Marco Parisi plays Prince's 'Purple Rain' on the Seaboard RISE at NAMM 2017

Marco Parisi enthralls the audience at NAMM 2017 with this amazing performance of the late Prince's classic "Purple Rain".

Marco built the whole track from scratch by looping and layering each part using his Seaboard RISE and a BOSS RC-505.

#roli #seaboard #prince

[wyntonmclaren]

2023, and this performance is still as beautiful as it is astonishing. Superb.

[Joe-ijof]

This guy is single-handedly responsible for like 20% of sales... and roli KNOWS it

[modelcitizen]

The only one who truly understands how fucking awesome this is is the guy in the background with the afro. He gets it.

[giobikefans]

I never thought I’d be emotionally moved by a squishy piano but here I am

[IslandOfPanau]

I think I've listened to this song over 50 times over the years, no exaggeration. I always come back to it when I need to recenter. Thank you Marco!

[mashedtilts]

Hands down the best rendition of this song played on a single instrument ever, fight me…

[zehzahl]

I don't care what anybody says...Purple Rain has to be one of the best songs ever written. There's so much freaking power and emotion in that song, if it's done right, it's unspeakable. Gotta admit, brought them tears a little...

[johncourtright]

The various loops and times are as follows:
2:58 Loop 1 - Guitar
3:47 Loop 2 - Piano
4:35 Loop 3 - Synth
5:23 Loop 4 - Bass
6:11 Loop 5 - Drums
7:15 Solo Guitar
A masterful tribute Marco. R.I.P. Prince.

[devers]

I always felt the underlying chord progression was the best part of the song. Prince’s version was a perfect classic pop/rock song and lives forever in that universe. But this arrangement highlights the inner beauty that was always there, and makes it into a classic itself. Two legends here - one who wrote it, and one who gave it a separate life. I am so grateful to have found this.

[michaelgooding]

Anybody else get chills when the bass comes in?

[Cristofre]

I've been playing guitar for 30 years and if I wasn't looking, I couldn't tell this wasn't played on a guitar. Closest to the real thing I've ever heard.

[doctordave]

Cool hair. He's like the Kenny G of the squishy-piano.

[HotelEdenMusic]

When a product demo goes into your music playlist.

[wandamanning]

It's June 2022 and this is absolutely the best rendition I've ever heard. And I've listened to Prince since 1978. Absolutely beautiful 💜💜💜💜

[juevel]

It's January 2020, I am still yet to find a better cover...

Did absolute justice to the legendary Prince!

[SCshadowfox]

Not going to lie it sounded so damn good I cried a little. Prince was a large inspiration and to see this hardware and an amazingly talented musician behind it play it so damn well just brought tears of joy to my eyes!

[ArendtMusic]

As a guitarist... HE'S TAKIN' EOUR JERRRRBS!!!

[tgriffin]

Damn. He really honored Prince with this one. I almost cried...

[Bullrunnerrr]

Its been 6 years and Gerald from Hey Arnold in the crowd still sets the mood.

[makobeatzhaiti]

I can't get this guitar Solo outta my mind that's so incredible. O.M.G🎸🎹❤❤❤❤❤