Harley Fresh

Harley Fresh[5] (born Harley Campbell, 5 March 2002), better known by his online alias Fresh (formerly MrFreshAsian), is an Australian streamer, YouTuber, professional gamer and Internet personality, known primarily for playing Fortnite Battle Royale.

Fresh
Born
Harley Campbell

(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002[1]
Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia[2]
NationalityAustralian
Other namesMrFreshAsian, Harley Fresh
Occupation
Years active2017–present
Twitch information
Channel
GenreGaming
GamesFortnite Battle Royale
Teams played for
Followers3.1 million[3]
Total views37 million[3]
Follower and view counts updated as of 14 August 2020.
YouTube information
Channels
GenreGaming
Subscribers6 million[4]
Total views1 billion[4]
Associated actsLazarBeam
100,000 subscribers 2019
1,000,000 subscribers 2019
Updated 14 August 2020

Fresh began his professional esports career as a Fortnite player for the Renegades in August 2018 and was soon considered one of the best players in Oceania.[6][7][8] In late 2019, he transitioned from being a competitive Fortnite player to a full-time streamer and content creator. He joined Luminosity Gaming in March 2020. Fresh often collaborates with fellow Australian YouTuber LazarBeam.

As of August 2020, his Twitch channel has reached over 3 million followers, ranking as the 22nd most-followed channel on the platform,[9] and his YouTube channel has over 6 million subscribers.[4] He won the Shorty Award for Twitch Streamer of the Year in 2020.

Career

Esports and streaming

Fresh began playing Team Fortress 2 in 2007 and then started getting into other video games, such as Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He attended LAN parties to win equipment to improve his gaming setup while living with his mother in government housing.[2][10] Fresh registered his Twitch account under the name "MrFreshAsian" in 2012, but only started streaming in 2018 after the release of Fortnite Battle Royale.[2][11] He does not use a facecam on his streams.[12]

In August 2018, he joined professional esports organization Renegades when they acquired his Fortnite team, formerly known as "Twinsanity", consisting of himself, Hersh "Hershicals" Notani, and "X2Twins" duo Jesse and Jordan Eckley. Early that year, Fresh had dropped out of high school to concentrate on gaming.[13] He garnered numerous accolades with that team, including gold medals at Core OCE Pro League Season 1, Fortnite Champion Series Warmup: Finals – Oceania, and Fortnite Champion Series: Chapter 2: Season 1 Week 4 – Oceania, a silver medal at Fortnite Champion Series: Chapter 2: Season 1 Grand Finals – Oceania, bronze at Fortnite Champion Series: Season X – Grand Finals: Oceania, and top-three placements at several Contender Solo Cash Cup events.[8][14]

In January 2019, he partnered with musician Jacko "JXN" Brazier in the charity Pro–Am event at the Australian Open Fortnite Summer Smash. They won and earned $50,000 AUD for charities of their choice; Fresh donated his winnings to Water.org.[15][16] He partnered with actor Desmond Chiam at the Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am in July 2019 and finished in 15th place.[17] In February 2020, Fresh won the second edition of the Fortnite Summer Smash Pro-Am, along with fellow Australian YouTuber Lachlan and musician Enschway.[18] Fresh donated his share of the $30,000 AUD prize money to The Hunger Project.[19]

In November 2019, he decided to leave the Renegades and competitive Fortnite in order to pursue full-time streaming and YouTube content creation.[2][8] In March 2020, he joined Luminosity Gaming as a content creator.[6][10] That May, he changed his Twitch and YouTube channel names to "Fresh".[20] As of August 2020, he has streamed for over 4,700 hours on Twitch,[11] and his channel has reached over 3 million followers, ranking as the 22nd most-followed channel on the platform.[9]

Youtube

Fresh registered his YouTube account also under the name "MrFreshAsian" in 2016, and uploaded his first YouTube video on 14 May 2018.[4][21] He produces a variety of videos consisting of challenges, memes, and video game commentaries primarily of Fortnite and often collaborates with fellow Australian YouTubers LazarBeam and Muselk.[6] In February 2020, Fresh joined the entertainment collective Click (also known as the Click Crew), alongside other Australian YouTubers.[22][23] However, that July, Click announced they would "stop filming [group] videos for the foreseeable future" with the members wanting to "spend time working on [their] own content".[24] In May 2020, Fresh signed with digital network BroadbandTV as a content partner.[25][26]

