Piet van Wyk de Vries is an independent South African songwriter born
in Pretoria in 1972.Piet van Wyk de Vries was born in Pretoria, South
Africa on 7 May 1972. He grew up in Johannesburg and Pretoria. He
attended School in Meyerspark and Silverton. He did his national
service in the South African Police as a member of ''Eenheid 19(Unit
19), from 1991 to 1994. He has done some freelance work in the
security sector after that. He was also Director of Security at Wierda
Glen Estate during 2010/11.He started in the music industry by
fronting the band "Flying Circus", but soon changed directions by
focusing more on music production and studio design. This culminated
in 2000 when he designed and built what was at the time the largest
digital studio in Africa for Sting Music in Johannesburg. He used this
Pro Tools based studio to produce the first Afrikaans album by the
artist Dozi (Hendrik Opperman), entitled "Op Aanvraag", which has
since become one of the most successful albums of that genre of all
time. This album also launched the career of songwriter Stef Kruger.
in Pretoria in 1972.Piet van Wyk de Vries was born in Pretoria, South
Africa on 7 May 1972. He grew up in Johannesburg and Pretoria. He
attended School in Meyerspark and Silverton. He did his national
service in the South African Police as a member of ''Eenheid 19(Unit
19), from 1991 to 1994. He has done some freelance work in the
security sector after that. He was also Director of Security at Wierda
Glen Estate during 2010/11.He started in the music industry by
fronting the band "Flying Circus", but soon changed directions by
focusing more on music production and studio design. This culminated
in 2000 when he designed and built what was at the time the largest
digital studio in Africa for Sting Music in Johannesburg. He used this
Pro Tools based studio to produce the first Afrikaans album by the
artist Dozi (Hendrik Opperman), entitled "Op Aanvraag", which has
since become one of the most successful albums of that genre of all
time. This album also launched the career of songwriter Stef Kruger.
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