Bultfontein is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa with a population of about 1,000 people and a Phahameng township population of approx 40 000. Bultfontein was established in 1874 on one side of the huge farm Kameeldoorns (Camel Thorns), with another town Hoopstad on the other side. The Earliest township was called Marantha, and because of apartheid it was moved to a distant location and was called Phahameng. The Phahameng was established in the early 70's, and now it has grown to other zones such as; Naledi, Eyo Park, Phase 2, Kgotha, Phola Park, Cross Roads, Mzimhlophe, Kopperasi, Vuka Uzenzele, Magakajane, and Dislepse, Pao,Maoba Park. Bultfontein is situated 80 km from Welkom and 100 km from the capital city of Free State called Bloemfontein. It has the largest silos in southern Africa.

Piet van Wyk de Vries is an independent South African song writer and performer, 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 Force as a member of "Eenheid 19" (Unit 19), from 1991 to 1994.

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, 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.

Before the Dozi album he arranged, wrote and produced music and live items for many South African artists in the English and Black markets, including PJ Powers, Lebo Mathosa and Billy Forrest. He also co-engineered a private recording for Eddy Grant, who recorded a birthday song in South Africa for his wife.