Keefus Ciancia

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Keefus Ciancia

Keefus Ciancia is an American film and television composer, music producer, and musician. He has won an Ivor Novello Award, BAFTA, and a BMI Film & TV Award. He has composed and produced music for True Detective, Killing Eve, London Spy, The Fall, and Spider-Man 2.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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Keefus Ciancia
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Also known as
  • Keefus Ciancia
  • Keefus Green
BornDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • composer
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums
Years active1991–present
Websitekeefusciancia.com
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He has produced albums for such artists as Benji Hughes, Kimbra, Everlast, A Fine Frenzy, and Étienne Daho. As a keyboardist and pianist he has performed with Elton John, Mike Patton, Iggy Pop, T Bone Burnett, and Everlast.[8][9][10] Ciancia has worked extensively with T Bone Burnett as a film and TV composer, co-producer, and as a band member of The Invisible Light.[11][12][13] He is currently a member of the musical groups Unloved, Vincent & Mr. Green, and The Invisible Light.[14][15]

Early life and career

Ciancia was born in Denver, Colorado. He played classical piano as child, and as a teenager played in various bands including his high school band. His band teacher sent a musical piece that Ciancia composed to various colleges and he was awarded scholarships to University of North Texas and USC. After moving to Los Angeles in the early 1990s Ciancia began working as a hip-hop session musician, recording with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, South Central Cartel, and E-40.[16] During that same period, he began working with Lonnie Marshall and they formed the band Weapon of Choice.[17]

Career

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Ciancia is a multi-instrumentalist, film and television composer, music producer, and recording artist. He has composed music for the TV series True Detective, which earned him an Emmy nomination. He also won a BAFTA Award for composing music for the TV series Killing Eve, and an Ivor Novello Award for his music in London Spy. Ciancia produced the Emmy award-winning theme song for the TV series Saving Grace, titled "Saving Grace", by Everlast.

He has worked on numerous recording projects with T Bone Burnett dating back to 1997, when Burnett heard Ciancia's music on a local radio station (KRCW) in Los Angeles and began a working relationship with him as a session musician.[18][19] Ciancia co-produced and co-composed music on The Ladykillers and the HBO series True Detective.[20] He teamed up with Burnett as an artist on The Invisible Light: Spells and The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space.

He also co-produced and co-wrote Sleeping Tapes with Jeff Bridges.[21][22][23]

Ciancia has performed live with Elton John, Mike Patton, Iggy Pop, T Bone Burnett, and Everlast. He has produced albums for such artists as Kimbra (Vows, The Golden Echo), Everlast, Nikka Costa (Pro Whoa), Cassandra Wilson (Thunderbird, Closer to You: The Pop Side), and Unloved.

Ciancia was a keyboardist and co-producer for Everlast (1998–2007) whom he toured with extensively and recorded on albums Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, Eat at Whitey's, and White Trash Beautiful. He later co-produced Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford as well as producing Everlast's Emmy Award-winning theme song, "Saving Grace", for the TV series Saving Grace.

He has been a member of musical groups The Invisible Light, Unloved, Vincent & Mr. Green, The Jade Vincent Experiment, and Weapon of Choice.

Musician and recording artist

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  • The Invisible Light

Ciancia teamed up with T Bone Burnett on the albums The Invisible Light: Spells and The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space.[24][25][26][27]

Unloved was formed in 2013 in Los Angeles, and is composed of Jade Vincent, Keefus Green (Ciancia), and David Holmes. Holmes met Ciancia and Vincent during the time when the duo had started a regular Tuesday night residency at the Rotary Room in Los Feliz. The band has released four albums – 2016's Guilty of Love, 2019's Heartbreak, 2022's The Pink Album, and 2023's Polychrome and Killing Eve'r Ode To The Lovers (Killing Eve Unloved release soundtrack, seasons 1, 2, 3, & 4).[28][29][30]

  • Vincent & Mister Green / The Jade Vincent Experiment

Singer-songwriter Jade Vincent and Ciancia formed Vincent & Mr. Green as an offshoot of their first musical project, the Jade Vincent Experiment, an experimental, film-noir band who played the Los Angeles club scene in the mid- to late 1990s.[31][32][33] They have been collaborating since 1993. Film credits for the duo include True Detective, Killing Eve, Baby Driver, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.[34] They have released two albums as Vincent & Mr. Green, 2004's Vincent & Mr. Green and 2010's Smash Up. They have also released one album, 1998's Moy, as the Jade Vincent Experiment.

