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Birth name | Keith Ciancia |
Also known as | Keefus Ciancia & Keefus Green |
Born | November 6, 1972 |
Genres | Rock, pop, hip hop, ambient, experimental |
Instrument | Keyboards, Producer, Composer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website | cianciamanagement |
Keith Ciancia better known as Keefus Green or Keefus Ciancia, is an American-born musician (keyboards/piano), composer and producer.[1]
Life and work
Keefus Ciancia began a relationship with T-Bone Burnett[2] as a session musician after being heard on a local radio station in Los Angeles. Keefus later co-producered on a few T-Bone projects such as the Coen Brothers' film The Ladykillers and Cassandra Wilson's Thunderbird.[3] He is currently the co-composer with Burnett for the HBO series True Detective.[4]
Keefus has recently scored the soundtrack for Strangerland[5] and co-produced and co-wrote Jeff Bridges's latest release, The Sleeping Tapes.[6]
Discography
Movies / TV[7]
Title | Credits | Year |
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Ali | Music Composer | 2001[8] |
Spider-Man 2 | Composer – Featured Song | 2001[9] |
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Piano, Keyboards, producer, engineer, Loops[10] | 2002 |
Cold Mountain | Piano[11] | 2003 |
Crossing Jordan | Keyboards[12] | 2003 |
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Soul of a Man | Marimba[13] | 2003 |
Ladykillers | Producer, Associate Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Multi Instruments[14] | 2004 |
Walk the Line | Vocals[15] | 2005 |
Don't Come Knocking | Composer/Performer[16] | 2005 |
Shadowboxer | Composer[17] | 2005 |
K7 | Composer[18] | 2006 |
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film) | Keyboards[19] | 2006 |
Superbad | Keyboards, Farfisa Organ[20] | 2007 |
The Poughkeepsie Tapes | Composer[21][22] | 2007 |
Across the Universe | Musician: Los Angeles[23] | 2007 |
Saving Grace | (Composer/Music for 4 seasons and Title track)[24] | 2008–2010 |
The Ghost Brothers | Musician/keyboards (Song Titles: That's Me / Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Me)[25] | 2009 |
Knockout | Musician[26] | 2011 |
The Details | Musician, Producer ("Yes, I'm Your Angel")[27][28] | 2011 |
Motel Life | Composer | 2011[29] |
Good Vibrations | Composer[30] | 2011 |
Brandon Generator | Composer, producer[31] | 2011 |
The Hunger Games | Keyboards | 2011 |
A Place at the Table | Composer[32] | 2014 - 2012 |
Nashville– Season 1 | Composer, producer | 2012–2013 |
Diana | Composer, producer | 2013[33] |
The Fall Season 1, 2 & 3 | Composer, producer[34] | 2013 - 2016 |
True Detective - Season 1 & 2 | Composer[35] | 2014 - 2015 |
As Above, So Below | Composer[36] | 2014 |
Strangerland | Composer[37] | 2015 |
Criminal Activities | Composer[38] | 2015 |
Devil's Gate | Composer[39] | 2016 |
Mindhorn | Composer[40] | 2016 |
Eyewitness | Composer[41] | 2016 |
Recordings
Title | Artist/Band | Credits | Year |
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An Evening at the Zoo | Psychodelic Zombiez | Keyboards | 1993[42] |
Beyond the Palace Wall | Paragon Taxi | Piano, Keyboards | 1993 |
Jazz in the Present Tense | The Solsonics | Keyboards | 1993 |
Bop Gun | Ice Cube | Keyboards | 1993 |
Fo Life | Mack 10 | Keyboards | 1993 |
Cool Struttin ,The Pacific | Jazz Alliance | Keyboards | 1994 |
N Gatz We Truss | South Central Cartel | Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Claves | 1994 |
Nut-Meg Sez "Bozo the Town" | Weapon of Choice | Keyboards, Vocals | 1994 |
Back to Reality | Jeune | Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Moog Lead | 1995 |
Highperspice | Weapon of Choice | Keyboards, Vocals | 1996 |
I Am L.V. | L.V. | Keyboards | 1996 |
Radio Oddyssey | Various Artists | Keyboards | 1996 |
Moy | The Jade Vincent Experiment | Producer, composer, Musician | 1996 |
Concepto | Sol d'Menta | Keyboards | 1998 |
Nutmeg Phantasy | Weapon of Choice | Keyboards | 1998 |
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues | Everlast | Keyboards, Performer | 1998 |
Another True Fiction | Jerry Toback | Moog Synthesizer | 1999 |
Eat at Whitey's | Everlast | Bass, Keyboards, Band | 2000 |
Loud Rocks | Various Artists | Keyboards | 2000 |
You Know, for Kids | Hate Fuck Trio | Moog Synthesizer, Claves, Wurlitzer | 2000 |
Id | Macy Gray | Synthesizer, Farfisa Organ, Composer | 2001 |
Motherland | Natalie Merchant | Piano, Keyboards | 2001 |
Stimulated, Vol. 1 | Various Artists | Keyboards | 2001 |
C'mon, C'mon | Sheryl Crow | Organ, Keyboards, Clavinet, String Samples | 2002 |
