Benjamin Joel Esser, known mononymously as Esser, is an English singer, songwriter and producer. He is from
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...
,
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
and was formerly a drummer for the band Ladyfuzz.
His debut album, ''Braveface'', was released in the UK in May 2009 via
Transgressive Records
Transgressive Records is an independent record label based in London, formed in 2004. Its founders, Tim Dellow and Toby L, first met at a Bloc Party gig organised by Toby's Rockfeedback website.
The label's debut release was "1am" by the Subwa ...
; Esser promoted the record as a support act for the
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, ''22'', in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the band h ...
' UK arena tour and also on his own tour, joined by a live band that included his brother. He released an EP, ''Enmity'', in 2012, taking influence from
Krautrock
Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock
Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments ...
groups such as
Cluster
may refer to:
Science and technology Astronomy
* Cluster (spacecraft), constellation of four European Space Agency spacecraft
* Asteroid cluster, a small asteroid family
* Cluster II (spacecraft), a European Space Agency mission to study t ...
and
Harmonia
In Greek mythology, Harmonia (; grc, Ἁρμονία / harmoˈnia/, "harmony", "agreement") is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia. Her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discord ...
.
Esser attended
Great Baddow High School
Great Baddow High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is a sports college with academy status and with science as a second specialism. It draws its students from primary schools in the Chelmsford area.
H ...
. Uniformed students from the school appeared in the video of his single ''Headlock''.
Discography
*''Braveface'' (2009)
*''Enmity'' (2012)
Singles
*"I Love You" (2008)
*"Satisfied" (2008)
*"Work It Out" (2009)
*"Headlock" (2009)
*"Enmity" (2012)
References
External links
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Year of birth uncertain
Living people
21st-century English singers
English electronic musicians
English pop singers
English record producers
English male singer-songwriters
Musicians from Essex
People from Chelmsford
21st-century British male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)