MEET CLIFTUN

The eccentric Los Angeles based recording artist, world builder and avant-garde story teller hell bent on causing riots in your mind. Alternative Press magazine called him a “genre bending multi-hyphenate” It’s because Cliftun can’t be boxed in and neither can his larger than life music. He perfectly blends alternative angst with hard hitting pop anthems brilliantly laced with the craziest rhymes and anthemic festival ready melodies.

His "left handed middle child music" is a mix of genres, mainly composed of alt pop and indie rock with heavy influences of punk and rap music. He uses his unique brand of guttural songwriting to paint cinema-like pictures focusing on personal reflection, social commentary, pop culture and past relationships. “I see genres as different emotions, so I make music based on however I’m feeling”

He got the internet and record labels buzzing after posting a snippet of his breakout hit “LANA” went viral on Tik Tok. The indie pop banger about falling for a Lana Del Rey fan landed Cliftun on over thousands of fan made playlists and his first editorial features on Apple Music with the New Alternative and Breaking Hard Rock playlists. This catchy tune along with his eclectic fashion and mega star personality has garnered him a cult-like following online.

His rapidly growing fan base has exploded even more with the release of the “THE INEVITABLE” as it climbed into the Top 40 of the US iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Charts. Wonderland Magazine wrote “he exhibits his unparalleled showmanship, effortlessly floating across the rhythm with sharp, infectious lyricism, rapidly ascending the ranks of the alternative hip-hop scene, renowned for his magnetic stage presence and infectious punk rock energy.”

The self proclaimed "cult leader" is a left of center visionary and sees his life as “one big performance art piece, like an A24 movie” that he gets to soundtrack. Cliftun often directs music videos for himself and creative directs for fellow artists who admire his unique eye. Perfect Magazine named him “one of the most influential creatives in Los Angeles right now”  His own artistic influences include Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Kurt Cobain, Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, NERD, Frank Ocean, Edgar Allan Poe, Basquiat, and Prince.

Cliftun is an undeniable talent whose fire burns brightest when he’s on stage tearing it apart. He pulls you into his world with his killer charisma, song by song, lyric by lyric, quote by quote. “If you don’t like the world you live in, create your own.” he says. A Cliftun show is in fact an other worldly experience and is a not to be missed event that sticks to audiences long after it’s over. A true showman.