23 December 2020:

Huge thanks to the wonderful team at Kickstart ArtsYour tireless work and incredible support for artists is vital during these challenging times – and very much appreciated.

 

The enormously generous gift of a Masterclass subscription will be put to very good use. Thank you again Jami Bladel, Richard Bladel and Stephen McEntee.

 

 

 

16 December 2020:

Album artwork complete and masters sent for manufacture!

 

A huge thanks to the incredibly talented (and patient) graphic artist Damien Sutton for his immense and invaluable input.

 

Here’s the disc design…

 

 

16 November 2020:

Some new promo photos – in preparation for the album release!

 

24 October 2020:

Album Mastered by the amazing (and Grammy Award winning) Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Recording, NYC

Go and check out his massively impressive achievements… oh, and here he is with Sting!
———->

 

3 October 2020:

Check out some of the fantastic photos of our Kickstart Arts gig by Craig Opie here…

 

 

20 September 2020:

What a fantastic gig last night at Kickstart Arts. Great crowd, great crew – great everything. Video soon.

 

 

11 September 2020:

Produced the sound for this video which is included in the Screendance collection at the Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne.

 

Thanks to the creative vision of Lizzie Johnstone.

 

3 September 2020:

Interrupting an exploration into the origins of broccoli … with a rehearsal – for our gig at Kickstart Arts on Saturday, September 19, 2020.

 

6:30PM – 7:30PM AEST.

 

 

2 July 2020:

A GIG!!!
Massive thanks to Kickstart Arts for re-scheduling our gig.


Saturday, September 19, 2020.


6:30PM – 7:30PM AEST.



20 June 2020:

 

BIG thanks to Lizzie Johnstone for the great new graphic…

 

16 June 2020:

 

YES!!!
A (post COVID?) gig offer…


Details soon…

4 June 2020:

 

Lots of work going on in the background during the lockdown.  Including some mixing… check it out!

What’s He Doing Here? 
is the first song from the musical ‘Another Her’.

4 April 2020:

Before we went into ‘lockdown’ we were in the middle of recording some more tracks.

 
 
Here’s a snippet of a funky little number called ‘Pills and Wine’. 

We hope you enjoy it.

20 March 2020:

Unfortunately yet understandably the Kickstart Arts gig has been postponed until a time after COVID-19.

Other, alternative opportunities may arise in the meantime and we’ll keep you posted on developments.
 
And check out another new pic —————–>

12 March 2020:

In defiance of these dark times, it is with great excitement we welcome Belle Richardson to The DK Effect. Belle has a truly beautiful voice with an amazing musicality, and the chemistry between Crystal, Ruby and Belle is breathtaking.

Belle’s first gig with us will be at Kickstart Arts on March 28th.
 
And check out the new pic —————–>

7 March 2020:

We’re playing at Kickstart Arts – Music Garden on March 28th, 7.15 – 9pm.

Come and enjoy this amazing venue and some soulful, funky gospel-infused RnB. 

18 February 2020:

Here’s a video from our gig at the MAC (Moonah Arts Centre).

We hope you enjoy this little bit of funky, soulful, gospel-infused RnB  —————–>


Thanks to Lizzie Johnstone for the brilliant artwork

 

12 February 2020:

We had a brilliant time at the MAC (Moonah Arts Centre) – what a great venue and what a great gig!

Huge thanks to Matthew, Jason and Tony for the gig, sound and vision.

A video will be available shortly…

 

 

Moonah Arts Centre – February 2020. Photo Andrew Fargher.

07 February 2020:

“One of Tassie’s hottest bands – a super A-List set of musicians”

Ryk Goddard – ABC Radio Hobart

 

Thanks to Ryk Goddard and Jane Braslin from ABC Radio Hobart for the great interview and for playing ‘Moving Time’.

 

 

01 February 2020:

Another gig at another fabulous venue coming up …

February 7th at the amazing Moonah Arts Centre. 6PM – 8PM.

$10 entry.

Come and hear some of this deep funk…

Should be a great night!!

 

 

23 January 2020:

WOW – what a gig at MONA.

Fabulous venue and fabulous people.

A huge thanks to Emily-Rose Wills for the invitation to play, Martin Blackwell and Will Todd for the great organisation and hospitality, and to Colin for the brilliant sound.

We can’t wait to get back there!!

 

 

16 January 2020:

We’ve been asked to do another great gig ….
March 28, 2020 at Kickstart Arts Centre, North Hobart. Come along and support this amazing venue.

 

04 January 2020:

Spent a great day with these legends filming a video for the single. 


Massive thanks to the inspiring, talented, creative and professional – Isabella Von Lichten, Sarah Badcock, Bryony Geeves and Jeff Michel.

 

02 January 2020:

First gig of 2020 and it should be a doozie…

Very happy to have been invited to play at MONA – (Museum of Old and New Art) as part of their 42 Day Music Marathon.