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Nicholas John "Nic" Cester (born 6 July 1979) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman in rock band Jet.〔MacKenzie〕〔Spencer et al., (2007) (Cester, Nick ) entry. Retrieved 3 February 2010.〕 Cester is also a founder of the Australian supergroup The Wrights. Jet's track "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", written by Cester and bandmate Cameron Muncey, has won APRA Awards for 'Most Performed Australian Work Overseas' in 2006 and 2007. ==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 John, his Australian father with Italian parents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jet Interview, Part One, Will and Lehmo )〕 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 The Beatles as his greatest musical influence. The rock band, Jet, was initially formed in 1996 by Cester and Cameron Muncey while at High 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 Chris (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 Powderfinger & Missy Higgins 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 Wings' "Maybe I'm Amazed". On 22 January 2010, he covered the AC/DC song "Back in Black" with British Rock Group Muse at the Big Day Out. On 8 June he sang it with Muse again at San Siro gig, in Milan. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nic Cester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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