Keefus Ciancia was a founding member of Weapon of Choice in 1992. They played a mixture of experimental, rock, alternative, funk, hip hop, jazz, and reggae, which frontman Lonnie Marshall dubbed Nutmeg.[clarification needed] The group shared the stage with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Fishbone, and the P-Funk All Stars, and were known for selling out venues in Seattle.[35] Ciancia recorded four albums with the band, Nut-Meg Sez "Bozo the Town" (1994), Highperspice (1996), Nutmeg Phantasy (1998), and Color Me Funky (2004).[36][37]

Film and TV music

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Title Credits Year
Eric Composer[38] 2024
Great Expectations Composer[39] 2023
He's Watching Composer[40] 2022
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth Composer[41] 2022
Killing Eve - Season 1, 2, 3 & 4 Composer[42] 2021
Made for Love - Season 1 & 2 Composer[43] 2021
Living in the Future's Past Composer[44][45] 2018
Baby Driver Recording artist 2017
Devil's Gate Composer[46] 2017
Eyewitness Composer[47] 2016
Mindhorn Composer[48] 2016
Criminal Activities Composer[49] 2015
Strangerland Composer[50] 2015
London Spy Composer 2015 - 2016
As Above, So Below Composer[51] 2014
True Detective – Season 1, 2, & 3 Composer[52] 2014, 2015, 2019
A Place at the Table Composer[53] 2014 - 2015
The Fall - Season 1, 2 & 3 Composer, music producer[54] 2013 - 2016
Diana Composer, music producer[55] 2013
Nashville– Season 1 Composer, music producer 2012 - 2013
The Hunger Games Keyboards 2011
Good Vibrations Composer[56] 2011
Motel Life Composer[57] 2011
Brandon Generator Composer, music producer[58] 2011
Saving Grace - Season 1, 2, 3 & 4 Composer (theme song: "Saving Grace")[59] 2008 - 2010
K7} Composer[60] 2006
The Poughkeepsie Tapes Composer[61][62] 2007
Superbad Keyboards, farfisa organ 2007
Across the Universe Musician 2007
Shadowboxer Composer[63] 2005
Don't Come Knocking Composer/performer[64] 2005
Spider-Man 2 Composer (featured song)[65] 2004
The Lady Killers Music producer 2004
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Music producer 2002
Ali Composer[66] 2001
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Awards

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Year Nominated work Category Award Result
2019True DetectiveOutstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special[1] Emmy AwardNominated
2019Killing EveOriginal Music[2] BAFTAWon
2016London SpyBest TV Soundtrack[3]Ivor Novello AwardWon
2013The FallOriginal Score[4]RTS Craft & Design AwardNominated
2010Saving GraceMusic Scoring[5]BMI Film & TV AwardWon
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Selected discography

