Music Video: Esmee Denters “Love Dealer” Featuring Justin Timberlake
April 28th, 2010 by Jayvee
Esmée Denters is the next up-and-coming artist who’s stock’s about to soar thanks to Justin Timberlake’s involvement. Mr. Timberlake signed the Dutch songstress to his newly minted Tennman Records after he saw her captivating viewers on YouTube with cover songs of mainstream artists, including his own songs.
Clearly he has personal stock in seeing Ms. Denters career take off, so what better way to introduce her to the world than being featuring on her breakout single “Love Dealer” and co-starring in her video. So will “Love Dealer” take off? Heck yes! This has mainstream/Top 40 radio hit all over it thanks to thumping base, catchy hook and Ms. Denters sugary sweet vocals. If there’s one thing Mr. Timberlake knows well — it’s how to produce a hook-friendly song that’s genre agnostic and Ms. Denters follows him lock-step on “Love Dealer.” It sure doesn’t hurt to have his name and face attached to it either. The single hits iTunes starting May 4th.
Tennman Records is quickly becoming the IT label of 2010 with the signing of singer-songwriter Matt Morris and the more pop-friendly Esmée Denters. So what else does JT have up his sleeve? You have our attention, Sir! Watch “Love Dealer” below.
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April 28th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Ok, so I get the big JT pushing new talent to build the pop empire. Much props there.
But musically this feels a lot like a valiant, yet failed attempt at mixing lo-fi (faux-fi?) with auto-tuned-all-to-hell pop girlie vocals. I get the whole reel-to-reel look, but the sound just does not match.
Not even the usually brilliantly connected JT flow made a rescue appearance here. Flat.
Maybe the remixes by more aggressive/edgy DJs will find a way to turn this yawner into a real hit; right now it only qualifies for mid-morning airtime on your favorite adult contemporary destination on the FM dial.
Lot’s a hatin’, I know. Tonight I’m the hate dealer…dealer…dealer…
April 28th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
First — faux fi need to be trademarked get on that before I steal it. Second, I hear you, though sadly this falls right in line with all the latest. Think people had the same reaction to “sexy back” when it came out and it went on to dominate charts. Not saying “love dealer” is a breath of fresh air for an otherwise stale music, just saying she’s right on par with the young popsatrs or the moment. While this song isn’t a true representaion of what Esmee is capable of vocally – it’ll do it’s job to get people interested (enough) in an otherwise unknown artist by way of Timberlakes production. It’s what we’ve come to expect for him since FSLS dropped so it’s only natural he dusts off what could be a B side written from the female perspective and introduce his new disciple.
My preference coming out of Tennmab is Matt Morris — dude’s lyrical skills are top notch but I cam see Esmee holding her own on the charts with the Biebers of the world. Maybe they’ll collabo – like whoa