Eli Manos

Elias Manos (b. 1995) is a composer, pianist and filmmaker based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Born in New York City and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he got his bachelor's degree in Music Composition with a focus in piano from Cleveland State University, where he has played piano for many of the university’s ensembles including the Cleveland State University Symphony Orchestra, the CSU Wind Ensemble, CSU University Chorus and much more. Outside of the university, he continued work as a collaborative pianist for numerous ensembles and choirs in Cleveland including the Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus, the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Singers Club of Cleveland Male Chorus. He had also served as the principal keyboardist for the Singing Angels Children's Choir, with whom he toured with to many notable venues including the White House and the United Nations Headquarters in both New York City and Geneva, Switzerland. In November of 2022, Eli moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he now serves as the staff pianist for Spelman College, and as a collaborative pianist for the Trey Clegg Singers choir, the Atlanta Music Project and the Atlanta Young Singers children's choir.

As a composer, Eli regularly writes music for independent films, many of which have been accepted into the Oscar-Qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival. Working professionally in the industry since 2016, he has since scored over 100 short films and over 5 feature films. He has also received multiple accolades for his scores, including Best Original Score at Short Sweet Film Fest, the FunMill Film Festival, and both the Cleveland 48 Hour Film Festival and the Atlanta 48 Hour Film Festival. In addition to composing music, he began his film directing career in 2020. Two of his own short films have been officially selected to premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival, and he has also won Best Film at both the Cleveland 48 Hour Film Festival and the Atlanta 48 Hour Film Festival.

Eli Manos’s debut piano instrumental EP, “Fairport Harbor”, is currently available on streaming services including Spotify and YouTube Music. He is currently in production of his debut full-length orchestral album “Cuyahoga Valley”, which will be released in the spring. Many of the films he has scored are currently available to watch on streaming services, including the feature horror film “Beneath the Light” by John Baumgartner, which is available to rent/buy on Amazon, YouTube, Apple Music and more, and the feature comedy film “After Life Crisis” by Matthew Eli Judd on Tubi. Eli’s film production company, Shifty House Productions, also has a YouTube channel where all of his directed short films can be watched.