ST12 is an Indonesian band formed in
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
,
West Java
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in 20 January 2004. The group was formed by
Ilham Febry a.k.a. Pepep (drummer), Dedy Sudrajat alias Pepeng (guitarist), Charly van Houten a.k.a. Charly (vocalist), and Iman Rush (guitarist). ST12 name stands for ''Jl. Stasiun Timur No. 12'', which was the band's headquarters. As of 2010, ST12 had produced 5 albums.
History
ST12 was officially formed on January 20, 2004, although its members had long been in the music world. Earlier, they were not known to each other. They often met in the rental studio on Jl. Stasiun Timur No. 12, near
Bandung railway station. The band was named by Pepep's father, Helmi Aziz. Charly liked jazz, Pepep liked jazz and rock, while Pepeng grew up with rock music. After failing to get a recording contract, ST12 went indie (independent). Their debut album ''Jalan Terbaik'' was released in 2006. Unfortunately, during the promotional tour in
Semarang
Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...
, Iman Rush died after a
brain hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as cerebral bleed, intraparenchymal bleed, and hemorrhagic stroke, or haemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain, into its ventricles, or into both. It is one kind of bleed ...
in October 2005.
The success of their debut album ST12 caught the attention of
Trinity Optima Production. ST12 also released a second album ''
P.U.S.P.A''(2008) in tribute to Iman Rush.
ST12 Rilis Album Untuk Iman Rush
diakses 26 Agustus 2008
In 2012, Indonesian division of Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...
has reformed ST12 by joining the two new members, Rido Tuah and Koko, as Charly and Pepeng's replacement. In 2014, Dimas Moersas has joined the group as Rido Tuah and Koko's replacement.
Discography
As distributed by Trinity Optima Production
* '' Jalan Terbaik'' (2006)
* '' P.U.S.P.A'' (2008)
* '' P.U.S.P.A Repackage'' (2009)
* '' Pangeran Cinta'' (2010)
As distributed by Universal Music Indonesia
* '' Lentera Hati'' (2013)
* '' Terjemahan Hati'' (2014)
References
External links
The Official Website of ST12
Blog STSETIA
Ulasan ST12
ST12 profile on kapanlagi.com
Indonesian melayu music groups
Indonesian pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2004
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