About Ellis Clark Ellis Clark has been a longtime fixture of the Chicago music community working as a performing musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist and record producer. He was the founding member and front man for the band Epicycle and later Social Act which in combination have released numerous albums of original material. Ellis Clark, Producer Clark's many producer/engineering credits include records by Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), The Chamber Strings, Kevin Tihista & Red Terror, Nikki Sudden (with Jeff Tweedy) and more recently Brian Walker's quot;Into The Lightquot; featuring guest vocal performances by American Idol star Crystal Bowersox. Recognized for his astute songwriting skills, Clark was signed to Paramount Picture's music publishing division Famous Music and is proud to be part of Chicago Acoustic Underground, with a shared dedication to the development of new artists. He founded Cirkle Records & Idiot Savant Records and is currently Producer for all albums released on the CAUDog Records label. Ellis Clark, Musician In addition to making solo performances with his band, Ellis is the lead guitarist for The Handcuffs who have enjoyed national success with their music placed in numerous feature films and television shows on the CW, MTV, VH1, A&E, E!, Showtime, PBS, FUSE, Fuel, ABC and NBC, including Gossip Girl, Roadtrip Nation, Jersey Shore, The Hills, The City, Laguna Beach, Margaret Cho's The Cho Show, Celebrity Rehab and many more. The Handcuffs are also featured on the soundtrack of the Sundance and SXSW award winning documentary The Education of Shelby Knox by New York production house and champions of free thinking Incite Pictures. As a multi-instrumentalist he makes occasional live guest appearances with some of the acts he has produced including Goodbye Home, Jane Thatcher and Phil Angotti. In his career, he has shared the bill with Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, UB40, The Neville Brothers, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) and Dave Davies (The Kinks) to name a few.
