion Meadows
Pleasure (Sire/Discovery 1998)
– Unbreak My Heart
Bakithi Kumalo
San Bonan (Siam 1998)
– Ulwandle (the Sea)
Russell Gunn
Ethnomusicology – Vol. 1) (Atlantic 1998)
– Doll
Ginette Reno
Love Is All (Attic Records Limited 1998)
Mercedes Hall
Somewhere in The Night (2000)
– Where is the Love Tonight
– Could’ve Been
– Walk on By
– We Can’t Say Goodbye
– The Waiting Game is Over
– What About My Heart
– Into My Secrets
Sola
Haunts (Also Productions 1998)
LaChanze Love LaChanze (2009)
Nicole Renee
Nicole Renee (Atlantic 1998)
– Memorabilia
Armsted Christian – The Wave Is Coming (Siam 1998)
– Be on Your Way
– In the Morning
Will Downing – Invitation Only (Mercury 1997)
– These Things
Slim Mann – Secret Rendezvous (Encoded 1997)
Angela Bofill – Love in Slow Motion (Shanachie 1996)
– Sail Away
– Are You Leaving Me Now
– Soul of Mine
Chaka Khan
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan (Warner Bros 1996)
– Your Love Is All I Know
Voyeur
(Boulevard Columbia 1996)
Lionel Hampton
For the Love of Music (Mo Jazz 1996)
– Jazz Me
E.Y.C.
I Feel It (MCA 1996)
– In the Beginning
Billy Mann
Billy Mann (A&M 1996)
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson (JVC 1994)
– Devotional
Mavis Staple
The Voice (Warner Bros./Paisley Park 1993)
– All Because of You
Christoph Spendel
Cool Street (TCB 1993)
Noel Pointer
Never Lose Your Heart (Shanachie/Cachet 1993)
Bemshi
Woman Child (Capitol 1992)
– Color Me In
Gabor Kristof
The Fast Lane (Champagne 1989)
Roberta Flack
Oasis (Atlantic 1988)
– (His Name) Brazil
Lala
Lala (Arista 1987)
The Bellestars
World Domination (MCA/Stiff 1986)
Cheryl Lynn
It’s Gonna Be Alright (CBS 1985)
– Find Somebody New
Chris Hinze
Saliah (Keytone 1984)
High Fashion
Make Up Your Mind (Capitol/EMI 1983)
– You Satisfy My Needs
Change
This Is Your Time (Atlantic/RFC 1983)
– Don’t Wait Another Night
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 San Diego, (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 San Diego, (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’s Hot… (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 Artists 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 – Sheer Sound
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ARRANGING CREDITS
Jay Beckenstein
Eye Contact (Windham Hill/2000)
“Sunrise” & “Lookin’ Up”
Patrick “Patches” Stewart
Penetration (Hip Bop 1998)
remixes & edits
Spyro Gyra
“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
Firehouse Dog (2007)
“Lady Is A Vamp” (Minucci/Kallins/Skinner)
Todd Holland – director
No Country for Old Men (2007)
“Deep Cry” (Minucci/Kallins)
The Coen Brothers – directors
Legally Blonde (2001)
“Perfect Day”
Bowfinger (1999)
“Super Smooth” (C. Minucci/M. Kallins)
Frank Oz – director
Snake Eyes (1998)
“Fiesta Mexicana”
Brian DePalma
One of the primary composers, and 3-time Emmy Award recipient, since 1999, for the CBS daytime drama,
Guiding Light. Has composed over 700 individual cues.
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STAGE
Most recently has contributed to the score of Peter Pan 360 (Herrick Entertainment/Three Sixty Entertainment), which premiered in June of 2015.
Composed and produced the soundtrack for the 2003-2015 Clear Channel/Nickelodeon live tour productions of the hit TV series, Dora the Explorer.
– Dora’s Pirate Adventure
– The City of Lost Toys
– Storytime Adventures
Chieli has written and recorded the soundtrack for the smash hit Themestar stage production of the long-running British kid’s TV show, 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-TV The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
“Surf and Turf”
HBO
“Watch Out HBO” (2000)
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SOUNDTRACKS
Performed as guitarist on:
American Made (Imagine Entertainment/Cross Creek Pictures 2017)
(starring Tom Cruise)
Uptown Girls (MGM/2003)
(starring Brittany Murphy)
Double Platinum (Arif Mardin/1999)
starring Diana Ross & Brandy
(TV movie)
Clean & Narrow (Showtime 1999)
Jimmy Webb- composer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney 1996)
starring Bette Midler
Ishtar (Columbia 1987)
Dave Grusin-composer
starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman
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MUSIC PRODUCTION LICENSING
Gotham Music/Universal Music Production
As one of the chief staff-writers for this longtime music production library, Minucci composed, recorded, and performed more than 150 individual CDs for Gotham Music between 1998 till present. These compositions have appeared in countless television and radio programs, advertising jingles, as well as in major motion pictures.
https://www.universalproductionmusic.com/en-us
Composed the main station IDs for Bloomberg News, NYC (2019)
Composed all the music, including the main station IDs for Bloomberg Radio, NYC (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)
