1200 Techniques

Australian hip hop group November 2019 July 2011 1200 Techniques Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hip hop funk 1997–2005 2014–current Rubber/Sony * DJ Peril Nfamas (N'Fa Forster-Jones) Kemstar 1200 Techniques are an Australian hip hop group formed in 1997 in Melbourne, Australia, consisting of DJ Peril (Jason Foretti) as producer, percussionist, DJ; N'fa Forster-Jones as lead vocalist (under the name Nfamas) and Kemstar (DJ Peril's brother, Simon Foretti) as lead guitarist. Whilst primarily being in the genre of hip hop, they drew influences from other genres including rock, funk, soul, electro, drum and bass, electro jazz and breakbeat.1200 Techniques Biography http://www.take40.com/artists/143/1200-techniques/bio Take40.com 25 April 2013 30 June 2013 https://archive.today/20130630094802/http://www.take40.com/artists/143/1200-techniques/bio dead They released their debut studio album, Choose One, in March 2002. AllMusic's Jody Macgregor wrote, "Although Australia had an underground hip-hop scene starting in the late '80s, it wasn't until 2001 that it began to be recognized by the mainstream of Australian music. 1200 Techniques were an important part of that moment, with charting singles, appearances on TV shows like John Safran's Music Jamboree, and a sound that contained an eclectic blend of rock, dance, and funk influences to win over those Australians unconvinced their country had a place as a producer of quality hip-hop music." https://www.allmusic.com/artist/1200-techniques-mn0000639572 1200 Techniques Biography & History Mcgregor Jody AllMusic 29 September 2020 The group disbanded in 2005 and reformed in 2014. History Brothers DJ Peril (Jason Foretti) and Kemstar (Simon Foretti) were involved in Australian hip hop, since the early 1980s as pre-teens. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171538/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/1200-techniques-sticks-to-its-game-plan-producing-raucous-hiphop-tracks-20150119-12rk9v.html https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/1200-techniques-sticks-to-its-game-plan-producing-raucous-hiphop-tracks-20150119-12rk9v.html 1200 Techniques Sticks to Its Game Plan, Producing Raucous Hip-hop Tracks Drever Andrew The Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 2017 22 January 2015 29 September 2020 live subscription https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120319215300/http://www.howlspace.com.au/en4/1200techniques/1200techniques.htm http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/1200techniques/1200techniques.htm 1200 Techniques Nimmervoll Ed Ed Nimmervoll Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing 19 March 2012 29 September 2020 medic DJ Peril started with the Island Boys, one of Melbourne's first ever hip hop crews and he was the DJ in a number of different bands: Big Pacific, Rollercoaster, Dub and Reggae, and Blow Sound Unit.DJ Peril w/ Suburban Intellect http://imcmusic.net/artists/dj-peril-w-suburban-intellect/ International Music Concepts 25 April 2013 Peril formed 1200 Techniques in 1997, as producer, percussionist and DJ, with the English-born brothers Nfamas (N'fa) on lead vocals and Kabba Foster-Jones on vocals. The Foster-Jones brothers had moved from London to Perth in 1983, they were both in a hip-hop crew, Deadly Fresh, during the mid-1990s before relocating to Melbourne. When DJ Peril saw the duo working with another band, he approached them, "I thought they were wasting their talent." The group's name references, "the Technics 1200 turntable the name also represents the multi-direction attitude of the group's music." Kemstar joined soon after, Kabba then returned to London in 1999. Kabba's vocals can still, however, be heard on some of the group's early tracks, "Don't Stop".1200 Techniques http://imcmusic.net/artists/1200-techniques/ International Music Concepts 25 April 2013 1200 Techniques continued with the three remaining core members, recruiting a drummer for live shows. In 2001, 1200 Techniques were signed to an independent label called Rubber Records and they released their debut Extended Play titled Infinite Style. The lead single from the EP "Hard as Hell" was released and had a low budget video clip which saw the song receive national recognition on Triple J.1200 Techniques http://www.waterfrontrecords.com/artist/12501 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054049/http://www.waterfrontrecords.com/artist/12501 usurped 4 March 2016 Waterfront Records 25 April 2013https://www.facebook.com/1200TECHNIQUES/about 1200 Techniques about Facebook 11 February 2020 In April 2002, the band released the single "Karma", the lead single from their debut studio album Choose One. "Karma" became a crossover success. Choose One was released in June and peaked at number 20 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, the group were nominated for five awards, with "Karma" winning Best Independent Release and Best Video.2002 ARIA Award Winners http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2002 ARIA Awards website Australian Recording Industry Association 25 April 2013 11 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211125021/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2002 dead Also in 2002, the band won Best Debut Artist and Best Hip Hop Act at the Dance Music Awards. The group supported Linkin Park on their 2002 Australian tour that year and headlined their own tour with support by American rapper Princess Superstar. Their second album Consistency Theory was released in January 2004, and peaked at No. 38 on the ARIA album chart. Three singles were released from the album and all appeared on the ARIA singles chart. Following the album's release, the group appeared at the Big Day Out festival in early 2004. