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= Elli Cunningham =

Elliana "Elli" Anastasio Cunningham (born March 21, 1998 ) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist for the rock band Karmic Frequencies, which she founded in 2014 in high school. Elli has been attributed to writing over 150 Karmic Frequencies songs, 126 of them as solo credit, in addition to 42 credits attributed to the band as a whole.

Biography
Cunningham was born in Ontario, Canada, and moved to Seattle, Washington, when she was three. Her father, Paul Grisman Cunningham, is a radio host for 97.8 WRC, a rock-centered radio station that airs throughout Washington. Her mother, Barbra Cunningham, is a poet who has published two poetry collections, releasing a weekly poem on her blog. She grew up with her older brother, Vince, who has been credited as teaching her how to play guitar.

Cunningham attended West Seattle High School. While attending, she met original Karmic Frequencies bandmates Troy Billings, Lisa Marx, and Jonah Gordon, all local musicians, none of which who attended West Seattle High School. On September 8, 2014, the group played their first gig in the West Seattle High gymnasium during a school dance. The setlist consisted of cover songs, including "Fell in Love with a Girl" and "Good Times Bad Times", along with one original, that being "Character Zero". The band was very primitive at the time and used hockey sticks as mic stands. After performing one set, Kanye West's Late Registration album was put on by a student to drown out the band. The band would not return to play but were still paid for the performance.

While at West Seattle High School, Cunningham composed the album Spaghettification as her senior project. These songs would become mainstays of the Karmic Frequencies catalog. She graduated from West Seattle High School in 2016.

Shortly after graduating high school, Cunningham and the rest of Karmic Frequencies moved to Los Angeles, California, sharing an apartment together before eventually splitting off to their own homes.

Karmic Frequencies
Cunningham is a founding member of the rock band Karmic Frequencies, serving as the lead singer, guitarist, and pianist since their inception. Karmic Frequencies is noted for their musical improvisation, extended jams, exploration of a broad range of genres, and original live performances. Formed at West Seattle High School in 2014, the band includes guitarist and vocalist Troy Billings; bassist and vocalist Lisa Marx; percussionist, vacuum player, and vocalist Jonah Gordon. Karmic Frequencies has been touring around the United States and Canada regularly since 2016. They released their first studio album Round Room on April 5, 2018, releasing three live albums and a demo tape beforehand.

Media appearances
On November 19, 2017, Cunningham was interviewed on The Grateful Dead Channel, a Sirius XM Radio focusing on the rock band The Grateful Dead, performing several songs by herself along with one song played alongside fellow bandmate Lisa Marx, playing the acoustic bass.

Throughout January 2018, Adult Swim aired several commercials for shows airing on the network with music by Karmic Frequencies.

Personal life
In 2016, Cunningham met her current girlfriend, Marley Kennedy, who live together with their dog, Strawberry, in Los Angeles, California.

Cunningham has been slowly releasing information on her Twitter account about a possible recording studio being built on her property, along with information on an eventual second studio album.

Cunningham is a very outspoken activist for LGBTQ+ rights, she frequently attends local gay pride parades and celebrations, along with voicing her opinions on the matter often on her Twitter account.