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Eli Young Band Biography

Its a crazy-good story. The Eli Young Bandfour musicians who met during their college days in Texasis now 11 years into a career built on touring without a single lineup change.

That dedication is paying off big-time as the band enjoys a crazy new level of success. They sell a crazy amount of tickets. Get a crazy amount of airplay. And are selling a crazy amount of downloadsEYB received their first platinum record for "Crazy Girl" and have sold over 1.5 million downloads of the track.

Penned by fellow artist Lee Brice and Nashville songwriter Liz Rose (You Belong With Me), Crazy Girl is a perfect introduction to Life At Best, a 14-track album that takes the bands wide-ranging multi-genre influences and distills them into a focused, engaging vision: edgy country with hints of heartland rock bands such as Tom Petty and classic Eagles.

Produced by Mike Wrucke with executive producer Frank Liddell (a team noted for its award-winning work with Miranda Lambert), Life At Best takes the listener on a journey, winding through songscapes that walk a delicate line. Theres a distinct variance from track to track as EYB veers from energetic quasi-rockers to steel-ladled country songs to conflicted ballads. And yet the album maintains a singular identity, built around a sound thats been masterfully created over the course of three studio albums.

We were able to just go in and record the entire record all in the same time period, and so youre in the same state of mind the entire time youre recording, lead singer Mike Eli notes.

Theres something to be said about that when youre creating music, and I think this album demonstrates it.

Theres a degree of cohesiveness with this record that I dont think weve had with our prior records.

Theres also a degree of anticipationunderstandable given that Crazy Girl provides a new level of exposure to a national presence thats been created by simple touring. Their last album, Jet Black & Jealous, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart in 2008 even though the group had never made the Top 10 through radio play at that point in its career.

One title from that project, Always The Love Songs, provided that Top 10 breakthrough while the group earned critical acclaim from People, USA Today, Billboard, The New Yorker, American Songwriter and Country Weekly and picked up television appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

EYB also nabbed a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Vocal Group of the Year.

Still, nothing demonstrated the bands impact on the public consciousness better than its ability to turn a disappointing concert hurdle into personal triumph.

A handful of dates on the multi-act Country Throwdown Tour were dropped in 2010 as the promoters made a cost-cutting move during a difficult touring season.

With only nine days notice, the Eli Young Band announced a concert on its own in Dallas and sold an impressive 20,000 tickets with little advance.

We were rolling the dice on that show, drummer Chris Thompson admits. It was great to see the payoff on that concert and know that those people have our back.

If the bands fan base has its back, its merely an extension of the solidarity the Eli Young Band has demonstrated since the beginning.

Thompson, guitarist James Young and bass player Jon Jones formed an instant friendship and started performing around Denton when they were students at North Texas State University in 1998.

Eli came into the picture when he enrolled at the school the next year, first playing duo shows with Young, then singing lead as the gang of four officially made its live debut in October 2000.

In the very beginning, we decided that this is gonna be the four of us or it wasnt gonna work, Jones reflects. Way before Nashville was even on our radar, we had time to figure out how we wanted to do it and really kind of commit to each other.

We decided that we would be stronger, the four of us going through it together instead of just one person, which I think is the best thing about being a band. You have a group of people to share everything withto share some of the work and keep each other grounded.

There was plenty of work. And little pay. EYB built its reputation by honing its music in front of audiences.

Theyd play a club, sometimes for fewer than 100 members, but when they returned to that venue, the crowds were invariably larger.

Within three visits, they usually sold out the house and would soon need to move up to a larger hall.

The group routinely plowed its earnings back into the business, buying better equipment, fueling its cramped van, and gambling on the good vibes the musicians shared as a bandand with their growing legion of fans.

Its the same method that lifted many classic bands: New Jerseys Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Seattles Nirvana and Detroits Bob Seger.

The Eli Young Band established itself first in Denton, grew to prominence in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, expanded into a regional act across Texas and Oklahoma and eventually extended its tentacles from coast to coast.

EYB shed the van in favor of a bus several years ago and has stepped into even larger venues, opening for the likes of Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean and the Dave Matthews Band.

And the group has reached a level where it regularly sells out 5,000-seaters on its own in the Southwest and 3,000-seaters in other areas of the nation.

Crazy Girl underscored the strength of the groups foundation when it sold 47,000 copies in its first week out. It quickly became the fastest radio hit in EYBs career and sent an undisputable signal that the group is now a coast-to-coast phenomenon.

