Mt Eden (band)

Mt Eden
Also known as	Mt. Eden Dubstep
Origin	Auckland, New Zealand
Genres	Dubstep, EDM, electro house, drumstep, chillstep, progressive house
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Ultra Music
Website	http://www.mtedenofficial.com/
Members	Jesse Cooper Harley Rayner

Mt Eden (also known as Mt. Eden and formerly Mt Eden Dubstep) are a dubstep and EDM production duo from New Zealand, composed of Jesse Cooper and Harley Rayner. Mt Eden's most well-known songs are their original "Sierra Leone" (a remix of Freshlyground's "I'd Like"), and their respective remixes of Delerium's "Silence" as well as Lisa Miskovsky's "Still Alive".

Mt Eden started gaining popularity when their remix of Freshlyground's "I'd Like", titled "Sierra Leone", went viral on YouTube in 2009. They currently have 100 million combined video views and over 237 thousand subscribers on their YouTube channel, as well as more than 325,047 "likes" on their Facebook page. Mt Eden is currently signed with Ultra Music for a multi-album record deal.

Jesse Cooper started making mixtapes under the moniker "Jay Fresh" on the weekends. In the beginning Cooper mostly made hip hop mixes with his friends, one of which was Harley Rayner. In 2008, Cooper decided to make dubstep music after he heard Electronic musicians Benga and Skream, at the New Zealand music festivals Phat09 and Splore, saying that he had his "mind blown" by the young genre. He also started making drum and bass music around the same time, which was inspired by the Front Left Speaker Crew and Joe Hockey.

One of the first songs Mt Eden made public was "Sierra Leone", a remix of Freshlyground's "I'd Like", which he uploaded and posted on his Myspace page, however the song gained major recognition after a fan posted the track on YouTube.

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