Dave van Vuuren (born 30 June 1990)[1][2] is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist from Westville near Durban.
In a move to try and shake the Idols image, and as a rebellious act against his label, David and his band Free the Animals went on live national television before Khaya Mthethwa was announced the winner of the new season and performed an original, Progressive Rock song called "Feels Like the Ocean" which spanned 6 minutes.
The video of the performance was completely removed off the internet the next day by M-Net, but over 3 million people saw it that night on live TV.
They have played at some of Southern Africa's most prestigious festivals including Oppikoppi, Rocking The Daisies, Up The Creek, and STRAB.
Southern Wild is now signed to Bellville Records, a famous studio run and owned by South African musician Theo Crous of Springbok Nude Girls and Kobus!.