King Farook are a critically acclaimed, award-winning band based in Sydney who've been selling out shows and blowing away festival stages and awards ceremonies across Australia. Reviewed by Drum Media as “the tightest band in Sydney”, and featured on the cover of the Sydney Morning Herald Metro Magazine as the “Next Big Things”, they're set to continue in the tradition of musical exports that Australia has proudly given the world.

Stylistic boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred in today's musical melting pot, and King Farook are at the vanguard as they pioneer a genre all their own. With an appeal that cuts across styles as diverse as Funk, Rock, Hip-hop, Soul, Jazz, RnB, Latin and even Metal, they have a fan base just as varied. Their unique sound, intense energy and masterful delivery will captivate you no matter where your tastes lie.

History

Indeed, it was that spectacular live energy that drove their success from early on. Forming in 2006, crowds soon flocked to their shows as the word-of-mouth buzz grew. Within that year they won the Epic Sydney Performer's Challenge, and went on to release their self-funded and self-produced debut album Land of the Horny, launched at Sydney's Annandale Hotel the night before New Years Eve (a notoriously difficult date for promoters), to a sell-out crowd.

Kicking off 2007 with a slam-dunk New Years Eve performance at Peats Ridge Festival, it became clear that their massive sound demanded an equally big stage. They've since headlined at a range of festivals including Dreamfest Newtown, Surry Hills Festival, Feelgood Festival and Glebe Street Fair, as well as show-stopping performances at the Rhino Urban Music Awards and MusicOz Awards. All up, they tallied a total of 75 shows throughout the year with highlights including:

Line-up Changes, 2008 and a New EP

As well as the four current members - Antonio "Schiffy Chippz" Chiappetta, Anuj "Noogie" Nair, Jonathan "JayCee" Corea and Mori Suckau - the original lineup also had guitarist Bret Hunt. Sadly, Bret Hunt decided to leave the band in February 2007 and so Mori shifted from the bass over to the guitar and new member Dauno Martinez was brought in on the bass. While the new line-up worked and toured successfully for a year, Dauno's commitments to his family's band Martinez made scheduling conflicts inevitable.

So it was with some trepidation that King Farook decided to shift from a five to a four-piece arrangement. It certainly created a daunting challenge, as they needed to come up with creative ways of ensuring their signature epic sound wasn't undermined by having one less performer on-stage. through JayCee's, keyboard and vocal talents and Schiffy's simultaneous drumming and rapping – so Mori continued the theme and made use of some clever technology to combine the bass and guitar roles into a unique hybrid of both.

Once the line-up woes were finally set aside, the band discovered that they could produce new material with the kind of ease they hadn't felt since Land of the Horny was written. With a new release long overdue, and a freshly invigorated 4-piece band, they set out to write a 4-track EP of brand new songs. The 4-Piece Feed EP is the long-awaited result, set to launch in May 2008 with subsequent touring over the course of the year.

The Future

Already plans are in motion to collaborate with award-winning producers and record a second full-length album in the United States. The music of King Farook needs to be heard by new audiences, and with any luck the boys from Sydney will take to the world stage with the same proven success they've demonstrated at home.