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Boys Noize

German music producer (born 1982)

Boys Noize

German music producer (born 1982)

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nameBoys Noize
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birth_nameAlexander Ridha
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years_active2004–present
labelBoysnoize Records
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Alexander Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter and DJ known for collaborations with artists including A$AP Rocky, Tommy Cash, Frank Ocean, and Nine Inch Nails and remixes of artists including Daft Punk, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Snoop Dogg and Depeche Mode. In 2005, Ridha established his label, Boysnoize Records, and in 2025 launched a new concept label, Ones and Zeros.

With Skrillex he formed the duo Dog Blood. He is also half of the duo Octave Minds with Chilly Gonzales. In 2012 Rolling Stone named Boys Noize one of the Top 10 "DJs that rule the Earth." He earned a Grammy nomination in 2019 for “Midnight Hour,” his house collaboration with Skrillex featuring Ty Dolla Sign, and he co-wrote the Grammy-winning Lady Gaga hit "Rain on Me."

Biography

Boys Noize in 2022
Boys Noize in 2022

Ridha started producing and DJing from an early age, including a period in which he supported Felix Da Housecat and DJ Hell under the alias of Kid Alex. He has been named one of the "Top 10 DJs Who Rule The World" by Rolling Stone, elected "Best Electronic Act" by Beatport 3 years in a row, and was awarded the Independent Music Award in 2010. His music is known to merge various styles, with influences of hip-hop and disco roots as well as heavy noise and electro house sounds.

Ridha released his early work on labels such as International Deejay Gigolos Records, Kitsuné Musique and Turbo Recordings. He established Boysnoize Records in 2005.[[File:Boys Noize by foto-di-matti 0628.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Boys Noize pictured in [[Berlin]] in 2009]]

He remixed David Lynch, N.E.R.D, Depeche Mode, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk, Justice, and the Chemical Brothers amongst many other well-known artists and became a producer of note, having worked with Kelis, UK rapper Kano, The Black Eyed Peas, and the South Korean band BIGBANG and has also collaborated with the New York band Scissor Sisters on their single "Only The Horses" from their fourth album, "Magic Hour".

Chilly Gonzales' Ivory Tower is his first fully produced and co-written album, released in August 2010.

He has further collaborated with Erol Alkan: the first record "Death Suite" / "Waves" was released on Ridha's imprint BNR, followed by "Lemonade" / "Avalanche", which came out on Erol's label Phantasy Sound.

In October 2010, the first release of the newly launched sublabel BNR TRAX was presented.

In 2012, Boys Noize released his third studio album, Out of the Black.

In 2012, Boys Noize formed a side-project with Skrillex called Dog Blood which is in the electro genre. Dog Blood performed at the 2013 Miami Ultra Music Festival.

Boysnoize Records celebrated its 100th release in 2013, with electronic dance heavyweights The Chemical Brothers and Justice remixing Boys Noize's "XTC" and "ICH R U".

In 2014, Boys Noize did the theme music composition for a German movie named Who Am I – No System Is Safe. Ridha also collaborated with Chilly Gonzales to form Octave Minds. The self-titled debut album was released on BNR with track premieres on Pitchfork, Dazed and Confused, and the Fader. Besides the album features a track called "Tap Dance", which features Chance the Rapper and the Social Experiment.

Boys Noize released his Go Hard EP in 2013 on Beatport. In August 2015 it was announced that Ridha had collaborated with Jean-Michel Jarre on the track "The Time Machine" from the album Electronica 1: The Time Machine.

In 2016, Boys Noize released his fourth studio album, Mayday, which included collaborations with Benga, Remy Banks, Poliça, Hudson Mohawke, and Spank Rock. He described it as "[his] signal against blind categorization and conformist synchronization", "a call for individuality and diversity", and "a tribute to outsiders". It peaked at number 8 on Billboards Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

In 2025, he launched an "experimental concept label," Ones and Zeros, with a compilation that featured 22 artists, and

Nine Inch Noize

Starting in 2024, Ridha did music collaborations with Nine Inch Nails. First he did a remix of the Challengers soundtrack, called Challengers [Mixed] and subsequently was asked to co-produce some tracks for TRON: Ares soundtrack, including the tracks As Alive As You Need Me to Be and "Shadow Over Me."

In 2025 he was booked as the opening act for Nine Inch Nails' Peel It Back Tour in 2025, joining the band on stage each night for an EDM-inspired section of their set. In September, it was announced that Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize would perform at Coachella 2026 as a supergroup called Nine Inch Noize, with the performances acting as an extension of the Peel It Back Tour's third act.

