The Purple Ones treat the music and patented vibe of Prince’s legacy with the utmost respect. The musical dexterity of TPO's 10-12 pieces on stage-delivers its own spin on Prince’s music live onstage, as this funk machine, dance party has to be experienced to be believed!
Travel/ lodging/backline requirements for gigs outside of The Bay Area CA will need to be negotiated.
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Write a reviewPrice range: $5000-$30000
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 150 minutes
Insurance: $1,000,000 - Day Insurance
What you see in the promo videos is exactly what you get, a monstrous musical tribute to Prince that keeps guests partying all night.
Since 2012, Oakland California’s The Purple Ones treat the music and patented vibe of Prince’s legacy with the utmost respect. The musical dexterity of The Purple Ones – with 10-12 pieces on stage (including a 3-4 piece horn section and 3 vocalists that trade off lead vocals) – delivers their own spin on Prince’s (and other Prince related artists such as The Revolution, The New Power Generation, Sheila E., Morris Day & The Time and the general Minneapolis Sound) live onstage, as this funk machine, dance party has to be experienced to be believed!
The Purple Ones is a group of world-class musicians that carries out the Purple Legacy of the MUSIC. TPO brings the energy to the audience with the electricity Prince brought on his iconic live shows, something that no other Prince tribute out there can do. No karaoke studio arrangements here! TPO is NOT a typical tribute band. There is no impersonator or look- a-like, nor do they dress up in goofy costumes or wigs.
The Purple Ones has been packing venues, fairs, festivals and concert series up and down California, night after night, by speaking Prince’s musical language. energy, rhythm, creativity and of course…a serious dose of unadulterated funk. The Purple Ones tap into that soulful artistry like none other.
The Purple Ones is a labor of love that was born in 2012 when Bay Area based bandleader and founder, Morty Okin (“The New Morty Show”, co-founder of the Michael Jackson tribute “Foreverland” and Neil Diamond tribute “Super Diamond”,) decided to focus all of his energy on building the greatest Prince homage on the planet.
The Purple Ones have been packing concert venues since their inception, growing a fan base over the years that includes long time Prince devotees and newbies that are just discovering the icon. Levi Seacer (Prince’s The New Power Generation) played with TPO for almost 8 years, Brown Mark and Matt “Doctor” Fink from The Revolution have performed with TPO onstage and is not uncommon for the band to be joined on stage by “Honorary Purple Ones” like celebrity “Super Fan,” comedienne Margaret Cho and members of the artist’s extended musical family, including renowned percussionist (and brother of Sheila E,) Juan Escovedo who toured the world with Prince in the 80’s, as well as Sheila E’s longtime saxophonist Eddie M
TPO Input List:
01 - K
02 - Sn
03 - H
04 - Tl
05 - T2
06 - T3
07 - OH
08 - drum sampler (DI)
09 - Bass DI
10 - Bass mic
11 - Keys L (DI)
12 - Keys R (DI)
13 - GTR
14 - GTR
15 - Sax
16 - Bone
17 - Tpet
18 - Tpet (Morty will bring D2)
19 - Morty Vox
20 - Vox
21 - Vox
22 - Vox
23 - Vox
24 - Drum Sampler 2 (DI)
25 - Extra input for drum trigger
26 - Extra Floor Tom
27 - DJ Left ( either XLR or 1 /4")
28 - DJ Left ( either XLR or 1 /4")
29 - Extra Sax Mic
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Songlist:
1999
17 DAYS
ADORE
A LOVE BIZARRE
AMERICA
BABY I’M A STAR
BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER
COMPUTER BLUE
CONTROVERSY
CREAM
DARLING NIKKI
DELIRIOUS
DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
DIRTY MIND
DMSR
EROTIC CITY
EXTRALOVEABLE RELOADED
FURY
GETT OFF
GIRLS & BOYS
HEAD
I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN I FEEL FOR YOU
IT’S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT
I WANNA BE UR LOVER
I WOULD DIE 4U
HOUSEQUAKE
JUNGLE LOVE
KISS
LADY CAB DRIVER
LETS GO CRAZY
LETS WORK
LITTLE RED CORVETTE
MUSICOLOGY
MY LOVE IS FOREVER
NASTY GIRL
NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU
PURPLE RAIN
RASBPERRY BERET
SARAH
SEXY MF
SHH
SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES
SLOW LOVE
SOFT & WET
STARFISH AND COFFEE
TAKE ME WITH YOU
THE BEAUTIFUL ONES
THE BIRD
THE GLAMOROUS LIFE
U GOT THE LOOK
UPTOWN
WHEN DOVES CRY
More songs being added all the time!
Prince, New Power Generation, The Revolution, Sheila E, The Minneapolis Sound, FUNK
TBD
Stage Plot is in the "Photo Gallery"
Prince Tribute