Some of the biggest responders were way outside of Texas, Jones asserts. It seemed like everywhere were went people were really welcoming us into the doors and ready to give the single a chance.

But as strong a reception as Crazy Girl has received; its merely an introduction to an album long on ingratiating melodies, magnetic hooks and subtly provocative storylines. Even If It Breaks Your Heart kicks it off with a breezy Petty feel, and the project runs through the punchy Every Other Memory, the optimistic crunch of Recover, the introspective ballad My Old Mans Son and the gritty Skeletons.

What I like about our records is there are different kinds of songs here and there, and theres something for everybody, Young says. We dont set out to write just one kind of song.

EYB members wrote or co-wrote nine of the 14 tracks, drawing on their collective experiences as musical partners and growing individuals. They referenced their struggles as a band, the pitfalls of relationships, the complexities of family heritage and the difficulties of simply being human. Despite digging into hardship, they transmitted it with an unerring sense of optimism.

And they did it in a way that only four guys who have held together as friends and business partners through several years of difficult touring can. They were all born within a 15-month span, and thats created a shared prism through which theyre able to see the world and their music.

Life At Best has just a little bit more maturity than anything weve done before, Jones says. Were always writing about what were going through, and the type of song that appeals to us changes with our lives. Weve been growing up together and going through the same phases really since college, and you can see some of that in this record. You can see that were a little bit older than in Jet Black & Jealous.

And a little more established. Their growing TV presence, their continuing road-warrior commitment and the imminent Gold of Crazy Girl all point Life At Best in one direction: a crazy little thing called success.

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    Speaking fees for Eli Young Band, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Eli Young Band are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Eli Young Band, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Eli Young Band speak about?

    Eli Young Band is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Arts & Humanities, Music.
  • Where does Eli Young Band travel from?

    Eli Young Band generally travels from Denton, TX, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Eli Young Band’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Eli Young Band for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Eli Young Band for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Eli Young Band or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
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Eli Young Band Biography

Its a crazy-good story. The Eli Young Bandfour musicians who met during their college days in Texasis now 11 years into a career built on touring without a single lineup change.

That dedication is paying off big-time as the band enjoys a crazy new level of success. They sell a crazy amount of tickets. Get a crazy amount of airplay. And are selling a crazy amount of downloadsEYB received their first platinum record for "Crazy Girl" and have sold over 1.5 million downloads of the track.

Penned by fellow artist Lee Brice and Nashville songwriter Liz Rose (You Belong With Me), Crazy Girl is a perfect introduction to Life At Best, a 14-track album that takes the bands wide-ranging multi-genre influences and distills them into a focused, engaging vision: edgy country with hints of heartland rock bands such as Tom Petty and classic Eagles.

Produced by Mike Wrucke with executive producer Frank Liddell (a team noted for its award-winning work with Miranda Lambert), Life At Best takes the listener on a journey, winding through songscapes that walk a delicate line. Theres a distinct variance from track to track as EYB veers from energetic quasi-rockers to steel-ladled country songs to conflicted ballads. And yet the album maintains a singular identity, built around a sound thats been masterfully created over the course of three studio albums.

We were able to just go in and record the entire record all in the same time period, and so youre in the same state of mind the entire time youre recording, lead singer Mike Eli notes.

Theres something to be said about that when youre creating music, and I think this album demonstrates it.

Theres a degree of cohesiveness with this record that I dont think weve had with our prior records.

Theres also a degree of anticipationunderstandable given that Crazy Girl provides a new level of exposure to a national presence thats been created by simple touring. Their last album, Jet Black & Jealous, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart in 2008 even though the group had never made the Top 10 through radio play at that point in its career.

One title from that project, Always The Love Songs, provided that Top 10 breakthrough while the group earned critical acclaim from People, USA Today, Billboard, The New Yorker, American Songwriter and Country Weekly and picked up television appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

EYB also nabbed a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Vocal Group of the Year.

Still, nothing demonstrated the bands impact on the public consciousness better than its ability to turn a disappointing concert hurdle into personal triumph.

A handful of dates on the multi-act Country Throwdown Tour were dropped in 2010 as the promoters made a cost-cutting move during a difficult touring season.

With only nine days notice, the Eli Young Band announced a concert on its own in Dallas and sold an impressive 20,000 tickets with little advance.

We were rolling the dice on that show, drummer Chris Thompson admits. It was great to see the payoff on that concert and know that those people have our back.

If the bands fan base has its back, its merely an extension of the solidarity the Eli Young Band has demonstrated since the beginning.