Discography

Albums and EPs

Studio albums as lead artist

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsBEL (FL)
BEL (WA)
FRA
SWI
US
Dance
US
Heat
Oi Oi OiPowerOut of the BlackMayday±
6595
246214423
4949123902342
87128
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixed albums

  • Oi Oi Oi (Remixed), 2008
  • Out Of The Black - The Remixes, 2013
  • Challengers (MIXED), 2024

Mix albums

  • Bugged Out! Presents Suck My Deck (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2008)
  • I Love Techno 2008 (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2008)
  • Radio Soulwax Mix (2009)
  • Mixmag Presents Electro Techno Thunder! (2009)
  • South West Four Clapham Festival Preview (2010)
  • FABRICLIVE 72: Boys Noize (2013)
  • BNR10YR Bang Mix (Mixed by Boys Noize) (2013)

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsThe Bomb / Boy NeuAre You In?Erole AttackOptic / He-ManKill the KidAdonis RemixStrictly Raw Vol. 1Strictly Raw Vol. 2Strictly Bvnker Vol. 1HARDC0RE DR3AMZ (with Rico Nasty)

Collaborations

TitleAlbum detailsArtistsThomasDon't GoWaves / Death SuiteWaves RemakeAvalanche / LemonadeAvalanche (Terminal Velocity)Working TogetherShizzoRoland Rat / Brain Storm#1Roland Rat / Brain Storm RemixesMiddle FingerMiddle Finger Pt. 2: The Remixes#2Octave Minds100100 Remixes#3Midnight HourWhy Not?
PUZIQUe (Boys Noize and D.I.M.)
PUZIQUe (Boys Noize and D.I.M.)
Erol Alkan and Boys Noize
Erol Alkan, Boys Noize and Gonzales
Boys Noize and Erol Alkan
Boys Noize and Erol Alkan featuring Jarvis Cocker
Boys Noize and Chilly Gonzales
Boys Noize and Housemeister
Erol Alkan and Boys Noize
Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo)
Erol Alkan and Boys Noize
Dog Blood (Boys Noize and Skrillex)
Dog Blood (Boys Noize and Skrillex)
Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo)
Octave Minds (Boyz Noise and Chilly Gonzales)
Tiga and Boys Noize
Tiga and Boys Noize
Handbraekes (Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo)
Skrillex, Boys Noize, and Ty Dolla Sign
Boys Noize and Francis and the Lights

Singles

Singles as lead artist

TitleAlbum details"Volta 82""Feel Good (TV=Off)""& Down""Don't Believe the Hype""Lava Lava""Starter"Transmission (Pt. 1 and Pt. 2)1010 / YeahNott / Trooper"Adonis"Sessions Pt. 1"XTC""What You Want""Ich R U""Go Hard""Alarm""Cerebral""Overstayer""100""Overthrow""Euphoria"
(featuring Remy Banks)"Starchild"
(featuring Polica)"Birthday""Midnight""Disco Inferno""Orange"
(with Virgil Abloh)"Killer"
(featuring Steven A. Clark)"Buchla 100""Girl Crush"
(featuring Rico Nasty)"Mvinline""All I Want"
(featuring Jake Shears)"FVKVRVND"{{Cite weblast=Sunkelfirst=Camerondate=27 July 2024title= BOYS NOIZE TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RAW TECHNO TRACK, "FVKVRVND"
accessdate=24 February 2025website=EDM}}

Collaboration tracks

TitleSong detailsArtistsAlbum"The Ultimate""Feeling""I Like It""#Capture the City""The Time Machine""L.C.S.""Babushka Boi""DHL""Unlock It""Amygdalae / IQ Test""Steady Pace""Fine Day Anthem""Arintintin"
Feadz featuring Boys NoizeThe T.U.F.F.
Boys Noize and BIGBANGAlive (Japanese Edition)
G-Dragon featuring Zion.T and Boys NoizeCoup d'Etat
Boys Noize and Yoon Mirae (윤미래)#Capture the City – Single
Jean Michel Jarre and Boys NoizeElectronica 1: The Time Machine
FEMM (produced by Boys Noize)Pow!/L.C.S.
A$AP RockyNon-album single
Frank Ocean (prod. Boys Noize)Non-album single
(Abra and Boys Noize featuring Playboi Carti)Non-album single
Rey Pila (produced by Boys Noize)E.P. (Rey Pila EP)
VTSS and Boys NoizeNon-album single
Skrillex and Boys NoizeNon-album single
Rico Nasty and Boys NoizeSingle from EP HVRDC0RE DR3AMZ

