Jet consists of Cameron Muncey (guitar, vocals), Chris Cester (drums), Mark Wilson (bass), Nic Cester (guitar).
Jet is a Rock band from Melbourne, Australia, whose debut album Get Born, released in 2003, has so far sold over a million copies throughout the world. The band draws its influences from groups such as The Beatles, The Kinks, AC/DC, Oasis and The Rolling Stones.
Brothers Nic and Chris Cester grew up in Melbourne listening to classic rock from the 1960s and 1970s such as The Who, The Easybeats, The Faces and notably The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. They decided to form a band with Cameron Muncey and Mark Wilson. The band took their name from a song from frazzled post-Beatles Paul McCartney's 1973 Band on the Run album. They started to play gigs around Melbourne. "Radio Song," from their album Get Born, was written about the troubles that the band had getting recognition during this time period.
In 2002, the band pressed the Dirty Sweet EP drawing its name from the T.Rex song "Get It On (Bang A Gong)". While the band only pressed 1,000 copies, there was such a demand that they pressed 1,000 more. The timing of this record coincided with the breakthrough of The Vines, meaning that international interest in Australian rock bands was high. The NME obtained a copy of the single from the Dirty Sweet EP "Take It Or Leave It" and praised it. Elektra Records offered the band a contract and re-released the Dirty Sweet EP in 2003.
Jet entered the Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles with Dave Sardy to produce their debut album Get Born. Sardy had previously produced records for Marilyn Manson and The Dandy Warhols. The album derived its name from a line in the Bob Dylan song " Subterranean Homesick Blues" from Bringing It All Back Home. Halfway through recording, the band received a call from The Rolling Stones offering them a support slot on the Australian leg of their 2003 tour.