Eli Janney
Biography
Eli Janney is an American record producer and engineer born in Washington, D.C. Janney played bass and keyboards as well as sang backing vocals in indie rock/post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys. He served as associate music director and was the keyboardist for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, the 8G Band from 2014 to 2024. For his contributions to the band as associate director, Janney was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction in 2024. He is also the co-host of SonicScoop's InputOutput Podcast, along with Geoff Sanoff of the band Edsel.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Beautiful Garbage
2001
Even If It Kills Me
2007
Rock N Roll
2003
Clerks (Music From The Motion Picture)
1994
Venus Luxure No.1 Baby
1993
13-Point Program To Destroy America
1991
The Soft Pack
2010
Hissing Prigs In Static Couture
1996
**House Of GVSB**
1996
Roll On
2000
Cruise Yourself
1994
Grippe
1991
From Dayton Ohio
2021
Auf der Maur
2004
High Society
2002
Mallrats (Music From The Motion Picture)
1995
Smack Bunny Baby
1993
Screw
1991
Latin
2010
I Blame You
2009
LP
2007
Bonsai Superstar
1994
Tostaky
1992
My Forgotten Favorite
1992
Credited work
734 releases · 192 albums · active 1987–2026
- Engineering · 795
- Performance · 264
- Production · 243
- Other credits · 71
- Mastering · 3
Studios: Inner Ear Studios · Oz Studios, Baltimore, MD · Soundtrack Studios · Water Music Recorders
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Girls Against Boys
- Seafood
- Soul Side
- Noir Désir
- Swiz
- Five O'Clock Heroes
- Stephen Fretwell