Formed in 1996, Purple Haze has been singin', dancin' and lovin' for TWENTY EIGHT YEARS!

Completely run by students, we rehearse several times a week and put on a killer show every quarter. In the fall, we invite other groups from nearby colleges to perform in our Best of the Midwest concert. In the winter and spring, a theme of our choosing is the backdrop for a fun night of music and laughs. Aside from campus shows, Purple Haze performs throughout the Chicagoland area. From performances at weddings and other universities to public schools and elderly homes, we’ve seen it all!

Purple Haze has released nine studio albums, two singles, and one EP available for streaming and download on iTunes and Spotify. We are currently in the process of recording our tenth studio album, set for release next year! Our covers of "Bass Song" and “Pretty Hurts” were selected for the 2022 and 2017 track lists of Voices Only, an annual compilation album comprised of songs from collegiate groups around the world. A cappella podcast Mouth Off called us "the best you're going to hear out of the whole Midwestern United States" and "the group that everyone wants to party with!"

Each year, Purple Haze goes on tour! On these trips, alternating between domestic and international locations, we hold a cappella workshops, perform locally, and immerse ourselves in our destination. Past domestic tours include Fort Lauderdale, Washington D.C., Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Abroad, Purple Haze has traveled to Peru, Canada, The Netherlands, Cuba, Ireland, and more! For this 2023/2024 school year, we jet-setted to Costa Rica.

We compete biennially in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), most recently winning a 2023 Best Soloist Award for Purple Haze Alto Sophia Talwalkar (‘24) and a 2023 Best Choreography Award for Purple Haze Alto Freedom Gobel (‘23) and Baritone Matthew Millin (‘24)! We also received the 2020 Best Soloist Award for Purple Haze Alto Emily Pate-Somé (‘22). Purple Haze progressed to the Great Lakes region semifinals this past year, and has competed several times at ICCA Finals in New York City!

But most importantly, Purple Haze is a group of friends (we call it a PHamily) who love to sing together!