Soul of John Black | The Soul of John Black | Keyboards, producer, engineer, Associate Producer | 2003 |
Thousand Kisses Deep | Chris Botti | Piano, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass | 2003 |
Color Me Funky | Weapon of Choice | Keyboards | 2004 |
Forthemasses | OPM | Piano, Moog Synthesizer | 2004 |
On How Life Is/The Id | Macy Gray | Composer | 2004 |
Shamrocks and Shenanigans: The Best of House of Pain | House of Pain/Everlast | Bass, Keyboards | 2004 |
Unfinished Symphony | Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra | Moog Synthesizer, Claves | 2004 |
Very Best of Macy Gray | Macy Gray | Keyboards, Farfisa Organ | 2004 |
White Trash Beautiful | Everlast | Organ, Keyboards | 2004 |
Hell Yes (Re- Mix) | Beck | Re-Mix, producer, Musician | 2005 |
E-Pro (Re-Mix) | Beck | Re-Mix, producer, Musician | 2005 |
Vincent & Mr. Green | Vincent & Mr. Green | Producer, composer, Musician | 2005 |
Extraordinary Machine | Fiona Apple | (Keyboards) | (2005) |
Retrospective 1990–2005 (Deluxe Edition) | Natalie Merchant | Hammond B3 | 2005 |
SLIMKID3's Cafe | Tré Hardson | Musician, producer, Composer | 2006 |
Thunderbird | Cassandra Wilson | Bass, Piano, Strings, arranger, Bass (Electric), Keyboards, Programming, producer, engineer, Synthesizer Strings | 2006 |
True False Identity | T-Bone Burnett | Piano, Keyboards | 2006 |
Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett | T-Bone Burnett | Marimba | 2006 |
Women + Country | Jakob Dylan | Keyboards | 2006 |
Endless Highway: The Music of The Band | Various Artists | Keyboards | 2007 |
Hundred Miles or More: A Collection | Alison Krauss | Piano | 2007 |
Story | Brandi Carlile | Keyboards | 2007 |
Good Day | Priscilla Ahn | Piano, Harpsichord, Keyboards | 2008 |
Legend of Kung Folk, Pt. 1 | Ben Taylor | Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming, Moog | 2008 |
Lenka | Lenka | Drums, Keyboards | 2008 |
A Love Extreme | Benji Hughes | Composer, producer, performer, Re-mixing, Mixing, Audio Production | 2008 |
Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford | Everlast | Bass, Piano, composer, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, producer, Engineer | 2008 |
Pain Language | DJ Muggs vs Plant Asia | Keyboards | 2008 |
Pebble to a Pearl[43] | Nikka Costa | Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Voice Box | 2008 |
Blood from Stars | Joe Henry | Piano, Keyboards, Vibraphone | 2009 |
Closer to You: The Pop Sides | Cassandra Wilson | Piano, Keyboards, Producer | 2009 |
Devil's Halo | Me'Shell Ndegéocello | Composer, Keyboards, Programming, Producer | 2009 |
Lal Meri | Lal Meri | Keyboards, Musician | 2009 |
Love Don't Make You Juliet | Brandi Shearer | Piano, Keyboards | 2009 |
Stranger Here | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Piano, Keyboards | 2009 |
Levitate | Bruce Hornsby | Musician, re-mixer | 2009 |
Mini Mansions | Mini Mansions | Co-Producier, Mixer, Keyboards | 2010 |
We Walk This Road | Robert Randolph & the Family Band | Keyboards | (2010) |
Smash Up | Vincent & Mr. Green | Keyboards, Piano, Producer | 2010 |
The Union (Elton John and Leon Russell album) | Elton John | Keyboards | 2010 |
Pro*Whoa | Nikka Costa | Producer, Keyboards, Piano | 2010 |
The Long Surrender | Over the Rhine | Keyboards | 2010 |
Pine | A Fine Frenzy | Producer, Keyboards, Piano | 2011 |
Storm & Grace | Lisa Marie Presley | Keyboards | 2011 |
Reverie | Joe Henry | Keyboards, Piano | 2011 |
Hunger in America | T-Bone Burnett | Keyboards | 2011 |
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive | Steve Earle | Keyboards | 2011 |
Weather | Me'Shell Ndegéocello | Co-producer, Keyboards Piano | 2011 |
Vows | Kimbra | Producer, Keyboards | 2012 |
The Hunger Games | The Secret Sisters, Neko Case, Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, Kid Cudi, Birdy | Keyboards | 2012 |
The Diving Board | Elton John | Keyboards | 2013 |
More Light | Primal Scream | Bells, Piano[44] | 2013 |
The Life Acoustic | Everlast | Composer | 2013 |
TBC | CeeLo Green | Keyboards | 2014 |
True Romance | Charli XCX | Keyboards | 2014 |
Burnt Norton | Lana Del Rey | Composer | 2015 |
Producer
Title | Studio/Artist | Credits | Year |
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Moy | The Jade Vincent Expeiment | Producer | (1996) |
Ali | Columbia Pictures | Producer | (2001) |
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Warner Brothers | Producer | (2002) |
Ladykillers | Touchstone Pictures | Producer | (2004) |
Vincent & Mr. Green | Vincent & Mr. Green | Producer | (2005) |
