Keefus Ciancia
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Background information | |
Birth name | Keith Ciancia |
Also known as | Keefus Ciancia & Keefus Green |
Born | November 6, 1972 |
Genres | Rock, pop, hip hop, ambient, experimental |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Producer, Composer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website | cianciamanagement |
Keith Ciancia better known as Keefus Green or Keefus Ciancia, is an Ivor Novello award winning and Emmy nominated American musician, composer and music producer[1][2][3][4][5][6] who co-produced and co-wrote The Sleeping Tapes with Jeff Bridges[7] [8][9]. Along with his long time creative collaborator, T-Bone Burnett[10][11][12], he has co-composed and produced several film and television soundtracks including the HBO series, True Detective and the Coen Brother’s The LadyKillers[13]. He has produced records for a variety of artists including Kimbra, Everlast, A Fine Frenzy, Etienne Daho (Gold Record), Nikka Costa and Cassandra Wilson. As a keyboardist and pianist he has performed with Mike Patton, Marc Ribot, Iggy Pop, Father John Misty, Elton John and T Bone Burnett[14][15].
Keefus was the keyboard for artist Everlast[16], with whom he wrote and produced the Emmy nominated theme song for the TNT series Saving Grace. In 1993 he met his wife, singer Jade Vincent, and together they formed the ten piece experimental big band, The Jade Vincent Experience which later became Vincent & Mister Green. They were signed to Mike Patten’s label, Ipecaac Recordings and have composed and recorded music for a variety of films and television series and specials including Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Killing Eve and the 2017 feature, Baby Driver[17][18].
Keefus Ciancia has one daughter, writer Raven Violet Ciancia-Vincent, and currently lives in France where he and Jade continue to write, record and perform music together. [19]
Career
Keefus Ciancia began a relationship with T-Bone Burnett[20] 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.[21] He is currently the co-composer with Burnett for the HBO series True Detective.[22]
Keefus has recently scored the soundtrack for Strangerland[23] and co-produced and co-wrote Jeff Bridges's latest release, The Sleeping Tapes.[24]
Composing credits
Title | Credits | Year |
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Ali | Music Composer | 2001[25] |
Spider-Man 2 | Composer – Featured Song | 2004[26] |
Don't Come Knocking | Composer/Performer[27] | 2005 |
Shadowboxer | Composer[28] | 2005 |
K7 | Composer[29] | 2006 |
The Poughkeepsie Tapes | Composer[30][31] | 2007 |
Saving Grace | (Composer/Music for 4 seasons and Title track)[32] | 2008–2010 |
Motel Life | Composer | 2011[33] |
Good Vibrations | Composer[34] | 2011 |
Brandon Generator | Composer, producer[35] | 2011 |
The Hunger Games | Keyboards | 2011 |
A Place at the Table | Composer[36] | 2014 - 2012 |
Nashville– Season 1 | Composer, producer | 2012–2013 |
Diana | Composer, producer | 2013[37] |
The Fall Season 1, 2 & 3 | Composer, producer[38] | 2013 - 2016 |
True Detective - Season 1 & 2 | Composer[39] | 2014 - 2015 |
As Above, So Below | Composer[40] | 2014 |
Strangerland | Composer[41] | 2015 |
Criminal Activities | Composer[42] | 2015 |
Devil's Gate | Composer[43] | 2016 |
Mindhorn | Composer[44] | 2016 |
Eyewitness | Composer[45] | 2016 |
Awards
- Emmy nomination for co-writing and producing the theme song for the hit television series Saving Grace (2010)[47]
- BMI award for music scoring (2010)[48]
- Won an Ivor Novello Award for Best TV Soundtrack for the series London Spy (2016) [49]
References
- ^ "Adele Wins Big (Again) At The 2016 Ivor Novello Awards". Forbes.com.
- ^ "Female Composers & Artists Are Gaining Ground in Television". billboard.com.
- ^ "The Ivor Novello Awards 2016: All the winners". musicbusinessworldwide.com.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia LinerNotes". Linernotes.com. 1972-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Critics Pick the Best TV Soundtracks of the Year (So Far) – IndieWire Survey". indiewire.com.
- ^ "The 61st Ivor Novello Awards full winners list". music-news.com.
- ^ "Sleep, Jeff Bridges and Music: An Interview with Keefus Ciancia". dreams.co.uk.
- ^ "Jeff Bridges Lulls Listeners to Bed With New Album 'Sleeping Tapes'". rollingstone.com.
- ^ "Let Jeff Bridges Tuck You Into Bed With His Flute". complex.com.
- ^ "For T Bone Burnett, a Burst of Creativity at 70". wsj.com.
- ^ "T Bone Burnett". variety.com.
- ^ "At Town Hall, T Bone Burnett Explores the Raw and the Slick". nytimes.com.
- ^ "Vision Films and Trafalgar Releasing Launch Ticket Sales for Jeff Bridges' LIVING IN THE FUTURE'S PAST". broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "Elton John Takes 'Mexican Vacation' in L.A. Studio". rollingstone.com.
- ^ "Elton John Finishes New Album, Eyes September Release Date". hollywoodreporter.com.
- ^ "Everlast". variety.com.
- ^ "Expect '60s Style — But Not Too Much Glee — From A Band Called Unloved". npr.org.
- ^ "David Holmes: 'It was a modern day Wrecking Crew'". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia LinerNotes". Linernotes.com. 1972-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "News « T Bone Burnett". Tboneburnett.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ Ouellette, Dan (April 8, 2006). Wilson's new groove. p. 50. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
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- ^ Philip Sherburne (2015-02-06). "Jeff Bridges: Sleeping Tapes Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "The Greatest - Everlast | Song Info". AllMusic. 2001-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Why do film and TV composers like to work in pairs? | Classical MPR". Minnesota.publicradio.org. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Don't Come Knocking (2005) Soundtracks Credits". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
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- ^ "Saving Grace (TV Series) (2007)". FilmAffinity.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Various Artists - The Motel Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Torino Film Festival". Torinofilmfest.org. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "FSM Board: PR: The Motel Life (Holmes/Ciancia)". Filmscoremonthly.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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- ^ "'Diana' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "The Fall Quotes, Facts & Trivia". TV.com. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Music for 'True Detective': T Bone Burnett Digs Deep for Eerie HBO Drama". HBO. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Scoring 'As Above, So Below'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Scoring 'Strangerland'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Scoring Jackie Earle Haley's 'Criminal Activities'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Devil's Gate (2016) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Mindhorn (2016) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Eyewitness (2016) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Filmography". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Keefus Ciancia Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "LARRY GOLDINGS RESIDENCY PART 2 : NEW SOUNDS WITH GABE NOEL + ZACH HARMON + KEEFUS GREEN AND SPECIAL GUESTS". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
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