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Year Album Artist Credit
2023 Killing Eve'r Ode To The Lovers (vinyl release)[30] Unloved Band member, producer, synthesizers, bass, programming, arranging
Great Expectations Soundtrack[39] Keefus Ciancia Composer, producer, arranger, keyboards, bass, drums, programming
Polychrome[67] Unloved Band member, producer, synthesizers, bass, programming, arranging
2022 The Pink Album[68] Unloved Band member, producer, synthesizers, bass, programming, arranging
The Invisible Light - Spells[26] T Bone Burnett Artist, keyboards
Made for Love - Season 2 Soundtrack[69] Keefus Ciancia Composer
Alegoría Gaby Moreno Engineer, keyboards, synthesizer
2021 The Virus X Experience Étienne Daho Producer, arranger, interpretation, keyboards, programming
Made for Love - Season 1 Soundtrack[70] Keefus Ciancia Composer
2019 The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space[25] T Bone Burnett, Keefus Ciancia, and Jay Bellerose Artist, keyboards
Heartbreak[71] Unloved Band member, producer, synthesizers, bass, programming, arranging
2017 Lust for Life Lana Del Rey Keyboards, interludes
Who Built the Moon? Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Keyboards
2016 Now Shania Twain Producer, keyboards
Pure Comedy Father John Misty Keyboards, samples
2015 I Love You, Honeybear Father John Misty Performer
Sleeping Tapes[72] Jeff Bridges Co-producer, keyboards
2014 Blitz Étienne Daho Composer, producer
True Romance Charli XCX Keyboards
You Only Live Forever John Gold Producer, keyboards, programming
This Is Where We Are Priscilla Ahn Composer
The Golden Echo Kimbra Producer
2013 The Diving Board[9] Elton John Keyboards
More Light Primal Scream Piano, bells
The Great Pretenders Mini Mansions Keyboards, sampling
Your Turn Marc Ribot's Cermanic Dog Keyboard, sampling
Fanfare Jonathan Wilson Moog synthesizer
This Is Where We Are Priscilla Ahn Producer, keyboards, sampling
Tanita Tikaram Tanita Tikaram Keyboards, piano, synthesizer
2012 Storm & Grace Lisa Marie Presley Keyboards
The Hunger Games Secret Sisters Keyboards, piano
Fear Fun Father John Misty Piano, synthesizers, mellotron
Pines A Fine Frenzy Keyboards, piano, producer, programming, pump organ, vibraphone
2011 Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges Piano, keyboards
Vows Kimbra Producer
T-Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Revue: Live from the Beacon Theatre T Bone Burnett Keyboards
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive Steve Earle Mellotron
Reverie[73] Joe Henry Piano, keyboards
2010 The Union[74] Elton John and Leon Russell Keyboards
Women + Country[75] Jakob Dylan Keyboards
The Long Surrender Over the Rhine Keyboards
Silent Movies Marc Ribot Soundscape, keyboards
Smash Up Vincent & Mr. Green Band member, producer, musician
We Walk This Road Robert Randolph & the Family Band Keyboards
Pro Whoa Nikka Costa Producer, piano, keyboards
2009 Closer to You: The Pop Side Cassandra Wilson Producer, piano, keyboards
A Stranger Here[76] Ramblin' Jack Elliott Piano, keyboards
Blood From Stars Joe Henry Piano, keyboards, vibraphone
2008 A Love Extreme[77] Benji Hughes Composer, producer
Pebble to a Pearl Nikka Costa Clavinet, Moog synthesizer, voice box
Saving Grace theme song Everlast Producer
Legend of Kung Folk, Pt. 1 Ben Taylor Producer, keyboards, drum programming, Moog
Pain Language DJ Muggs vs Planet Asia Keyboards
2007 The Story[78] Brandi Carlile Keyboards
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection Alison Krauss Piano
Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford[79] Everlast Producer, bass, piano, composer, drums, keyboards, programming, engineer
Saving Grace theme song Everlast Producer
2006 The True False Identity[80] T Bone Burnett Piano, keyboards
Thunderbird[81] Cassandra Wilson Producer, bass, piano, strings, arranger, bass (electric), keyboards, programming, engineer, synthesizer strings
Slimkid3's Cafe Tre Hardson Producer, composer, musician
2005 Extraordinary Machine Fiona Apple Keyboards
Retrospective: 1995–2005 Natalie Merchant Hammond B3
Hell Yes remix Beck Producer, re-mix, musician
E-Pro remix Beck Producer, re-mix, musician
2004 White Trash Beautiful Everlast Keyboards
Shamrocks & Shenanigans House of Pain Keyboards, bass
Unfinished Symphony daKAH Moog synthesizer, claves
Vincent & Mr. Green Vincent & Mr. Green Band member, producer, composer, musician
Color Me Funky Weapon of Choice Band member, keyboards
2002 C'mon, C'mon Sheryl Crow Organ, keyboards, clavinet, string samples
2001 The ID Macy Gray Synthesizer, Farfisa organ, composer
2000 Eat at Whitey's Everlast Keyboards, performer
1998 Whitey Ford Sings the Blues Everlast Keyboards, performer
Nutmeg Phantasy Weapon of Choice Band member, keyboards
1996 Highperspice Weapon of Choice Band member, keyboards, vocals
Moy The Jade Vincent Experiment Band member, producer, composer, musician
I Am L.V. L.V Band member, producer, composer, musician
1995 Foe Life (featuring Ice Cube) Mack 10 Keyboards
1994 'N Gatz We Truss South Central Cartel Keyboards, Moog synthesizer, claves
Nut-Meg Sez "Bozo the Town" Weapon of Choice Band member, keyboards
1993 Bop Gun (One Nation) Ice Cube Keyboards
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