The Divys, named after the late great Divine of early John Waters films,
formed in April 2005 when guitarist KLiffee Ritz met singer William Rule
through a local Philadelphia newspaper.
In just over two years, The Divys have racked up some pretty impressive milestones:
Their single, 'Get Up! Give Up! Move On!' appears in the dance video game,
Dance Dance Revolution: Universe 2 for XBox and in Arcades worldwide as of December 2007.
http://xbox360.gamezone.com/news/10_25_07_08_04AM.htm
In September 2006, "Freddie Are You Single" took the Best Electronic Song Award in
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, www.jlsc.com/winners/2006a/winners.php
and in November 2006 they won "Best Electronic Song"
in the Song of the Year Contest which sponsors VH1's Save The Music, along with
an Honorable Mention from The Billboard Song Contest.
They wrote and perform the theme-song to local Philadelphia talk show,
In Bed With Butch, which appears on Channel 54, DUTV.org more than 5 times a week in the Philadelphia region. www.dutv.org/InBedWithButch
2 songs, 'Mirror Queen' & 'Disco Life' have appeared in the Canadian reality show,
Chris And John To The Rescue. www.chrisandjohnonline.com/newsite/mediasounds.html
Their song, 'Disco Life', also appears in the South African TV pilot, JBay. www.jbay-series.com
They wrote and perform the outro theme-song to 'The Giant Show' on Atlanta, Georgia FM Radio. Giant Brian has been a regular side-kick of The John DeBella Show on WMGK-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until getting his own show. www.giantbrian.com/
The Divys' debut CD, This Is What You Get, was self-released in August 2006. The cd can be purchased from
www.cdbaby.com/cd/divys or you can download each song from www.thedivys.com/debutsongs.cfm
They released their second CD, 'Sophomore', and also their 5-song dance CD, 'Dance To This, Bitch!' digitally on iTunes and here: www.thedivys.com/newsongs.cfm
They have already begun writing & recording their 3rd cd.
