Chieli Minucci / SFX

Chieli Minucci / SFX
I remember sitting at the dining room table of my uncle's house and hearing the music coming from the living room. My cousin's record player was turned up and I had only heard a few minutes and already was jumping up and asking him who that was. He said "Oh, you like this? It's actually the music of a guy I grew up with. His name is Chieli and he still lives around here.

Chieli Minucci's music caught me right away. At the time he was playing with his band called Special EFX. Currently, he has a number of albums on his own, which are really beautiful, funky, fun and soothing - Yeah, all the above.

What makes Chieli special is that he has found his own voice. Players often sound like each other, but Chieli has a distinct sound, which is something that eludes many.

In regard to elusiveness, I found this quote: “Failures are more finely etched in our minds than triumphs, and success is an elusive, if not mythic, goal in our demanding society” (Hugh Drummond)

It's always cool seeing someone transcend the norm!