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Biography

Nicholas John Cester was born on 6 July 1979, and grew up in Melbourne. He is the oldest of four brothers, born to a Scottish mother and an Australian father of Italian descent, John. His paternal grandparents immigrated from the provinces of

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. His uncle Eugene Cester (aka Eugene De La Hot Croix Bun), is a founder of satirical rock band TISM. Cester attended St Bedes Boys College in Mentone, Victoria, and sees

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as his greatest musical influence. Cester and Cameron Muncey formed a band in 1996 during secondary school. Cester decided to learn how to play guitar after watching his uncle play " Blackbird". Jet has a line-up of Cester (vocals, guitar), his brother

(drums, percussion, vocals), Muncey (lead guitar, vocals), and Mark Wilson (bass, piano, vocals). When Jet first began performing in clubs, Cester was working in a local factory as a forklift operator. Jet played multiple shows and residencies at The Duke of Windsor Hotel in Chapel Street, Windsor. Dave Powell of Majorbox Music saw them play one night and decided to manage the group. The band was signed to the Elektra record label after their debut single, "Take It Or Leave It", became a hit. Cester is also a founder of the supergroup The Wrights. On 31 October 2007, Cester performed alongside

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in Concert for a Cure (for women with breast cancer). In February 2009, Cester performed at the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of Melbourne's Myer Music Bowl with a cover version of

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's " Maybe I'm Amazed". On 22 January 2010, he covered the

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song " Back in Black" with British rock group

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. On 8 June he sang it with Muse again at San Siro gig, in

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. Cester, with Davey Lane and Kram have provided a single, "Tomorrow", for the Australian feature film '' Tomorrow, When the War Began''. Cester appears in Kram's "Silk Suits" music video as a tennis umpire alongside Australian Tennis Player Alicia Molik. In November 2017, he released his first solo album ''Sugar Rush''. Since 2017, he is one of the lead vocalists of The Jaded Hearts Club. In 2020, he released two singles with them and on 2 October 2020, they released their album, ''You've Always Been Here.''

Personal life

He speaks fluent Italian. Cester tours with Jet for most of the year, but when not travelling he shares his time between homes in Melbourne and Como, Italy. In August 2004, his father, John, died of cancer. Cester wrote the song "Shine On" for his younger brothers and cousins as a tribute. In late October 2006, Cester was diagnosed with vocal nodules. Jet rescheduled several European dates, allowing him time to recover. He married longtime girlfriend, Pia McGeoch. They welcomed a girl in early 2018.

Instruments and equipment

Electric guitars

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* Gibson SG *

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Duo-Jet.

Acoustic guitars

* Gibson SJ-200 Modern Classic * Cole Clark FL-3

Amplifiers/Heads

* Hiwatt Amp Head * Hiwatt Quad Box *

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Quad Box * Orange Amp Head * Vox AC30 Heritage Head * Vox V212 Heritage Cabinet

APRA Awards

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Charitable work

Cester is a supporter of The Fred Hollows Foundation, founded by eye surgeon Fred Hollows. In 2008, Cester's band Jet released a video clip paying tribute to Hollows.

References

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External links

JET official site JET archived official siteJET official MySpace site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cester, Nic 1979 births Living people APRA Award winners Australian people of Scottish descent Australian rock guitarists Australian rock singers Australian singers of Italian descent Jet (band) members Musicians from Melbourne Australian rhythm guitarists The Wrights (Australian band) members 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian guitarists 21st-century Australian male singers Australian male guitarists People from Dingley Village, Victoria People educated at St Bede's College (Mentone)