Raised in Cambridge and born in Oxford, Hugh Hardie is a drum-and-bass producer and DJ now based in Bristol. He began playing piano at nine, studied music production and later focused on drum and bass. Jazz and soul are among the influences behind his sound. His track “Tearing Me Apart” brought wider attention in 2014, when it appeared on Hospital Records’ anniversary compilation We Are 18. Hardie signed with the label in 2015.
His 2015 EP City Soul followed his signing to Hospital Records, and a later release of the EP came out in 2016. His debut album, Colourspace, arrived in 2017, followed by Shadows & Silhouettes in 2019. On Colourspace, Hardie collaborated with GLXY, Pola & Bryson and Maverick Soul. His associated labels include Med School, Spearhead Records, Blu Mar Ten and Liquicity Records.
He worked with Logistics on Polyphony. His EPs include Learning to Fly and Dream in Green, while Inhale Exhale arrived in 2022. Hardie also made 7 Tunes in 7 Days in 2020, writing a new track each day for a week during lockdown. In 2015, he also released “Road Signs (Hugh Hardie Remix)” with Zoë Phillips through Liquicity Records.
His singles have included “Blush” with Zara Kershaw and “Face Off” with PAV4N, who is also identified as a member of Foreign Beggars. “RWTS” brought Hardie together with In:Most and Kojo, while “Test This” paired him with Footsie. He also collaborated with TomInTheChamber on the EP Darkstar.
Hardie moved to Soulvent Records in 2022, with the album Juicebox following in 2023. His releases on the label also include the single “Got Me Trippin’” with Makoto in 2026. In 2025, he released “Break” with Amoss on Gemini Gemini. His 2026 single “Quema Quema” featured Etherwood and came out on DnB Allstars. On 3 October 2026, Hardie played a 30th-anniversary event for Hospital Records at halle02.
