Metrik
Tom Mundell, known professionally as Metrik, is a London-based producer and DJ working primarily in drum and bass with a strong leaning toward melodic and liquid-leaning material. He has released records since 2007 and signed exclusively to Hospital Records in November 2012. His studio albums are Universal Language (2014), Life/Thrills (2016) and Ex Machina (2020).
Publicly available biographical detail is concise: Metrik began releasing records in 2007 and rose through single and EP releases before his exclusive deal with Hospital Records in 2012. Since that signing he has expanded his profile with three full-length albums and a catalogue of singles and remixes that brought his sound into festival and radio contexts.
Metrik’s production style is tidy and modern: clear low-end separation, detailed mixdowns and a focus on melodic lead lines over driving rhythmic frameworks. He builds tracks from layered drum programming—tight kicks, crisp snares and chopped break edits—paired with sine-rich subs and pitched, synth-driven leads. Atmospheric pads and reverb-drenched arpeggios are common in his arrangements; those textures sit above a pronounced sub foundation and often give his pieces a cinematic, anthemic quality. In dancefloor settings he balances liquid rollers with peak-time, stadium-ready drops.
As a DJ, Metrik’s sets emphasise flow between mood and momentum. He programmes harmonic transitions and uses track selection to move from melodic intros to harder, high-energy sections. On record and in mixes he keeps percussion clear and the basshead elements weighty while leaving space for lead motifs and vocal hooks to register on large systems.
Key career facts: he signed exclusively to Hospital Records in November 2012 and released Universal Language in 2014, Life/Thrills in 2016 and Ex Machina in 2020. He has produced official remixes for artists including Eric Prydz, Sub Focus and Enter Shikari. Festival appearances include Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds and EDC Las Vegas. He has served as a BBC Radio 1 resident DJ. In recognition of his studio work he was voted Best Producer at the Drum&BassArena Awards in 2020.
Those remix credits and festival bookings underline Metrik’s role as a crossover figure: he translates elements from progressive house, mainstream drum & bass and alternative rock into dense, polished DnB productions without losing clarity in the mix. Ex Machina (2020) stands as his most recent studio statement listed here, showcasing the same combination of synth-led melodies, tight drum programming and modern low-end design heard across his earlier albums.
For listeners and DJs looking for concrete touchpoints: check Universal Language (2014), Life/Thrills (2016) and Ex Machina (2020) to hear his progression; his official remixes for Eric Prydz, Sub Focus and Enter Shikari show how he adapts non-DnB source material into his production template; and his festival set history and BBC Radio 1 residency reflect his dual role as producer and selector.