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the lead single "Eye of the Storm" was nominated for two awards. The group went on hiatus in 2005 to allow the individual members to pursue solo work. In October 2014, the group reformed and announced the release of a new extended play.http://allaussiehiphop.com/2014/10/28/1200-techniques-announce-pledgemusic-campaign-and-new-ep-time-has-come/ 1200 Techniques Announce PledgeMusic Campaign And New EP Time Has Come All Aussie Hip Hop 28 October 2014 11 February 2020 After a successful fundraising campaign on PledgeMusic, the band released Time Has Come in January 2015.https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/entertainment/article/return-1200-techniques The Return of 1200 Techniques Sean A'Hearn Broadsheet 28 September 2025 28 January 2025 Band members Jason Mark Foretti APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Hard as Hell' https://www.apraamcos.com.au/works-search?works=true&title=Hard%20as%20Hell&writer=&performer=1200%20Techniques 28 January 2025 p.k.a. performer known as DJ Peril: Founder, producer, turntablist, percussionist N'Fa Deynde Jo Jo Forster-Jones p.k.a. performer known as Nfamas: vocals Kabba Adewale Verne Forster-Jones p.k.a. performer known as MC Kabba: vocals (rapping) (1997–1999) Simon Chris Foretti p.k.a. performer known as Kemstar: guitar Solo careers DJ Peril released a solo album, King of the Beats in 2006, which includes the singles "It's About to Blow" and "Rock Ya Baby". the latter featuring singer Rahsaan Patterson.July 2013 Nfamas released a solo album, as N'fa, called Cause An Effect in 2006.http://www.inthemix.com.au/music/27725/Nfa_Cause_An_Effect inthemix Album Review: N'fa: Cause An Effect 2006 11 February 2020 Both of the album's video clips were directed by his friend, actor Heath Ledger. Kemstar played guitar with his band Quarter 2 Nine circa 1990 as well with the Australian supergroup The Jack (with members of You Am I, Grinspoon, The Living End, Spiderbait, and Sender) for the 2004 Thunderstruck film soundtrack, performing on the songs "Crash & Burn" and "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)".July 2013 Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions AUShttps://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=1200+Techniques&cat=a ARIA Charts 1200 Techniques 11 February 2020 Choose One Released: March 2002 Label: Rubber Records (RUB137) Formats: CD 20 Consistency Theory Released: January 2003 Label: Rubber Records (RUB159) Formats: CD, 2xLP, CD+DVD 38 Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Album details 1200 Techniques Released: August 2006 Label: Tronador Music (TMSS36-2) Formats: CD Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title EP details Infinite Styles Released: 2001 Label: Rubber (RUB131) Formats: CD, LP Time Has Come Released: February 2015 Label: Rubber (RUB289) Formats: CD, download, streaming Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUSPeak chart positions for singles on the ARIA Charts: For all except noted: https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=1200+Techniques Discography 1200 Techniques australian-charts.com 23 October 2022 "Eye of the Storm" http://www.aria.com.au/Issue701.pdf https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue701.pdf dead 2003-08-06 The ARIA Report 701 28 July 2003 11 February 2020medic "Fork in the Road" http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE755.pdf https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE755.pdf dead 2004-10-19 The ARIA Report 755 16 August 2004 11 February 2020medic "Hard as Hell" 2001 — Infinite Styles "Karma (What Goes Around)" 2002 36 Choose One "Eye of the Storm" 2003 84 Consistency Theory "Where Ur At" 35 "Fork in the Road" 2004 55 "Time Has Come"https://soundcloud.com/rubberrecords/1200-techniques-time-has-come 1200 Techniques - Time Has Come by Rubber Records - Free Listening on SoundCloud First single from the forthcoming Time Has Come EP 2015 — Time Has Come "Flow Is Trouble" (featuring Ghostface Killah)https://music.apple.com/au/album/flow-is-trouble-feat-ghostface-killah-single/1041905261 Flow Is Trouble (single) Apple Music 2 October 2015 11 February 2020 — Awards ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. 1200 Techniques have won two awards from eight nominations. |- | rowspan="5"| 2002 | Choose One | Breakthrough Artist - Album | |- | rowspan="3"| "Karma" | Breakthrough Artist - Single | |- | Best Dance Release | |- | Best Independent Release | |- | Michael Gracey and Babyfoot Productions for "Karma" | Best Video | |- | rowspan="2"| 2003 | rowspan="2"| "Eye of the Storm" | Best Dance Release | |- | Best Independent Release | |- | 2004 | Consistency Theory | Best Urban Album | |- References Category:Australian hip-hop groups Category:ARIA Award winners