- Prime Circle
Infobox musical artist
Name = Prime Circle
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Origin =Mpumalanga ,South Africa
Genre = Rock, Alternative
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Label =David Gresham Records ,EMI Music South Africa
URL = [http://www.primecircle.co.za/ "www.primecircle.co.za"]
Current_members =Ross Learmonth Gerhard Venter Dirk Bisschoff Marco Gomes |Prime Circle is a rock band from
South Africa [The Official Prime Circle Web Site [http://www.primecircle.co.za/primecircle_biography.html] . Retrieved on2008-08-12 ] [Khan, Atiyyah. [http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=415&fArticleId=4457956 "The inner circle"] , "Tonight ",2008-06-17 . Retrieved on2008-08-12 .] and is currently based inWitbank ,Mpumalanga . The band was formed in December 2001 and were signed toThe David Gresham Record Company . They have been signed toEMI Music South Africa since the early part of 2008. Their first album, "Hello Crazy World", sold over 45 000 units and their 2nd album "Live this Life" sold 20 000 units, making them the biggest selling South African rock act of 2003/2004/2005. Their second album, "Live This Life", released October 2005 has also proved popular under the local public. In July 2006, a DVD entitled "Living in a Crazy World" was released, which featured hits from both albums performed live at The Function Room in Johannesburg.They are best known for the songs "Hello", "Same Goes For You", "Let Me Go", and "Live This Life"; Maybe Wrong; My Inspiration; As Long as I'm Here; Miracle all of which have topped local charts. Some of their hits can also be found on several local compilations including
5FM ’s "Playlisted 2" and94.7 Highveld Stereo ’s "HomeBrew ".Prime Circle has played at most major local concerts and have opened for the US based band Live on the South Africa leg of their "Birds Of Pray" world tour. In 2005, the band performed at the
Nelson Mandela 's46664 concert. In Early 2006, they played alongsideMetallica and other bands such asCollective Soul ,Simple Plan andSeether at the Coca-Cola Colab events inPretoria ,Durban andCape Town .Band members
* Ross Learmonth -
vocals ,rhythm guitar , primarysongwriter
* Gerhard Venter -drum s, backing vocals, supporting songwriter
* Marco Gomes - bass, supporting songwriter
* Dirk Bisschoff - lead guitar, supporting songwriter
* Neil Breytenbach -keyboards , supporting songwriterDiscography
tudio Albums & Compilations
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Hello Crazy World 2003
#Live This Life 2005
#The Best of Prime Circle 2007
#All Or Nothing 2008Live Albums, EP's and DVD's
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Living In A Crazy World 2006See also
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List of South African musicians Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.primecircle.co.za Official Website]
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