MS. BETH NELSON ( VOCALS/ ACOUSTIC & LEAD GUITAR, PERCUSSIONS, SONG-WRITER, POET),MR. BYRON "GROOVY" GALLE, NEW ORLEANS BASED MUSIC PRODUCER/EXECUTIVE, MR. DERRICK "D.R." RICHARDSON(VOCALS), MR. BENNY RUSSELL(DRUMS, PERCUSSIONS), MR. DAVE "DJ MASTER BLACK" THOMAS( DJ, VOCALS, SONGWRITER, PIANO),MR. ALEX "DJ SLAM" CHATMAN(SOUND ENGINEER,DJ, DRUMMER)
Influences
PRINCE, MINNEAPOLIS SOUND, B.B. KING(BLUES), ROCK, DANCE/ELECTRONICA MUSIC, MADONNA, R & B, ALTERNATIVE ROCK, HIP-HOP/RAP
Sounds Like
PRINCE (AND HIS DIFFERENT BANDS), BRAND NEW HEAVIES, LINKIN PARK
ORIGINALLY FORMED IN FALL OF 1985 WITH ME & MY FORMER CLASSMATE, MS. MARY MCCOLLUM. OTHER CLASSMATES "DARED" ME 2 PERFORM IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL'S TALENT SHOWCASE...I LOVE THE GAME OF "TRUTH OR DARE" THEN...AND , IT'S STILL FUN & INTERESTING 2 ME. I ACCEPTED THE "DARE"...MARY WAS STANDING CLOSE TO ME AND HEARD THE "DARE" & YELLED...." I'LL PERFORM WITH U...WE REHEARSED AS A GROUP/BAND, BECAUSE OTHERS WANTED 2 PARTICIPATE. BUT, WHEN IT CAME 2 SHOW TIME ... IT WAS ME & MARY LIPSYNCHING 2 PRINCE -PRODUCED/SHEILA E.'s "SISTER FATE". WOW, DID WE HAVE FUN...ALMOST GOT DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE IF REVEALIMG CLOTHING.
SO, MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS LATER ..."PURPLE BIZARRE" IS STILL IN EXISTENCE( I COMBINED THE "SONG TITLES" -"LOVE BIZARRE" & "PURPLE RAIN"!!! "PURPLE BIZARRE LOVEFEST" IS MORE THAN A (MUSICAL-PERFORMANCE) BAND/GROUP....IT'S A LIFESTYLE...AN IMPORTANT SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES "BEAUTIFUL ART!!!!
MY VOCAL ABILITIES ARE A PART OF MY SELF-EXPRESSION & ANOTHER OUTLET 2 PROMOTE THE WORDS THAT I WRITE & MELODIC SOUNDS THAT ARE CREATED FROM VISIONS.
I CAN ONLY SPEAK 4 MYSELF , BUT MY FELLOW COLLABORATORS R CREATIVE ARTISTS, PERFORMERS & MUSICIANS THAT WILL MELLOW YOUR MIND, MELT YOUR WORLD & MAKE U JAM!!!!!!
"PURPLE BIZARRE LOVEFEST" IS A JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI EXPERIENCE W/ MUCH LOVE 4
OTHER CITIES SUCH AS DALLAS, TEXAS , MINNEAPOLIS, MINNEASOTA, NEW ORLEANS, LA
& THE LOVE GOES ON & ON.
FUSION ALTERNATIVE ROCK W/MIXTURES OF R & B , DANCE/ELECTRONICA , BLUES, REGGAE , HIP-HOP/RAP SOUNDS!!!!!!
I'LL(WE'LL) SHARE MORE WITH U SOON!!!!!
right on right on. yea i make my rounds every now and then to see whats goin on in the rest of the country.. its been almost a year now since i went anywhere.. i think im about due! haha. whatchadewin?
My dear wonderful friend PURPLEBIZARRELOVEFEST The change of the seasons shows us also we in this change integrated with are connected all this strength and energy is also in us we must only recognise it and properly lead with it itself the life, our life properly develops in all his facets I wish you affectionate time this year 2009 In Love your friend Sheela
TO THE MEMORY A Revolution «power to the people» Victory over the unjudicial system A long fight against the suppression Nelson Mandela his life was an inspiration, in South Africa and all over the world for everybody is suppressed and robbed, for everybody against the suppression and disadvantage Much Love Sheela
My dear wonderful friend LOVEFEST I wish you a time full consciousness Self-determination to give the luck without taking to enrich the joy, the joy, the life with joy Much Love your friend Sheela
