Purple Crush

Purple Crush is an American dance music act consisting of married couple Isla Cheadle and Jared Selter. They met at The California Institute of the Arts, where they studied dance and music, respectively. Purple Crush was formed in Brooklyn, NY, where they also started their record label, Crushed Records. Purple Crush is known both for their choreographed live show as well as their pop songwriting and music production.

Purple Crush
Purple Crush in 2014
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, NY
Genres	Electropop
Years active	2007-present
Members	Isla Cheadle Jared Selter
Website	purplecrush.com

Crushed Records has released numerous LPs, EPs, and remix compilations featuring artists such as Spank Rock, Le1f, Raja, Jimmy Edgar, AC Slater and others.

Purple Crush has produced remixes for Interscope recording artists Natalia Kills, Far East Movement, and Midnight Red. In 2014, they were involved in a lawsuit over music they produced for Lady Gaga's Born This Way.^[1][2][3]

Purple Crush also claim recording artist Mariah Carey used the hook from their 2013 song "Thirsty" for her own song of the same name.^[4]

The self-described "hetero-married queer indie-pop duo"^[5] often take a political social/ironic stance in their music and videos.^[6] Frontiers magazine reviewed their 2014 album Iconoclassic in its May 2014 issue.^[7]

Purple Crush is also the founder and host of a Vogue mini-ball party called Banjee Ball which started monthly at the Downtown Los Angeles Standard Hotel^[8] and now takes place at Los Globos in Silverlake, Los Angeles. In 2016, they released a 5-song EP and short film entitled "Vogue Opera."^[9] featuring legendary members of East and Westcoast Ball culture.

Isla Cheadle appeared on the HBO Max original show Legendary as Isla Ebony, mother of the House of Ebony.^[10] She also pitched the show to Scout Productions.^[11] Isla and Jared were Music Directors for the show on Season 3.^[12]

Discography

• L.C.D. (2007)
• Welcome 2 Emo Club (2007)
• Shopping on the Dancefloor Remix (2008)
• Blog Party (2008)
• Busy Boys Remix EP (2009)
• Get Digital featuring LE1F Remix EP (2009)
• Welcome 2 The Underground (2011)
• ICONOCLASSIC (2014)
• Vogue Opera (2016)
• Ballroom Baby (2021)

References

1. Payne, Chris. "Gaga Producer Fusari Clashes With Songwriters Over Studio Work, Legal Action Coming". Billboard.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
2. Perpetua, Matthew (21 October 2011). "Lady Gaga Producer Sued By Songwriters". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
3. Lecaro, Lina. "Lady Gaga Producer Rob Fusari Involved in Lawsuit With Local Duo Purple Crush". LA Weekly. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
4. Wass, Mike (15 May 2014). "Mariah Carey's "Thirsty" Hook Was Lifted From Purple Crush? The Pop Duo Certainly Thinks So". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
5. Brathwaite, Les. "no-more-lies"-new-video "Married Queer Duo, Purple Crush, Want "No More Lies" in New Video". Out.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
6. Hilton, Perez. "Look Who's Getting In On The Perezcious Fun!". Retrieved 21 May 2014.
7. V., Paul (May 1–14, 2014). "Crushing It DIY-Style". Frontiers Magazine. 33: 60–61.
8. Anderson, Tre'vell (8 May 2015). "Inside the underground world of ballroom at downtown L.A.'s Banjee Ball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
9. Nichols, James Michael (20 March 2016). "'Vogue Opera' Is A Celebration Of Art And Ballroom Culture". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
10. Lecaro, Lina (15 July 2020). "L.A.'S Ballroom Scene Slays On HBO Max's Legendary". Laweekly.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
11. Vargas, Steven (19 November 2022). "Beyoncé and 'Legendary': Ballroom culture went mainstream. Now it looks to preserve its roots". Laweekly.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
12. Kendall, LA (9 June 2022). "LA Kendall Interviews Isla Ebony From "Purple Crush" and HBO Max's Legendary About…Everything Ballroom!". seattlegayscene.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.