Purple Crush

{{Short description|US musical group}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Purple Crush

| image = Image_of_Purple_Crush%2C_an_America_dance_music_act%2C_2014%2C_ICONOCLASSIC_promo.jpg

| caption = Purple Crush in 2014

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| origin = Brooklyn, NY

| genre = Electropop

| years_active = 2007-present

| label =

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|purplecrush.com}}

| current_members = Isla Cheadle
Jared Selter

| Managers =

}}

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.

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.{{cite web|last=Payne|first=Chris|title=Gaga Producer Fusari Clashes With Songwriters Over Studio Work, Legal Action Coming|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465590/gaga-producer-fusari-clashes-with-songwriters-over-studio-work-legal-action|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=17 May 2014}}{{cite web|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew|title=Lady Gaga Producer Sued By Songwriters|date=21 October 2011 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-producer-sued-by-songwriters-20111021|publisher=Rollingstone.com|accessdate=17 May 2014}}{{cite web|last=Lecaro|first=Lina|title=Lady Gaga Producer Rob Fusari Involved in Lawsuit With Local Duo Purple Crush|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/10/17/lady-gaga-producer-rob-fusari-involved-in-lawsuit-with-local-duo-purple-crush|publisher=LA Weekly|accessdate=20 May 2014}}

Purple Crush also claim recording artist Mariah Carey used the hook from their 2013 song "Thirsty" for her own song of the same name.{{cite web|last=Wass|first=Mike|title=Mariah Carey's "Thirsty" Hook Was Lifted From Purple Crush? The Pop Duo Certainly Thinks So|date=15 May 2014|url=http://www.idolator.com/7518414/mariah-carey-thirsty-hook-stolen-purple-crush|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140516104309/http://www.idolator.com/7518414/mariah-carey-thirsty-hook-stolen-purple-crush|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2014|accessdate=17 May 2014}}

The self-described "hetero-married queer indie-pop duo"{{cite web|last=Brathwaite|first=Les|title=Married Queer Duo, Purple Crush, Want "No More Lies" in New Video|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2014/05/09/married-queer-duo-purple-crush-want-"no-more-lies"-new-video|publisher=Out.com|accessdate=17 May 2014}} often take a political social/ironic stance in their music and videos.{{cite web|last=Hilton|first=Perez|title=Look Who's Getting In On The Perezcious Fun! |url=http://perezhilton.com/2010-05-13-look-whos-getting-in-on-the-perezcious-fun#.U302KhZYwos|accessdate=21 May 2014}} Frontiers magazine reviewed their 2014 album Iconoclassic in its May 2014 issue.{{cite journal|last=V.|first=Paul|title=Crushing It DIY-Style|journal=Frontiers Magazine|date=May 1–14, 2014|volume=33|pages=60–61}}

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{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Tre'vell|title=Inside the underground world of ballroom at downtown L.A.'s Banjee Ball|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-ca-vogue-20150510-story.html#page=1|work=Los Angeles Times|date=8 May 2015 |accessdate=9 May 2015}} and now takes place at Los Globos in Silverlake, Los Angeles. In 2016, they released a 5-song EP and short film entitled "[https://www.vevo.com/watch/purple-crush/Vogue-Opera/USA2P1616159 Vogue Opera.]"{{cite web|last1=Nichols|first1=James Michael|title='Vogue Opera' Is A Celebration Of Art And Ballroom Culture|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/voguing-opera-queer-performers_us_56e9b550e4b0b25c918447bf|website=Huffington Post|date=20 March 2016 |accessdate=15 May 2016}} 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.{{cite web|last=Lecaro|first=Lina|title=L.A.'S Ballroom Scene Slays On HBO Max's Legendary|date=15 July 2020 |url=https://www.laweekly.com/l-a-s-ballroom-scene-rules-on-hbos-maxs-legendary/|publisher=Laweekly.com|accessdate=21 July 2020}} She also pitched the show to Scout Productions.{{cite web|last=Vargas|first=Steven|title=Beyoncé and 'Legendary': Ballroom culture went mainstream. Now it looks to preserve its roots|date=19 November 2022 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-11-19/ballroom-culture-banjee-ball-beyonce-legendary-tiktok/|publisher=Laweekly.com|accessdate=27 March 2023}} Isla and Jared were Music Directors for the show on Season 3.{{cite web|last=Kendall|first=LA|title=LA Kendall Interviews Isla Ebony From "Purple Crush" and HBO Max's Legendary About…Everything Ballroom!|date=9 June 2022 |url=https://seattlegayscene.com/2022/06/interview-isla-ebony/|publisher=seattlegayscene.com|accessdate=27 March 2023}}