Danilo Plessow is a music producer and DJ (born c. 1985), perhaps best known for his work as the alias Motor City Drum Ensemble (MCDE). [1] [2] Raised in the German town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, [3] Plessow played drums from the age of 6 years old and began creating his own music using a computer and samples from the age of 11. [4] Musical influences include Moodymann, [5] [6] Marvin Gaye, [1] [3] [6] 70s jazz and 90s hiphop including early J Dilla and Pete Rock. [7] [8] In his formative years he would travel into the nearby city of Stuttgart to collect vinyl records. [1] The alias Motor City Drum Ensemble is a nod to his Detroit musical influences as well as referencing Stuttgart (home of Mercedes Benz and Porsche) and his collection of drum machines. [1] [4] [5] [9]
Plessow is famed for the Raw Cuts series [10] [11] and has released singles and remixes on over twenty record labels. [8] [12] He has also co-founded labels such as MCDE Recordings, [3] Four Roses Recordings [13] and Space Grape Records, the latter of which is focused on live contemporary music, such as with Jéroboam, musicians from Kyoto Jazz Massive. [14] [15]
As an international DJ he frequently travels around the world to perform at clubs and festivals. [1] [16] [17]
He was a radio presenter for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide FM [18] and was a curator for Nuits Sonores in Lyon 2016. [19] [20]
Other aliases: Inverse Cinematics, [1] Vermont, [5] Jayson Brothers [7] and Basic-Variation. [20]
Danilo Plessow is a music producer and DJ (born c. 1985), perhaps best known for his work as the alias Motor City Drum Ensemble (MCDE). [1] [2] Raised in the German town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, [3] Plessow played drums from the age of 6 years old and began creating his own music using a computer and samples from the age of 11. [4] Musical influences include Moodymann, [5] [6] Marvin Gaye, [1] [3] [6] 70s jazz and 90s hiphop including early J Dilla and Pete Rock. [7] [8] In his formative years he would travel into the nearby city of Stuttgart to collect vinyl records. [1] The alias Motor City Drum Ensemble is a nod to his Detroit musical influences as well as referencing Stuttgart (home of Mercedes Benz and Porsche) and his collection of drum machines. [1] [4] [5] [9]
Plessow is famed for the Raw Cuts series [10] [11] and has released singles and remixes on over twenty record labels. [8] [12] He has also co-founded labels such as MCDE Recordings, [3] Four Roses Recordings [13] and Space Grape Records, the latter of which is focused on live contemporary music, such as with Jéroboam, musicians from Kyoto Jazz Massive. [14] [15]
As an international DJ he frequently travels around the world to perform at clubs and festivals. [1] [16] [17]
He was a radio presenter for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide FM [18] and was a curator for Nuits Sonores in Lyon 2016. [19] [20]
Other aliases: Inverse Cinematics, [1] Vermont, [5] Jayson Brothers [7] and Basic-Variation. [20]