Jon "Papa Jon" Kuppinger- Guitar/Vocals ____ Laura Kuppinger- Vocals ____ David "Doc" Robinson- Vocals/ Band Mngr____ Leah Tysse- Vocals ____ Vince Lars- Alto /Tenor saxes ____ Jeff Lewis- Trumpet____
Ron "Snackalicious" Smith - Drums/Perc ____ Christian Boyd- Keyboards ____
Darryl Anders- Bass/Vocals
Influences
DFC
70s Disco/Dance
Best Of My Love - Emotions
Boogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
Brick House - Commodores
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Funky Stuff - Kool & The Gang
Get Down Tonight - KC & Sunshine
Good Times - Chic
Hollywood Swingin - Kool & the Gang
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
Le Freak (Awww Freak Out) - Chic
Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
That's The Way - KC & Sunshine Band
To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
90s-Now Dance
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Get This Party Started - Pink
Gold Digger - Kanye West
Hey Ya - Outkast
Holla Back Girl - Gwen Stefani
Hot In Here - Nelly
I Don't Know Why- Norah Jones
I Like the Way You Move - Outkast
In Da Club - 50 Cent
Let's Get It Started - BlackEyed Peas
Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Everybody Dance Now - C&C Music
This Is How We Do It - Montel Jordan
Yeah - Usher
Instrumental Dinner Jazz
All Blues
Autumn Leaves
Footprints
Song For My Father
That's The Way Love Goes
Song List
80s Dance
1999 - Prince
Bad Mamma Jamma - Carl Carlton
Billie Jean - Micheal Jackson
Burn Rubber - Gap Band
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Give It To Me - Rick James
Groove Is In The Heart - D-Lite
Holiday - Madonna
Kiss - Prince
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
Take The Time - SOS Band
When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson
You Dropped a Bomb On Me - Gap Band
2Legit2Quit - MC Hammer
Rock Songs
Anyway You Want It - Journey
Back In Black - AC/DC
Hella Good - No Doubt
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
This Love - Maroon 5
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Motown/Oldies
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Gotta Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Ballads/Standards
All Of Me - Standard
At Last - Etta James
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Easy - Commodores
I Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Maputo - Marcus Miller
Me, Myself, & I - Beyonce Knowles
What You Won't Do - Bobby Caldwell
Sounds Like
Feel Good, High Energy. Party Music. DFC will take you on a musical journey thru the best times of your life and you'll never leave the dance floor. From Classic Motown, Funk, R&B , Disco, Rockin thru the 80's and all the way up to todays hottest hits. When you need mellow jazz standards with or without vocals DFC will deliver with style.
The DFC Story
Double Funk Crunch was formed back in 1997 by co-band leaders Jon and Laura Kuppinger. The group was started as a wild & crazy costumed club band that played exclusively disco and funk from the 70s. The band became quite popular and successfully rode that rhinestoned wave into the new millennium, bell-bottoms and all.
The new Millineum brought a higher level of success for DFC as they began to perform regularly at many private events, weddings and corporate parties in addition to their club appearances. DFCs popularity as well as their fan base grew and they became known as a high energy, fun party band that focused on 70s & 80s dance music. They eventually added the talents of vocalist and entertainer David "Doc" Robinson to lead the band on stage. Doc brought with him a broader scope of music and new level of professionalism that gained them success in not only the private sectors, but got them noticed in the casino and county fair circuit, resulting in playing almost every county fair in Northern CA (including the CA State Fair) as well as most of the casinos from Reno to Tahoe to Las Vegas.
Fast forward to 2005. Seeking a new opportunity to climb even higher, DFC adapts and matures again and diversifies further musically adding latin, hip-hop, R&B and rock to their well known staple of 70s & 80s dance music.
But they didnt do it alone. In 2005 DFC enlisted the aid of Paul Orella to take over the booking and assisting in the business management of the band. DFC gained a new vision with the addition of a new musical director, bassist/producer/songwriter and recording artist Darryl Anders (Bonnie Hayes, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Tower of Power). Darryl brought with him the experience and talents of Vince Lars and Jeff Lewis to create a powerful and dynamic horn section. Keyboardist Christian Boyd adds all the right seasonings to the Double Funk Crunch Party Flavor. The rock steady pulse and groovalicious feel of Ron SnackJackson Smith on the drums keeps the dance floor packed. Topping it all off with the soul stirring blues and r&b influenced vocals of Leah Tysse.
DFC enters 2006 with their eyes and hearts wide open on a new mission to bring quality, high-energy entertainment and a positive musical experience to everyone that hears them.
