Esser (musician)

{{Short description|English singer, songwriter, and producer}}

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| caption = Esser performing at Lollapalooza 2009

| birth_name = Benjamin Joel Esser

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| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|23|2007|09|25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/25/popandrock2|title=No 190: Ben Esser|work=The Guardian|date=25 September 2007|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215121831/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/25/popandrock2|archive-date=15 February 2016|url-status=live}}

| birth_place = Chelmsford, Essex, England

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| genre = Electropop, indie pop

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| years_active = 2006–present

| label = Transgressive, Green United Music

| associated_acts = Ladyfuzz

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Benjamin Joel Esser (born {{Birth based on age as of date|23|2007|09|25|noage=y}}), 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/esser|publisher=musicomh.com|title=Interview: Esser | Interviews|date=2 August 2009|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516201235/https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/esser|archive-date=16 May 2019|url-status=live}} He released an EP, Enmity, in 2012, taking influence from Krautrock groups such as Cluster and Harmonia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowness.com/story/esser-enmity|title=Esser: Enmity. The Singer Emerges from the Shadows in a Dada-Inspired Video|website=www.nowness.com|access-date=2014-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160841/https://www.nowness.com/story/esser-enmity|archive-date=2014-10-06|url-status=live}}

Esser attended Great Baddow High School. Uniformed students from the school appeared in the video of his single Headlock.{{fact|date=May 2024}}