1200 Techniques

Brothers DJ Peril (Jason Foretti) and Kemstar (Simon Foretti) were involved in Australian hip hop, since the early 1980s as pre-teens. 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. 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. 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. In April 2002, the band released the single "Karma", the lead single from their debut studio album Choose One. "Karma" became a crossover success. Also in 2002, the band won Best Debut Artist and Best Hip Hop Act at the Dance Music Awards. After a successful fundraising campaign on PledgeMusic, the band released Time Has Come in January 2015. ==Band members==

• Jason Mark Foretti DJ Peril: Founder, producer, turntablist, percussionist • N'Fa Deynde Jo Jo Forster-Jones Nfamas: vocals • Kabba Adewale Verne Forster-Jones MC Kabba: vocals (rapping) • Simon Chris Foretti 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. Nfamas released a solo album, as N'fa, called Cause An Effect in 2006. 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)". ==Discography==

Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Singles ==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. ==References==