Jet

Jet was an Australian rock band that consisted of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively. The group has sold 6.5 million records worldwide and the band has released three studio albums, two extended plays, one compilation album, two video albums and fifteen singles.

In 2002, the band released the Dirty Sweet EP, which included the single, "Take It or Leave It".

Their debut album, Get Born, was releasd in 2003. Their singles "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" and "Rollover D.J." were voted number one and number nineteen respectively on the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" appeared on the soundtracks for the video games Madden NFL 2004, Guitar Hero: On Tour and Rock Band, on Strictly Come Dancing and the 2006 animated film Flushed Away, and the 2008 film What Happens in Vegas. It was also part of two major worldwide advertising campaigns for Apple's iPod and iMac and for Vodafone. "Rollover DJ" features on the soundtrack to PlayStation 2 game Gran Turismo 4.

In early 2004, Jet teamed up with The Vines and The Living End on "the Aussie invasion" tour of US cities. "Hold On", was featured on the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack and "Cold Hard Bitch" was used for Season 4 premiere to the television show Alias. "

Jet received nominations for the annual Radio Music Awards, including 'Artist of the Year: Rock Radio', 'Artist of the Year: Rock Alternative Radio', and 'Song of the Year: Rock Radio'. They received a nomination at the 32nd Annual American Music Awards as 'Favorite Artist - Alternative Music', as well as three nominations for the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. Jet performed "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" live at the ceremony and picked up the award for Best Rock Video, dedicating the award to Chris and Nic's late father John Cester.

The band was nominated in seven categories at the 2004 ARIA Music Awards, receiving nominations in a stunning seven categories; 'Album of the Year', 'Single of the Year', 'Best Group', 'Best Rock Album', 'Breakthrough Artist - Album', 'Breakthrough Artist - Single', and 'Highest Selling Album'. They won six awards out of the seven nominations.

The debut single from the band's second album Shine On, "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is", was released in August 2006. The album was released in the fall of 2006. It debuted at No. 3 on the Australian charts. The album also spawned an EP, the Shine On EP released December 2006. "Shine On", was released in March 2007 and is a tribute to Nic and Chris Cester's father, who died from cancer in 2004.

The band's third album, Shaka Rock was released in August 2009 and features the songs, "She's a Genius", "Killed in Action" and "Black Hearts (On Fire)". She's a Genius was certified Gold by the Australian Record Industry Association.

Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey are currently vacating the band, forming a hiatus, whilst Wilson and Chris Cester have formed a 'doom-disco' band named the DAMNDOGS, who released their debut EP "Strange Behaviour" in August 2011 via iTunes.

In March 2012, Jet announced their 'discontinuation as a group,' via the band's website and Facebook: