Esem is the stage name of Georgi Hristov Marinov, an electronic music artist, (born 10 February 1979). Esem is formerly known as the tracker musician StereoMan, a member of the demoscene group NOiSE. Marinov is a firm believer in Creative Commons and, after releasing commercially, has abandoned the traditional artist-label relationship, in favour of being a digitally-aware, internet-active, music artist, and not necessarily associated with the Music industry.