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"  Eleisha Eagle is what some may call an overachiever...but in a good way. As if it isn&amp;#039;t enough that she can sing with the gritty emotion of Fiona Apple and pen a pop hook with the agility of Sara Bareilles, this Louisiana bred singer-songwriter is a charity superstar as well. Eleisha Eagle in Concert is an annual show Eagle coordinates for charity. In its four years of existence, the event has raised over $90,000 dollars for nonprofit organizations which help to benefit children in her hometown of Lake Charles, LA. &amp;quot;The money has helped build classrooms,&amp;quot; says Eleisha and &amp;quot;provided necessary tools needed to teach literacy, educated the community on the importance of going green, aided the families of autistic children, and supported arts in the city.&amp;quot; Who said the entire music business was greedy? Yeah, think again. But, in the midst of all her charity work, Ms. Eleisha has also found time to nurture her passion for songwriting. &amp;quot;When I was a little girl,&amp;quot; Eleisha says, I would wake up at night with a song in my head. I remember running out to the piano, plunking out the notes that echoed in my mind. I couldn&amp;#039;t explain it then, and I can&amp;#039;t explain it now. Music just comes to me.&amp;quot; Though most of the music that comes to her goes straight on to an Eleisha Eagle album, Eleisha occasionally lends her writing skills to projects outside of her own. Recently, Eagle wrote a song specifically to accompany the score of an independent movie. But, this wasn&amp;#039;t any old score. No, in keeping with the overachiever she is (remember, in a good way!) Eleisha&amp;#039;s song accompanied a score written by John Swihart, famous for penning the music for cult favorite flicks Napoleon Dynamite and Youth in Revolt. As is the case with many Unsigned Finds, all four of Eleisha&amp;#039;s album&amp;#039;s have been self-funded and self-released (not to mention the fact that she also designs all the artwork!). But, for Eleisha this independence is essential to her integrity as an artist, and more importantly, it&amp;#039;s all part of the fun. &amp;quot;Being an independent artist is extremely difficult,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;We work harder than most. And though being signed to a major label would make life a lot easier, I&amp;#039;m not willing to compromise who I am as an artist.&amp;quot; So what&amp;#039;s next for Eleisha? With a new album planned for early 2011 rest assured that this busy bee will be on the road doing what every other independent artist does to get his or her music out there. The only difference? In Eleisha&amp;#039;s world, it&amp;#039;s all for a cause. Want to hear more? Check out Eleisha&amp;#039;s official site or YouTube channel. And, of course you can &amp;quot;like&amp;quot; her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter! Have you discovered any unsigned finds lately? Tell us about them in the comments section below! - Jenny Hally Rubenstein "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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