Thompson, guitarist James Young and bass player Jon Jones formed an instant friendship and started performing around Denton when they were students at North Texas State University in 1998.

Eli came into the picture when he enrolled at the school the next year, first playing duo shows with Young, then singing lead as the gang of four officially made its live debut in October 2000.

In the very beginning, we decided that this is gonna be the four of us or it wasnt gonna work, Jones reflects. Way before Nashville was even on our radar, we had time to figure out how we wanted to do it and really kind of commit to each other.

We decided that we would be stronger, the four of us going through it together instead of just one person, which I think is the best thing about being a band. You have a group of people to share everything withto share some of the work and keep each other grounded.

There was plenty of work. And little pay. EYB built its reputation by honing its music in front of audiences.

Theyd play a club, sometimes for fewer than 100 members, but when they returned to that venue, the crowds were invariably larger.

Within three visits, they usually sold out the house and would soon need to move up to a larger hall.

The group routinely plowed its earnings back into the business, buying better equipment, fueling its cramped van, and gambling on the good vibes the musicians shared as a bandand with their growing legion of fans.

Its the same method that lifted many classic bands: New Jerseys Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Seattles Nirvana and Detroits Bob Seger.

The Eli Young Band established itself first in Denton, grew to prominence in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, expanded into a regional act across Texas and Oklahoma and eventually extended its tentacles from coast to coast.

EYB shed the van in favor of a bus several years ago and has stepped into even larger venues, opening for the likes of Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean and the Dave Matthews Band.

And the group has reached a level where it regularly sells out 5,000-seaters on its own in the Southwest and 3,000-seaters in other areas of the nation.

Crazy Girl underscored the strength of the groups foundation when it sold 47,000 copies in its first week out. It quickly became the fastest radio hit in EYBs career and sent an undisputable signal that the group is now a coast-to-coast phenomenon.

Some of the biggest responders were way outside of Texas, Jones asserts. It seemed like everywhere were went people were really welcoming us into the doors and ready to give the single a chance.

But as strong a reception as Crazy Girl has received; its merely an introduction to an album long on ingratiating melodies, magnetic hooks and subtly provocative storylines. Even If It Breaks Your Heart kicks it off with a breezy Petty feel, and the project runs through the punchy Every Other Memory, the optimistic crunch of Recover, the introspective ballad My Old Mans Son and the gritty Skeletons.

What I like about our records is there are different kinds of songs here and there, and theres something for everybody, Young says. We dont set out to write just one kind of song.

EYB members wrote or co-wrote nine of the 14 tracks, drawing on their collective experiences as musical partners and growing individuals. They referenced their struggles as a band, the pitfalls of relationships, the complexities of family heritage and the difficulties of simply being human. Despite digging into hardship, they transmitted it with an unerring sense of optimism.

And they did it in a way that only four guys who have held together as friends and business partners through several years of difficult touring can. They were all born within a 15-month span, and thats created a shared prism through which theyre able to see the world and their music.

Life At Best has just a little bit more maturity than anything weve done before, Jones says. Were always writing about what were going through, and the type of song that appeals to us changes with our lives. Weve been growing up together and going through the same phases really since college, and you can see some of that in this record. You can see that were a little bit older than in Jet Black & Jealous.

And a little more established. Their growing TV presence, their continuing road-warrior commitment and the imminent Gold of Crazy Girl all point Life At Best in one direction: a crazy little thing called success.

Eli Young Band Videos

  • Eli Young Band - When it Rains
  • Eli Young Band - Even If It Breaks Your Heart
  • Eli Young Band - Crazy Girl (Official Version)

FAQs on booking Eli Young Band

  • How do I book Eli Young Band to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Eli Young Band for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Eli Young Band, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Eli Young Band or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Eli Young Band

    Speaking fees for Eli Young Band, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Eli Young Band are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Eli Young Band, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Eli Young Band speak about?

    Eli Young Band is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Arts & Humanities, Music.
  • Where does Eli Young Band travel from?

    Eli Young Band generally travels from Denton, TX, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Eli Young Band’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Eli Young Band for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Eli Young Band for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Eli Young Band or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Eli Young Band is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Eli Young Band for your event is available upon request. Eli Young Band generally travels from Denton, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sara Evans, Chase Rice, Chris Lane, The Band Perry and Neon Trees. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Eli Young Band for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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  • Eli Young Band - When it Rains
    Eli Young Band - Even If It Breaks Your Heart
  • Eli Young Band - Crazy Girl (Official Version)

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