Remixes

TitleYearArtistAlbum"My Way""Space Lord""Was Wir Machen""Banquet""Auf Der Lauer Aua Aua""Shadowbreaker""Everyday I Love You Less and Less""My Conversation""Daily Disco""Personal Jesus""My Moon My Man""Fine Dining with the Future""Frau""All I Wanna Do Is Break Some Hearts""Bom Bom Bom""Dudun-Dun""The Acid Never Lies""Le Disko""Cocotte""Move My Body""Alloy Mental""Lights & Music""Phantom Pt. II""Putting Holes in Happiness""Sexual Eruption""Say Whoa""Arcadia""& Down""Horsepower""It Has Been Said""Love Can't Turn Around""When You're Around""Working Together""Inordertodance""Focker""This Is Acid""L'amour et la Violence""Mein Neues Fahrrad""The Geeks Were Right""Wrong""Dirty & Hard""You Don't Know Love""Beat It""Happy Up Here""Boom Boom Pow""Mirror Error""Trick Pony""Good Day Today""Hot-n-Fun""Invisible Light""Swoon""End of Line""Music is Awesome""Monkey Flip""Nasty""Astral Projection""Wisdom to the Wise""Mein Herz brennt""Kernkraft 7000""Sexy Socialite""Bad Girls""ProtoVision""Axis""Ich Bin Meine Maschine""Smokin & Drinkin""My Little Universe""Planet Rock""Secret Downloading""Randy""Ibifornia""Als wär's das letzte Mal""Blade Runner""Layle""Tasty""Stargon""Reincarnate""Release Me""Zick Zack""Wolf""Kepko""Chastity""Venus"
2004Kid AlexKid Alex Boys Noize Mix
2004Monster MagnetBoys Noize - Monster Bootnet
2004SpillsburyKid Alex Boys Noize Remix
2005Bloc PartyBoys Noize Vox Mix
Boys Noize Dub
2005Göpfrich and Gerlach
2005John StarlightBoys Noize Remix No 1
Boys Noize Remix No 2
2005Kaiser Chiefs
2005Kid Alex
2005Lützenkirchen
2006Depeche ModeBoys Noize Classic
2006FeistBoys Noize Classic Mix
2006Foreign Islands
2006I-Robots
2006KreepsBoys Noize Remix No. 1
Boys Noize Remix No. 2
2006Living ThingsBoys Noize Vox Remix
Boys Noize Great Dub
2006Para One
2006Riot In BelgiumBoyznoize 909 Remix
2006Shiny Toy GunsBoys Noize Fire Mix
Boys Noize Fire Dub
2006Teenage Bad GirlBoys Noize Rework
2006Tiga
2007Alloy MentalBoynoize Remix
2007Cut CopyBoys Noize Happy Birthday Remix
2007JusticeBoys Noize Vox Mix
Boys Noize Unreleased Turbine Remix
2007Marilyn Manson
2007Snoop Dogg
2008A-Trak
2008ApparatBoys Noize Reprise
2008Boys NoizeSiriusmo vs. Boys Noize Mix
2008C. J. Bolland
2008Darmstadt
2008Farley 'Jackmaster' FunkBoys Noize Started Like This Mix
2008Frankmusik
2008GonzalesBoys Noize Vox Mix
Boys Noize Dub Mix
2008Housemeister
2008LOTPBoys Noize Terror Re-Did
2008Maurice JoshuaBoys Noize Re-work
2008Sébastien TellierBoys Noize Main Version
Boys Noize Euro Mix
2008SiriusmoBoys Noize Edit
2008The FaintBoys Noize vs. D.I.M. Mix
2009Depeche ModeD.I.M. vs. Boys Noize Remix
2009Djedjotronic featuring SpoekBoys Noize's Jump If You're an Idiot Mix
2009EditorsBoys Noize Classic Mix
2009Michael JacksonBoys Noize 2003 Bootleg Remix
2009Röyksopp
2009The Black Eyed PeasLet the Beat Rock (Boys Noize Remix featuring 50 Cent)
Let the Beat Rock (Boys Noize Megamix)
2009The FaintDas Glow Remix Boys Noize Edit
2010Charlotte Gainsbourg
2010David Lynch
2010NER*D featuring Nelly Furtado
2010Scissor Sisters
2010The Chemical BrothersBoyz Noize Summer Mix
Boyz Noize Summer Instrumental
2011Daft Punk
2011Housemeister
2011Modeselektor featuring Nazizi and Abbas
2012Spank RockSCNTST Remix – Boys Noize Re-Did
2012Strip SteveDestructo Remix – Boys Noize Edit
2012Dave ClarkeBoys Noize Wild Pitch Remix
2012Rammstein
2013Brad Lamborghini – JOHN GBoys Noize Edit
2013Chromeo
2013Donna SummerBoys Noize Club Mix
2013Kavinsky
2013Pet Shop Boys
2014Atom
2014Danny BrownBoys Noize Smokin Mix
2014Depeche Mode
2016Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force
2016Craig AmstrongBoys Noize Remix 2
2017Justice
2017Cassius
2017DAF
2020Autotune
2020Omar Souleyman
2021ShygirlBoys Noize Remix
Boys Noize Extended Dub
2021A. G. Cook
2021REIN
2021REIN
2022Rammstein
2022Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2023Sega Bodega
2023Pussy Riot and Boys Noize featuring Alice Glass
2024Bananarama and Boys Noize

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