Esser (musician)
(Redirected from Esser (band))
Esser | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Benjamin Joel Esser |
Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 39–40)[1] Chelmsford, Essex, England |
Genres | Electropop, indie pop |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Transgressive, Green United Music |
Benjamin Joel Esser, known mononymously as Esser, is an English singer, songwriter and producer. He is from Chelmsford, Essex and was formerly a drummer for the band Ladyfuzz.
His debut album, Braveface, was released in the UK in May 2009 via Transgressive Records; Esser promoted the record as a support act for the Kaiser Chiefs' UK arena tour and also on his own tour, joined by a live band that included his brother.[2] He released an EP, Enmity, in 2012, taking influence from Krautrock groups such as Cluster and Harmonia.[3]
Esser attended Great Baddow High School. Uniformed students from the school appeared in the video of his single Headlock.[citation needed]
Discography
- Braveface (2009)
- Enmity (2012)
Singles
- "I Love You" (2008)
- "Satisfied" (2008)
- "Work It Out" (2009)
- "Headlock" (2009)
- "Enmity" (2012)
References
- ^ "No 190: Ben Esser". The Guardian. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Interview: Esser | Interviews". musicomh.com. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Esser: Enmity. The Singer Emerges from the Shadows in a Dada-Inspired Video". www.nowness.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
External links
- "Esser - Headlock". 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- BLP articles lacking sources from June 2019
- All BLP articles lacking sources
- Use dmy dates from May 2019
- Use British English from May 2019
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with hCards
- Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2024
- Articles with ISNI identifiers
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with MusicBrainz identifiers
- Year of birth uncertain
- Living people
- 21st-century English singers
- English electronic musicians
- English pop singers
- English record producers
- English male singer-songwriters
- English singer-songwriters
- Musicians from Chelmsford
- 21st-century British male singers
- Year of birth missing (living people)