Between The Beats: Motor City Drum Ensemble

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Two years ago Danilo Plessow was one of the busiest DJs on the circuit. But after releasing a string of sought-after EPs and compiling a DJ-Kicks mix in 2011, the Stuttgart native known to most as Motor City Drum Ensemble suddenly disappeared from view, and his previously packed release schedule all but dried up.

MCDE is now back on tour, which is where the latest installment of Between the Beats finds him. We shadowed Plessow from the Boiler Room and Corsica Studios in London to a gig in Aix-en-Provence and an appearance at Lyon's Nuits Sonores festival, with a stopover at his new home in Utrecht in between. During the time we spent with him, he told us the full story behind what led up to his disappearance from public view, what happened during his enforced break and what's changed since.

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Music In Order Of Appearance:
Marcus Worgull, Motor City Drum Ensemble & Dominik von Senger - Untitled #1
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #6 [MCDE]
Marcus Worgull, Motor City Drum Ensemble & Dominik von Senger - Untitled #2
Motor City Drum Ensemble - L.O.V.E [Studio !K7]
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Sp11 [MCDE]
Marcus Worgull, Motor City Drum Ensemble & Dominik von Senger - Untitled #3
DJ Sprinkles - Grand Central Pt1 (MCDE Bassline Dub) [Mule Musiq]

Credits:
Producer & Director - Patrick Nation
Director of Photography - Sim Higginson
Executive Producer - Ryan Keeling
Production Assistants - Lisa Telfer Brunton & Alex Mitchell
Dubbing Mixer / Sound Designer - Ed DL
Colourist - Adam Clarke http://www.absolutepost.com/
Film Production - Clockwise Media http://www.clockwisemedia.com

Special thanks to:
Boiler Room
Corsica Studios
Seconde Nature
Nuits Sonores