Eli James

Eli James
Eli James in LA, July 2014
Background information
Birth name	Elijah Harvey James Rehaume
Born	(1982-11-18) November 18, 1982 (age 34) Seattle, WA
Genres	Industrial rock, electronic rock, alternative rock, indietronica, synthpop, new wave, dubstep, electronic, rock, house, drum and bass, electro, Eurodance
Occupation(s)	Musician, drummer, DJ, producer
Instruments	Vocals, drums, percussion, personal computer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Warner Bros., Metropolis, Relativity, Wax Trax!, Nothing, Interscope Level 7, Circuit Freq Records, Tiefdruck-Musik
Associated acts	Julien-K Tim Sköld Dead By Sunrise The eli james Experience!
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Elijah Harvey James Rehaume (born November 18, 1982 in Seattle, Washington), better known as Eli James, is an American singer, songwriter, drummer, composer, producer, and programmer. As of now, he is the drummer for Tim Sköld's industrial solo project, SKOLD, the Electronic rock / indietronica / dance project, Julien-K and Dead By Sunrise, the alternative rock side project of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. He also performs as a solo artist as The eli james Experience! and with fellow drummer and close friend, Elias Andra, in their joint project, E.L.I.

Eli James grew up in the Pacific Northwest – born in Seattle, WA, but constantly moving from place to place with his brothers and father, Izzy Rehaume, bass player for the metal band, Rottweiller. Without Eli's mother in the picture, Izzy raised all of the boys on his own which meant staying with various members of the family, limited resources and Eli and his brothers shared everything they had. As a child, Eli would spend countless hours going to his father's band practices and rehearsals. After years of growing up in his father's end-of-the-80's, hair metal lifestyle, Eli realized his calling was to be a musician as well, allowing him to channel a rough childhood experience through his music into positive inspiration for the youth of today.

Even at the age of 7, it was obvious Eli had performing in his blood when he and his brothers put on tumbling/acrobatics shows for neighborhood and school friends in their backyard. He did this up until the age of 12 when he received his first drum kit. Throughout all of his years in elementary, middle and high school Eli took part in every musical activity offered – marching band, jazz band, choir, school plays, musicals, school bands etc. He was also very active in all sports throughout school, in particular – football, soccer and wrestling. His sights were set on becoming a pro athlete after graduating until a football injury sidelined him and he had to re-examine his options.