Marshall Charloff & The Purple Xperience

Marshall Charloff & Purple XPeRIeNCE is the most authentic and awe-inspiring celebration of Prince in the world. Hailing from Prince’s birthplace, Minneapolis, Minnesota and touring worldwide since 2011, the act was created by Dr. Fink and front-man Marshall Charloff. Purple XPeRIeNCE has entertained hundreds of thousands of fans and has shared the stage with The Time, Cameo, Fetty Wap, Gin Blossoms, Atlanta Rhythm Section, and Cheap Trick.

Lead singer Marshall Charloff styles the magic of Prince’s talent with his appearance, vocal imitation, and multi-instrumental capacity on guitar and piano. Marshall performs nationwide, fronting world-class symphonies in major cities across the US and Canada. Recently, he teamed up with jazzman Marcus Anderson (New Power Generation, 3rd Eye Girl sax player) in Raleigh, NC to perform with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra.

Marshall recorded with Prince on the album 94 East (Marshall plays keyboards and bass guitar; Prince is on lead vocals). Pepe Willie, who discovered Marshall, was also responsible for getting Prince’s career up and running. In 2009, Marshall teamed up with Doctor Fink and Pepe Willie to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert (the same bill included Cheap Trick, Atlanta Rhythm Section, and the Georgia Satellites).

Marshall Charloff is a producer and recording artist. He produced, wrote and recorded for the multi-platinum, Grammy-winning Commodores and for Hall of Fame inductee Little Anthony (Little Anthony and the Imperials). He was part of the 1990s production team Marshmallow Fields (with Grammy winner John Fields and Steven “Funkytown” Greenberg); their single charted on the Billboard Top 100 dance charts and remains in rotation among DJs. Marshall is an inductee in the Mid America Music Hall Of Fame as a member of the band Westside.

Marshall Charloff’s band, Purple XPeRIeNCE, includes a number of world-class players:
- Tracey Blake — 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 — Bass guitar (played with Christina Aguilera, The Backstreet Boys, 98°; also recorded with John L, Larry Blackmon of Cameo, and Spike Lee)
- Ron Caron — Drums (played with the Rembrandts, Tina and the B-sides, The Melismatics)
- Cory Eischen — Keys (played with New Power Generation, Prince’s protégé group Mazarati; Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner and Dan Wilson from Semisonic)