As of August 2020, his YouTube channel has over 6 million subscribers and 1 billion views,[4] ranking as the 18th most-subscribed channel on the platform from Australia.[27] He also created an eponymous channel in July 2020, which has over 300 thousand subscribers.[28]

Music

Fresh is also an amateur DJ and performed alongside Zhu in a virtual benefit concert in May 2020 to raise money for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.[29]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 Shorty Awards Twitch Streamer of the Year Won [30]
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References
  1. Fresh, Harley [@mrfreshasian] (21 February 2020). "Fresh's 18th Birthday" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. Watchtime (3 March 2016). The Origin Story of MrFreshAsian (Video). Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020 – via YouTube.
  3. "Fresh's Twitch Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. "Fresh's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. Fresh, Harley [@mrfreshasian] (5 April 2020). "My name is now officially Harley Fresh" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. Alford, Aaron (21 March 2020). "Luminosity Gaming signs Australian Fortnite pro Mrfreshasian". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. Gutiérrez, Rubén (29 July 2019). "Top 10: Los mejores jugadores de Fortnite" [Top 10: The best Fortnite players]. Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. Dava, Jur (23 March 2020). "Fortnite star Mrfreshasian signs for Luminosity Gaming". Esport Bet. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. "Top 50 Twitch Users by Followers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. Bernal, Alan (21 March 2020). "Fortnite YouTuber Mrfreshasian signs with Luminosity Gaming". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. "Fresh – Statistics". TwitchTracker. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  12. Patterson, Calum (5 March 2019). "Top 10 Twitch streamers who made it without a facecam". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  13. Feuer, Will (23 January 2019). "The eSports phenomenon finds a home in Detroit". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  14. "Harley "mrfreshasian" Campbell – Fortnite Player". Esports Earnings. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  15. Hiko, Aiden (30 January 2019). "Fortnite Summer Smashed: Australian Open event was a hit". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  16. Tennis Australia (6 February 2019). "Champions crowned at Fortnite Summer Smash". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  17. Hensel, Markus (29 July 2019). "Fortnite: Die Sieger des WM Finale stehen fest – Alles über den World Cup in New York" [Fortnite: The winners of the World Cup final have been determined – Everything about the World Cup in New York]. Eurogamer (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  18. Waseem, Saad (2 February 2020). "'Fortnite' Australian Open Summer Smash Twitch viewers to be rewarded with in-game items". Blasting News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  19. Mannering, Michelle (10 February 2020). "Fortnite Summer Smash Charity Pro Am results: Battling for a good cause". Daily Esports. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  20. For the old Twitch name, see "Mrfreshasian's Twitch Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  21. Fresh, Harley (14 May 2018). Introducing MrFreshAsian "Teaser" | Fortnite Battle Royale (Video). Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via YouTube.
  22. Click (29 February 2020). The New $20,000,000 Click Office Tour (Video). Event occurs at 13:50. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via YouTube.
  23. McIntyre, Isaac (4 March 2020). "Loserfruit reveals why she decided to leave the Click Crew content house". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  24. Norton, Brad (2 July 2020). "Click Crew comes to an end as Aussie YouTube group "stops filming"". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  25. Weiss, Geoff (7 May 2020). "BroadbandTV Signs Competitive Eater Matt Stonie, Jesse Wellens, Others". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  26. "BroadbandTV Corp. Signs Matt Stonie, Jesse Wellens, Crainer, Cole Walliser, mrfreshasian, Mully, Josh Neuman, and Ricky Berwick" (Press release). Vancouver: BroadbandTV Corp. 7 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  27. "Top 250 YouTubers in Australia Sorted by Subscribers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  28. "Harley Fresh's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  29. "Enthusiast Gaming Presents a World Exclusive Featuring Grammy® Nominated Artist and Newest Luminosity Content Creator ZHU, and Twitch Streamer of the Year MrFreshAsian" (Press release). Toronto: Enthusiast Gaming. GlobeNewswire. 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  30. Nordyke, Kimberly (3 May 2020). "Trevor Noah, Rebel Wilson, Zendaya Among Winners at Shorty Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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