Nobody Beats The Drum is a Dutch dance-formation. This threepiece band from Utrecht combines electro, hiphop beats and breakbeat and was formed in 2003. In that year they also won de Grote Prijs Van Nederland for dance acts. They are known for their live shows, where they combine their music with live visuals. Over the years their sound moved more towards electro and techno. In the Netherlands, they played all big festivals; Lowlands, Eurosonic, Noorderslag, Mystery Land, Amsterdam Dance Event, 5 Days Off (2009 and 2010), Solar, de-Affaire en De Beschaving.,
Outside of Holland, they toured through Russia, the UK, France, Belgium, Turkey, Morocco, Lithuania, Canada and the United States. Their first CD Beats Work was released in 2008. In 2011 they released Remixes We Did which is a compilation of remixes they did for others (among which are Zuco 103, Shameboy and Étienne de Crécy). At Amsterdam Dance Event 2011 they presented their latest album, Currents.
Live Shows edit:
At Amsterdam Dance Event 2011, Nobody Beats The Drum presented their album plus a new live show, consisting of a nine screen installation on which visuals are projected. This was called 'The Amazing 333" Telenovem Automaton'. With this show the band toured the following years, through the Netherlands, but also through the United States, and did shows there on Festival such as South by Southwest, Ultra Music Festival, Sasquatch Music Festival and Electric Forest Festival.
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