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David Scott, aka The Kiffness (born in Cape Town, South Africa), is a deft and perceptive artist, record producer and songwriter.
Additionally, he is proficient on musical instruments including trumpet, piano and guitar.
He enjoys making beats with these instruments and incorporating them into his live electronic performances.
His career began in 2013 and he has been in the music industry for more than eight years now.
In 2004, he joined the KwaZulu-Natal Youth Choir, which laid the foundation for his musical career.
South African musicians
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| Name: | David Scott |
| stage name: | Keefnis |
| Date of Birth: | 1979 (45 years old) |
| place of birth: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Country of Citizenship: | South Africa |
| parents: | not applicable |
| Children: | not applicable |
| high: | not applicable |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Girlfriend • Wife: | Jute Scott |
| Profession: | Musician • Record producer |
| net worth: | $650,000 |
early life
Kiefnes has successfully hidden all information about his early life.
His parents’ contributions to his career and early childhood development are not available online.
Even his actual date of birth is unknown.
But he is presumed to have been born in 1979, which would make him 42 years old.
educate
Kifness studied at Michaelhouse School and later at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he studied medicine but was unable to complete his studies.
He then entered Rhodes University to study philosophy and music, and successfully completed his studies and graduated.
Scott abandoned his medical studies to study music and philosophy at Rhodes University, and began working as a disc jockey and member of a jazz band.
Profession
In 2013, The Kiffness released their first single, “Where are You Going”, featuring Matthew Gold. The song was a huge hit and reached the 5FM Top 40.
Kiffness likes to write satirical and humorous songs that focus on domestic political issues and government embezzlement. In 2017, he released a song called “White Privilege” and in 2018, he successfully filmed his Afrikaans song “Pragtig Meisie”.
He banned the South African Broadcasting Corporation from playing his songs again because they refused to pay him for playing his music, and he also revealed that the public broadcaster owed him R60,000.
In 2019, The Kiffness’ music career came to an end, and in 2020, he mocked the South African national anthem in his song. This mockery caused different reactions from people. Some people supported his actions, while others were unhappy with his behavior.
The mayor of Ekurhuleni claimed it was racist but they (The Kiffness and Mzwandile Masina) had a telephone discussion. He defended himself saying it was just sarcasm.
A major step forward in his music career was his collaboration with Bilal Goregan on a remix of Bilal Goregan’s song Levan Polkka. The song became a huge hit and went viral on the video-sharing platform YouTube, accumulating millions of views.
He sometimes uses his music to help and educate people. For example, in 2021, he created a song that was a parody of Miriam Makeba’s “The Click Song”. The essence of the song was to help people pronounce the names of newly renamed places.
Discography
- Baker Street
- Siren
- £1 fish
- Sugarman
- Swing a little
- Losing You
- Singing cat
- Love Game
- Love turns cold
- Too happy and no pressure
- Mussi Maiman
- Samuel Miller – Go Out
- Labadhuba
- Retro Love
- Chicken Step
- Celibacy therapy
- Soul Hunting Brigade
- Cyril Ramaphosa iPad
- Stay away from here
- Rainbow and Butterfly
Social Media
Kiffness mainly posts on social media and has a large following.
As a popular figure, he was able to add many followers to his account due to his fame through Bilal Göregen’s remix. He has over 300,000 followers on Instagram and over 30,000 followers on Twitter.
- Instagram: @thekiffness
- Twitter: @TheKiffness
Personal life
Kiffness, who is married to singer Jute Scott, wrote Irish Blessing during the 2020 lockdown.
net worth
Since 2013, David Scott (The Kiffness) has had a major financial breakthrough in his career.
This is because of his perseverance and dedication to his work. Kiffness’ net worth is estimated to be around $650,000.
