Eli Menezes

Eli Menezes is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer based out of NYC and Austin.

His talent began at the early age of 12 while playing guitar, bass and keyboards in church and local bands in Rio de Janeiro.

Since moving to NYC in the Spring of 2000 he’s been to over 50 countries and has worked with a diverse spectrum of artists and musicians from every style such as: Lauryn Hill, Richard Bona, Rita Ora, Faith Evans, Common, Ashanti, Estelle, Thalia, Fred Hammond and David Bisbal among many others. 

Eli currently lives in Austin, TX and is deeply involved in the Austin recording and live music scene where he often plays with Austin based artists such as David Grissom, Andrea Magee, JoJames, The Kill Tony Band, Gina Chavez and also FORQ from Snarky Puppy’s ground up music label.