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Kiff
12+ albums
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San Francisco based Kiff is a singer-song writer and pianist whose music is captivating audiences around the nation. His music is a delightful mix of pop, rock, funk and soul with radio-ripe vocals, rich harmonies, and catchy melodies. It is classic hook driven pop song writing at is best that comes alive with Kiff’s soulful voice. Critics compare Kiff to John Mayer, Michael McDonald, Jack Johnson, and Maroon 5. His first CD "Will and Surrender" was a top seller at CDbaby for months, and the single, "Wide Open" charted on Garageband's top 20, all-time, for best male vocals and best love song, out of more than 17,000 songs in Pop Rock. On his 2006 release titled “You Can't Keep It Down” Kiff is backed by studio veterans, Mark Needham (The Killers, Fleetwood Mac, Chris Isaak) and Joe Chiccarelli (Elton John, U2, Beck). Reviewers are calling the new CD a "gem," "extraordinary," and "a minor masterpiece." The soulful tune "How it Feels" was featured on the WB's primetime comedy Pepper Dennis. An electric and captivating performer, he rocks crowds in San Francisco (Independent, Slim’s, Café du Nord, Sweetwater), NY (Joe’s Pub, Makor, Bitter End) and LA (Hotel Café, Temple Bar). With “raspy smooth” vocals, evocative songs and a charismatic stage presence, Kiff headlines sold-out shows and supports acts as diverse as Gavin DeGraw, Aqualung and Maktub. Chris Gallagher, known by his nickname Kiff started playing the piano on his own as a teenager, picking out chord progressions an