Hell Yes (Re-Mix) | Beck | Producer | (2005) |
E-Pro (Re-Mix) | Beck | Producer | (2005) |
SLIMKID3's Cafe | Tré Hardson | Producer | (2006) |
Thunderbird | Cassandra Wilson | Producer | (2006) |
Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford | Everlast | Producer | (2008) |
A Love Extreme | Benji Hughes | Producer | (2008) |
Closer to You: The Pop Sides | Cassandra Wilson | Producer | (2009) |
Devil's Halo | Me'Shell Ndegéocello | (2009) | |
Pro*Whoa | Nikka Costa | Producer | (2010) |
Smash Up | Vincent & Mr. Green | Producer | (2010) |
Pines | A Fine Frenzy | Producer, Keyboards, Piano | (2012) |
Weather | Me'Shell Ndegéocello | Co-producer, Keyboards Piano | (2011) |
Mini Mansions | Mini Mansions | Co-producer | (2012) |
Vows | Kimbra | Co-producer | (2012) |
oxoxoxoxox | Benji Hughes | Co-producer | (2013) |
This Is Where We Are | Priscilla Ahn[45] | Co-producer | (2013) |
You Only Live Forever (ep) | John Gold | Co-producer | (2014) |
The Golden Echo | Kimbra | Producer | (2014) |
Awards
- Emmy nomination for co-writing and producing the theme song for the hit television series Saving Grace (2010)[46]
- BMI award for music scoring (2010)[47]
- Nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best TV Soundtrack for the series London Spy (2016) [48]
References
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Bio".
- ^ "T Bone and Band to perform at Bonnaroo".
- ^ Ouellette, Dan (April 8, 2006). Wilson's new groove. p. 50. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
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- ^ http://filmmusicreporter.com/tag/keefus-ciancia/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20245-sleeping-tapes/
- ^ "Keefus ciancia Filmography". http://www.imdb.com.
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- ^ "Everlast The Greatest Composed by Ellas McDaniel / Erik Schrody / Keefus Cianca".
- ^ "Why do film and TV composers like to work in pairs?".
- ^ "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood / Credits".
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia is an original founding member of Weapon of Choice with Lonnie Marshall".
- ^ "Credits of Crossing Jordar".
- ^ "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Soul of a Man by Original Soundtrack credits by Keith Ciancia/Keefus Ciancia (marimba)".
- ^ "The Ladykillers (2004) Soundtracks Credits".
- ^ "Walk the Line Production Credits".
- ^ "Don't Come Knocking (2005) Soundtracks Credits". Internet Movie Databas IMDB.
- ^ "Don't Come Knocking (2005) Soundtracks Credits of Keefus Ciancia".
- ^ "K7 / Cast & Crew".
- ^ "Fun with Dick and Jane product description".
- ^ "Original Soundtrack Superbad [Credits] Keefus Green".
- ^ "The Poughkeepsie Tapes Music Credits".
- ^ "THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES CAST + CREW".
- ^ "Across the Universe/Music Department".
- ^ "Saving Grace (TV Series) Music".
- ^ "Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County Credits of Keefus Ciancia".
- ^ "Born to Fight (2011) "Knockout" Music depertment".
- ^ "The Details Song Credits".
- ^ "Jeff Bridges announces solo album debut album".
- ^ "The Motel Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".
- ^ "GOOD VIBRATIONS Cast and Credits read all". TORINO FILM FESTIVAL.
- ^ "General Discussion: PR: The Motel Life (Holmes/Ciancia)".
- ^ "Music for 'A Place at the Table'".
- ^ "'Diana' Soundtrack Details".
- ^ "Season 1 Episode 5: The Vast Abyss".
- ^ "Music for 'True Detective': T Bone Burnett Digs Deep for Eerie HBO Drama". HBO.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Scoring 'As Above, So Below'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Scoring ' Strangerland'".
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Scoring 'Criminal Activities'".
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4610748/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4799064/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5670260/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
- ^ "Psychodelic Zombiez An Evening At The Zoo". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ http://www2.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/nikka-costa/
- ^ "More Light Album credits".
- ^ "Priscilla Ahn Talks With Keefus Ciancia About 'This Is Where We Are'". Youtube(priscillaahn)chennel.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Filmography". The New York Times.
- ^ "LARRY GOLDINGS RESIDENCY PART 2 : NEW SOUNDS WITH GABE NOEL + ZACH HARMON + KEEFUS GREEN AND SPECIAL GUESTS".
- ^ http://theivors.com/the-ivors-2016/