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Alex Metric

b. 1984

British musician, producer, and DJ (born 1981)

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Born 1984. Alex Metric is a British disc jockey, record producer, singer and composer.

Alex Drury (born 31 December 1981), known professionally as Alex Metric, is a British musician, DJ and producer. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, he won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for producing the Silk City and Dua Lipa song "Electricity".

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, N.E.R.D., Foals, La Roux, Pet Shop Boys, Phoenix, Gorillaz Depeche Mode and Bloc Party as well as working as a producer and writer for acts such as Mark Ronson, Dua Lipa, Avicii, Diplo, Rose Gray, Mel C, Snow Patrol, Muse, Charli XCX & The Infadels,

Discography Compilation albums Open Your Eyes (Remixes & Productions) (2011)

Singles and EPs Leave it / Stale (2005) Hell Yeah (2005) Holding (2006) Space hopper (2007) 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" (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 featuring Malin) (2013) Hope EP (2014) "Heart Weighs a Ton" (featuring Stefan Storm) (2014) Heart Weighs a Ton Remixes EP (2014) Ammunition Pt. 4 EP (2015) Ammunition Pt. 4 Remixes EP (2016) "Freeek" (featuring Confessionals) (2017) "Word of Mouth" (as Metroplane) (2017) "Otic" (with Ten Ven) (2018) "Be Where I Am" (as Metroplane) (2019) "Upswing" (with Amtrac) (2020) "How Could I Ever" (as Kuu with Riton) (2020) "We'll Always Have This Dance" (2020) "Qubit" (with Ten Ven) (2020) "How To Change Your Mind" EP (As Kuu with Riton) (2021) "Lose Control" (as Kuu With Riton) (2023) Space & Time EP (2023)

Remixes Hard Fi - "Suburban Knights" 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" The Shoes - "Oh Lord" The Enemy - "Sing When You're In Love" (Promo Only) Ladyhawke - "Paris Is Burning" Phoenix - "Lisztomania" Bloc Party - "One More Chance" Merz - "Many Weathers Apart" 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" Depeche Mode - "Personal Jesus" Niki and The Dove - "Mother Protect" Pet Shop Boys - "A new bohemia" 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 - "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" Roosevelt - Sign Foals - Wash Off (As Kuu) Victor Le Masne - Fortune Cookie Pet Shop Boys - A New Bohemia See Tai - Hey Boy 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)

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1984, London
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Also known as
Grincheux, Alex Drury

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Metric?

British musician, producer, and DJ (born 1981)

When was Alex Metric born?

Alex Metric was born in 1984 in London.

What is Alex Metric's occupation?

Alex Metric is a disc jockey, record producer, singer and composer.

What nationality is Alex Metric?

Alex Metric is British.

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· Wikidata: Q3610701

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