Eli James is an American fashion designer and founder of the lifestyle clothing brand GhostCircus Apparel. Previously, he was 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. James also performs as a solo artist as The eli james Experience! and with fellow drummer Elias Andra in their joint project E.L.I.