Jeff Elbel is an American
musician
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...
,
songwriter
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, and
producer
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Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
, currently based near
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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. He is also a frequent journalist for publications including the ''
Chicago Sun-Times
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''. He runs a recording studio and is included in many bands, one of these being "Jeff Elbel+Ping". He is also included in
Tom Sharpe's band.
Discography
Jeff Elbel + Ping: Gallery (Marathon Records) (2012)
Jeff Elbel + Ping: Peanut Gallery EP (Marathon Records) (2011)
Jeff Elbel + Ping: The Eleventh Hour Storybook (Marathon Record
(2005)
Jeff Elbel + Ping: The Eleventh Hour Songbook (Marathon Records) (2004)
Jeff Elbel + Ping: Engine of Destruction (Bootleg Live Records) (2004)
Jeff Elbel + Ping: Loyal to You (Marathon Records) (2003)
Jeff Elbel + Ping: ''Suffer the Children'', Compilation memorial with Theo Obrastoff 2003
Jeff Elbel + Ping: "You Still Believe in Me"/''