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)
Songwriting and production credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with Produced with "Hate" 2007 Adam Freeland The Hate EP Co-writer/Producer Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Where's Your God Now?" Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Glowsticks" Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Under Control" 2009 Freeland Cope Adam Freeland, Kurt Baumann Adam Freeland "Do You" Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Strange Things" Adam Freeland, Kurt Baumann Adam Freeland "Bring It" Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Mancry" Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Borderline" Adam Freeland, Brody Dalle Adam Freeland "Rock On" Producer - Adam Freeland "Silent Speaking" Co-writer/Producer Adam Freeland, John Ceperano, Kim Field Adam Freeland "Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada" Adam Freeland Adam Freeland "Only a Fool (Can Die)" Adam Freeland, Gerald Casale Adam Freeland "Morning Sun" Adam Freeland, Damian Taylor Adam Freeland "Wish I Was There" Adam Freeland, Kurt Baumann Adam Freeland "From Out of the Black Sky" 2012 Infadels The Future of theGravity Boy Producer - - "The Future of the Gravity Boy" - - "Ghosts" - - "We Get Along" - - "Mercury Rising" - - "Jupiter 5" - Jagz Kooner "American Girl" 2013 Bonnie McKee Co-writer Bonnie McKee, Jonathan Asher, Oliver Goldstein, Jacknife Lee - "Talk to Myself" 2015 Avicii Stories Timothy Bergling, Brandon Lowry, Matthew Hartke - "Endisco" 2016 The Knocks 55: Japanese Edition Benjamin Ruttner, James Patterson, Benjamin Berger, Ryan McMahon - "On What You're On" Busted Night Driver Co-producer - John Fields "Thinking of You" Co-writer/Co-producer James Bourne, Matthew Willis, Charlie Simpson, John Fields, Eric Bazilian John Fields "Word of Mouth" 2018 Metroplane Co-writer/Producer Vito de Luca, Uzoechi Emenike, Rebecca Hill, Ryan Campbell Metroplane, Mark Ralph "Ginger" Kah-Lo Foreign Ororo Co-Writer / Producer Henry Smithson, Faridah Demola-Seriki - "Only Can Get Better" Silk City rowspan="4" Co-producer - Mark Ronson, Diplo, The Picard Brothers, Riton, Lil Silva "Feel About You" Producer - Mark Ronson, Diplo, The Picard Brothers, Magnus Lidehäll, Jr Blender "Electricity" Additional producer - Mark Ronson, Diplo, The Picard Brothers, Jarami, Riton, Jr Blender "Runway" Duke Dumont Producer - Duke Dumont "Heaven Let Me In" Friendly Fires Additional producer - Friendly Fires, Disclosure, Hal Ritson, Mark Ralph, Richard Adlam "High Heels" 2019 Melanie C Producer Melanie C, Rae Morris, Fryars -"New Love" ft Ellie Goulding2021Silk CityNon album singleProducerMark Ronson, Diplo, The Picard Brothers, Riton"Don't Be Afraid"2021Diplo & Damian Lazarus ft JungleProducerDiplo, Vito De Luca, "Ecstacy"2023Rose GrayNon album SingleCo writer and ProducerRose Gray"Love Letter"2022OdessaCo writerOdesza, The Knocks, Hannah Yadi"Sugar"2024Chloe CailletCo Writer and Co producerChloe CailletChloe Caillet"Wish You Knew"2024CarlitaSentimentalCo Writer and Co producerCarlita, DJ Tennis, Joe AshworthCarlita, DJ Tennis, Joe Ashworth"Tectonic"2025Rose GrayLouder PleaseCo writer & ProducerRose GrayEwan Pearson, Rob Milton"Run With It" 2025KILIMANJAROCo Writer and Co producerKILIMANJAROKILIMANJARO"April"2025Rose GrayA little louder pleaseCo writer and ProducerRose Gray"Lotus"2025Rose GrayA Little louder pleaseCo writer and Co ProducerRose Gray, Twin LeeTwin Lee"Attitude"2026Mel CCo writer & ProducerMel C, Clementine DouglasUndressed2026Just For FunCo Writer and Co ProducerJust For FunJust For Fun
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