Alex Metric (born Alex Drury, 1981) is a
Grammy Award-winning British musician, DJ and producer.
Biography
Alex Metric has released numerous EPs as a solo artist, and singles as a member of Metroplane and Kuu. He has remixed artists such as
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
,
N.E.R.D.
N.E.R.D. (stylized as N⋆E⋆R⋆D and N.E.R.D, a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Reco ...
,
Foals,
La Roux
La Roux ( ) is an English synthpop act formed in 2008 by singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid. The act's debut album '' La Roux'' (2009) was a critical and commercial success, winning a Grammy Award and producing hit singles su ...
,
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
,
Gorillaz Depeche Mode and
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
as well as working as a producer for acts such as
Silk City,
Dua Lipa,
Avicii
Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first re ...
,
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish–Scottish Rock music, rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. They consist of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (musician), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, ...
, Muse,
Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
,
The Infadels
Infadels were a London-based indie-electro band signed to the Wall of Sound record label. Infadels were founded in 2003 by Alex Bruford (drums), Matt Gooderson (guitar, programming) and Bnann Watts (vocals), who were joined shortly afterwards b ...
and
Adam Freeland
Adam Freeland (born 7 August 1973) is an English record producer and DJ. He is also the owner and creative director of the record label Marine Parade, which has released material by artists including Evil Nine, ILS, Alex Metric and Jape. Born ...
.
Discography
Singles and EPs
* ''Whatshewants'' - EP (2007)
* ''Deadly On a Mission'' - EP (2008)
* ''In Your Machine'' - EP (2008)
* ''The Head Straight'' - EP (2009)
* ''It Starts'' - EP (2009)
* ''It Starts (Remixes)'' - EP (2009)
* "Open Your Eyes" - Single (2011)
* ''Open Your Eyes (Remixes & Productions)'' - Compilation album (2011)
* ''End of the World'' - EP (2011)
* ''Ammunition EP'' (2012)
* ''Ammunition Pt. 2 EP'' (2012)
* ''Ammunition Pt. 3 EP'' (2013)
* "Safe With You"
(with Jacques Lu Cont
Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, The Killers, New Order, Kylie Minogue, DMA's, Example, Take That, ...
featuring Malin) - Single (2013)
* ''Hope EP'' (2014)
* "Heart Weighs a Ton"
(featuring Stefan Storm) - Single (2014)
* ''Heart Weighs a Ton Remixes EP'' (2014)
* ''Ammunition Pt. 4 EP'' (2015)
* ''Ammunition Pt. 4 Remixes EP'' (2016)
* "Freeek"
(featuring Confessionals) - Single (2017)
* "Word Of Mouth" (As Metroplane) - Single (2017)
* "Otic" (With Ten Ven) - Single (2018)
*"Be Where I Am" (As Metroplane) - Single (2019)
*"Upswing (with Amtrac) - Single (2020)
*"How Could I Ever"
(As Kuu with
Riton) - Single (2020)
*"We'll Always Have This Dance - Single (2020)
*"Qubit" (with Ten Ven) - Single (2020)
Remixes
* Hard Fi - "
Suburban Knights
"Suburban Knights" is the first single from British rock band Hard-Fi's second studio album ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. The physical format of the single was released on 20 August 2007, the digital version was released on 6 August 2007. ...
"
* Autokratz - "Stay The Same"
* Splittr - "All Alone"
* Black Daniel - "Gimme What You Got"
* Locarnos - "Make Up Your Mind"
* Alphabeat - "Boyfriend"
* Reverend & The Makers - "Silence is Talking"
* Infadels - "Free Things for Poor People"
* Freeland - "Under Control"
* Primary 1 - "Ho Lord" (Unreleased)
* The Enemy - "Sing When You're In Love" (Promo Only)
* Ladyhawke - "Paris Is Burning"
* Phoenix - "Lisztomania"
* Bloc Party - "One More Chance"
* U2 - "Crazy" (Unreleased Remix)
* Kenneth Bager - "I Can't Wait"
* Fenech-Soler - "Lies"
* La Roux - "Quicksand"
* Gorillaz - "
Stylo"
* Ellie Goulding - "Salt Skin"
* Maximum Balloon - "Groove Me"
* NERD - "
Hypnotize U
"Hypnotize U" is a song by American group N.E.R.D., released on October 16, 2010, as the second single (music), single off their fourth studio album, ''Nothing (N.E.R.D. album), Nothing''. It was produced by the Neptunes and Daft Punk.
Music vide ...
"
* Depeche Mode - "
Personal Jesus
"Personal Jesus" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990), in 1989. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the ''Billbo ...
"
* Niki and The Dove - "Mother Protect"
* Sade - "Love Is Found" (Promo only)
* The Whip - "Secret Weapon"
* Miike Snow - "Devil's Work"
* The Presets - "Youth In Trouble"
* Ellie Goulding - "Anything Could Happen"
* St. Lucia - "September"
* Two Door Cinema Club - "Sun"
* Scissor Sisters - "Inevitable" (unreleased)
* Willy Moon - "Get Up" (Promo only)
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Despair" (unreleased)
* Foals - "Bad Habit"
* Empire of the Sun- "DNA"
*
Madeon
Hugo Pierre Leclercq (; born 30 May 1994), better known by his stage name Madeon (), is a French DJ and music producer from Nantes, currently based in Los Angeles. He initially came to widespread public attention at 17 through a YouTube video, " ...
- "You're On (ft. Kyan)"
* All Tvvins - "Darkest Ocean"
* Saint Raymond - "Young Blood" (promo only)
* Everything Everything-"Distant Past"
* Foals - "Mountain At My Gates"
* Dusky Grey - "Told Me"
* Just Kiddin - "Fall for You"
* Bad Sounds - Evil Powers
* Friendly Fires - "Love Like Waves"
* Mel - Santiago
* Silk City- "Electricity"
* Parcels-"Lightenup"
* Big Wild-"City of Sound"
* Foals-"Sunday" (Release TBD)
*Roosevelt - Sign
*Foals - Wash Off (As Kuu)
*Victor Le Masne - Fortune Cookie
Mixes Under the "Metroplane" Alias
* Becky Hill- "Unpredictable"
* Anais-"Lost My Faith"
Bootlegs
* The Rapture - The Devil (Alex Metric Bootleg)
* Metric - Monster Hospital (Alex Metric Bootleg)
* Cassius - Sound of Violence (Alex Metric Re-Edit)
* Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Alex Metric Re-Edit)
* Blur - Song 2 (Alex Metric Festival Edit)
* Frank Ocean - White Ferrari (Alex Metric Re-Edit)
Songwriting and production credits
References
External links
*
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British electronic musicians
British radio presenters
English record producers
British dance musicians
British house musicians
English house musicians
DJs from London
Remixers
Living people
1984 births
Owsla artists
Grammy Award winners for dance and electronic music