Jeff Elbel is a musician

Musician

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, songwriter

Songwriter

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, and producer

Record producer

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 currently based near Chicago, Illinois. He is also a frequent journalist for publications including the Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times

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Discography

Jeff Elbel + Ping: The Eleventh Hour Storybook (Marathon Recordshttp://www.marathonrecords.com) (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"/Making God Smile (Silent Planet) (2002)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: No Outlet (Marathon Records) (2001)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: Live at the Crooked Bar (2000)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: "We the Living"/We the Living, Vol. III (True Tunes) (2000)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: "Hell Oh"/When Worlds Collide (Stunt Records) (2000)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: "Miracle Rain"/RIM v.beta (Bigwig Enterprises) (1999)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: "Hell Oh"/When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos

When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos

When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos is an indie tribute album by a variety of artists that pays musical tribute to the band Daniel Amos and its chief songwriter Terry Scott Taylor. It was released in July 2000 by Ferris Wheel....

(1999)

Jeff Elbel + Ping: "Miracle Rain" (instrumental)/Looper's Delight, Volume II (Bigwig Enterprises) (1999)

Ping/Aunt Bettys: "Popsicle Stick"/Ford Supersonic (Marathon/Ear Pistol Records) (1998)



North: Drowning In Sky (North Records) (2008)

King Never: Orphans, Misfits, & Fragments (Marathon Records) (2006)

Andrewesley: Strength (Marathon Records) (2004)

Andrewesley: All I Wanted to Say EP (Kastra Records) (2004)

Aaron Sprinkle

Aaron Sprinkle

Aaron Sprinkle is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Career:His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums . Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played...

: The Boy Who Stopped the World (Silent Planet) (2003)

Hopescope: Bring in the Sun (Marathon Records) (2003)

D.A.S.: Saving Grace (Galaxy21) (2003)

Phil Madeira

Phil Madeira

Phil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. He was raised in Barrington, Rhode Island and attended Taylor University, which he graduated from in 1975....

: "It'll Do For Now"/Live from the Acoustic Stage (Silent Planet) (2002)

D.A.S.: Jesus Wants You to Buy this Record (independent) (2002)

D.A.S.: "Christmas"/A Live Tribute Recording for Gene Eugene (Floodgate Records) (2000)

EDL

Every Day Life

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: Moment of Clarity (KMG Records) (1999)

LSU: Dogfish Jones (Platinum Entertainment) (1998)

Blackball: "Message in a Bottle"/The Mother of all Tribute Albums (HM Records) (1998)

Farewell to Juliet: "Chase the Kangaroo"/To Cover You (Addeybug Records) (unreleased)

Farewell to Juliet: Grace and Dire Circumstances (Marathon Records) (1998)

Sunny Day Roses: "Pop"/Courting Courtney (film soundtrack) (1998)

Jeff Elbel: "Miracle Rain (instrumental)"/Looper's Delight, Vol. II (Marathon Records) (1998)

Sunny Day Roses: "You Know What to Do"/RIM: v.beta (Bigwig Entertainment) (1997)

Jeff Elbel: "Miracle Rain"/RIM: v.beta (Bigwig Entertainment) (1997)

Blackball: Hope (Metro One Records) (1997)

Sunny Day Roses: Bloomshine! (Marathon Records) (1996)

Farewell to Juliet: "Sorrow and Pride"/Tastes Like Chicken (Mootown Records) (1994)

Farewell to Juliet: Echoes of Laughter (Marathon Records) (1993)