April 18, 2015 at 40 East Grill in Statesboro, GA.

Celebrating the genius of Prince with a full night of music, videos, a live performance, themed drink specials, decorations and a few other purple surprises.

Wearing purple gets you a complimentary beer and discounts all night!

Hosted by 25 Shades of Purple and DJ Benobi

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Press Release:

Savannah promoter brings Prince passion to Statesboro
Ben Umbreit’s latest Prince Party aims to paint Statesboro purple

STATESBORO—April 18, 2015: Get ready, Statesboro—Prince is coming. Well … sort of.

Savannah-based DJ/impresario Ben Umbreit is bringing the latest installment of his Prince Party to 40 East Grill in downtown Statesboro Saturday, April 18 at 9:30 p.m.

What is a Prince Party? According to Umbreit, it’s “an all-encompassing purple extravaganza. It’s not just a DJ—it’s an event featuring a full night of DJs spinning all things Prince, including hits, lost tracks, music from his many protégés, purple drink specials and tons of surprises.”

The first beer is on the house for anyone wearing purple. Past Prince parties have featured a fully operational pancake bar, performances from local talent, including a Prince impersonator and much, much more.

The Statesboro Prince Party will also feature prizes for most enthusiastic partygoers (costumes encouraged!).

Umbreit will pull material from his collection of more than 2,100 Prince and Prince-related tracks, and 2 Terabytes of video.

Umbreit, a Savannah resident for the past five years, considers himself among the world’s most fervent Prince fans. It all started in 1993, when his mother signed up for the BMG music club. “I accidentally opened the $50 dollar 3-CD hits/b-sides collection and my mother yelled at me and made me pay for it,” he says. “The collection sat on my dresser for weeks before I decided to finally give it a chance. The first song was Prince’s ‘Controversy,’ I became instantly fascinated by what I was hearing.”

Umbreit grew more passionate when he went to the music store and realized that Prince had the biggest section in the place. He decided to collect everything Prince had ever released.

Fast-forward to today, where Umbreit is hosting his Prince parties throughout the Southeast.

“On the surface,” Umbreit says, “Prince parties are fun because we’re celebrating one of the greatest, most fascinating and prolific artists in the history of music. There’s also a culture that surrounds Prince that is so rich in its uniqueness and fun. He’s also very associated with the 80s, which is a very beloved decade. The event also ends up being sort of a tribute to that era. Prince also has an extremely diverse fan base, and the party can be a fun gathering of people from all backgrounds.”