The Purple Experience – May 1

MCCC presents

The Purple Experience

Starring Marshall Charloff

May 1

7pm

Tickets: $39.10 – $81.50

In Partnership with River Radio

Marshall Charloff & Purple xPeRIeNCE is the most celebrated tribute to Prince in the world.

The group was co-founded by Marshall and Matt “Doctor” Fink (keyboardist from Prince & The

Revolution) in 2011, an era where Prince closely monitored the use of his art. Their vision was

to deliver Prince’s music on the highest level, played live and untracked by skilled musicians,

while paying respectful visual homage through costuming and likeness.

Immediately met with success and adoration from discerning Prince devotees, the band has

now been touring for over a decade, nationwide and internationally, and has performed for over

500,000 fans. In 2019, they were officially licensed by the Prince Estate, and in 2021, Marshall

Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE were selected by the US Department of State to be featured

in the USA Pavilion of the World Expo in Dubai.

Minneapolis-native Marshall was raised in the epicenter of 1980’s music production, and cut his

musical teeth working with Superproducers John Fields and Steven “Funkytown” Greenberg. At

age 19, Marshall, like Prince, was discovered and signed by producer Pepe Willie. Marshall is

featured on 94 East albums with Prince, where he plays guitar and Prince is on vocals.

A multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer in his own right, Marshall has written for,

produced, and recorded for the multi-Platinum and Grammy award-winning Commodores and

for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Little Anthony & The Imperials. Marshall’s second original album,

“Unperfect” achieved the distinction of “Top 100 Albums of 2020” on global smooth jazz charts.

Marshall has also played keys for the Atlanta Rhythm Section, and has played bass guitar with

Bobby “Z”, Matt “Dr. Fink”, and Andre Cymone (all Prince alumni players).

In addition to his work with The Purple xPeRIeNCE, Marshall has had the honor of fronting 25 of

the finest symphonies in North America, performing the music of Prince to great acclaim. He has

been the feature of two full-length PBS Broadcasts; fronting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra,

and fronting The Purple xPeRIeNCE in the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison,

Colorado.

Marshall completed a Las Vegas residency, where he headlined starring in “Purple Piano: The

World’s Only One-Man Tribute to Prince”–a highly-engaging show in the style of Prince’s final

tour, “Piano and a Microphone”. This production continues to tour nationwide, interspersed with

full band performances.

In all of his avenues of honoring Prince, Marshall’s vocals are uncannily accurate, his guitar and

piano skills are masterful, and his endearing stage presence is irresistible in its paradox of

finesse and reverence.

Marshall Charloff’s all-star band, Purple Xperience, hosts a number of world-class players,

including Tracey Blake on lead guitar (played with New Power generation, Sons of Almighty

featuring members of NPG, Tracey Blake Project, Westside: inducted in the Midwest hall of

fame), Ron Long on bass guitar (played with Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, 98°,

also

recorded with John L., Larry Blackman of Cameo, and Spike Lee), Ron Caron on drums (played

with the Rembrandts, Tina and the B sides, The Melismatics). Cory Eischen on keys (played

with New Power Generation, Prince’s protégé group: Mazarati, Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner and

Dan Wilson from Semisonic).