ELI BOLIN is an Emmy and Drama Desk nominated songwriter for theater and television. Eli co-wrote the songs for the Netflix special JOHN MULANEY AND THE SACK LUNCH BUNCH with Mulaney & Marika Sawyer as well as DOCUMENTARY NOW’s ‘Original Cast Album: Co-op’ with Mulaney & Seth Meyers. The latter’s song ‘Holiday Party (I Did A Little Cocaine Tonight)’ was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics.

Other TV credits include NINE PERFECT STRANGERS, SESAME STREET, ANIMANIACS, DIFFICULT PEOPLE and the theme song for CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG. For theater, Eli wrote music & lyrics for FOUND and composed the scores for VOLLEYGIRLS, SKIPPYJON JONES (Lucille Lortel nom.) and its sequel SNOW WHAT and contributed to Rachel Bloom’s DEATH, LET ME DO MY SHOW, for which he received a Drama Desk nomination.

He co-wrote and produced the new STORY PIRATES single “Llama’s Big Day” (featuring Miguel Cervantes) with Mike Pettry, with whom he co-hosts the video game/songwriting podcast BIT PARADE and wrote the musical THE LAST SONG OF EDDIE SCOURGE.

UPCOMING: The new musicals HOW TO WRITE DIRTY BOOKS FOR FUN AND PROFIT with writer Rachel Shukert, VANISHING NEW YORK with David Kamp & Fred Armisen, TRUE CRIME FRANKENSTEIN with Matt Cox and the London premiere of FOUND in 2025.

Eli is the founding music director of STORY PIRATES and is represented by Max Grossman at UTA. @elibolin