Boys Noize
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| Boys Noize | |
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 Boys Noize in Melbourne in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genre(s) | Electronica Techno Dance punk Electronic rock |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Boysnoize Records Last Gang Records |
| Website | Boys Noize at MySpace |
Boys Noize is the moniker of Alexander Ridha, a German electro-tech producer and DJ. It is also the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he set up in 2005.
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[edit] Biography
Ridha was born in 1982 and grew up in Hamburg, Germany. Between the ages of six and fourteen, he practiced piano and drums. Once he reached fourteen he began to purchase records and produce music with software. At sixteen, he started to produce in a studio with a colleague who would later be known as D.I.M. He taught Ridha engineering over the next five years. When he became 21 years of age, Ridha moved to Berlin.[1]
Under the name Boys Noize, he has released records on French label Kitsuné Music, Tiga's Turbo Records label, and on DJ Hell's International DeeJay Gigolo Records. He has also remixed tracks for Tiga, Para One, Feist, Kreeps and Depeche Mode, as well as popular remixes of British indie anthems "Banquet" by Bloc Party and "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" by Kaiser Chiefs. Boys Noize's tracks and remixes are played by DJs such as Erol Alkan, SebastiAn, 2 Many DJ's, Tiga and Justice.
Ridha has also released EPs under the names 909d1sco and Kid Alex. Boys Noize released his debut album "Oi Oi Oi" in September 2007. The first single from the album is titled "Don't Believe The Hype", and features two remixes by Surkin. Boys Noize's track entitled "& Down" has also been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the Electro-choc and PLR radio station, and was also used as a sample for Estelle's single American Boy.
In a December 2008 interview with DISCODUST, Ridha stated he is "taking two months off at the beginning of the year to finish [his] new album".[2]
Boys Noize has most recently produced a remix for the new Black Eyed Peas' song "Boom Boom Pow" featuring American rapper 50 Cent and another song is featured on their special edition album of "The E.N.D." called "Simple Little Melody".[3]
Boys Noize is set to release a new album in the fall of 2009, according to his myspace. [3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Oi Oi Oi (2007)
- Oi Oi Oi (Remixed) (2008)
- Electro Techno Thunder (2009)
[edit] Mix Albums
- Bugged Out! Presents Suck My Deck - Mixed by Ableton (2008)
- I ♥ Techno 2008 (2008)
[edit] Remixes
- Auf Der Lauer Aua Aua by Göpfrich & Gerlach (2005)
- My Conversation by Kid Alex (2005)
- Shadowbreaker by John Starlight (2005)
- Everyday I Love You Less And Less by Kaiser Chiefs (2005)
- Beat it by Michael Jackson (2006)
- matthew richards by knobhead (2006)
- Daily Disco by Lützenkirchen (2006)
- All I Wanna Do Is Break Some Hearts by Kreeps (2006)
- Banquet by Bloc Party (2006)
- Bom Bom Bom by Living Things (2006)
- Dudun-Dun by Para One (2006)
- Frau by I-Robots (2006)
- Le Disko by Shiny Toy Guns (2006)
- Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode (2006)
- Move My Body by Tiga (2006)
- The Acid Never Lies by Riot In Belgium (2006)
- Cocotte by Teenage Bad Girl (2006)
- My Moon My Man by Feist (2006)
- Fine Dining With The Future by Foreign Islands (2006)
- "Alloy Mental" by Alloy Mental (2007)
- Putting Holes In Happiness By Marilyn Manson (2007)
- Phantom Pt. II By Justice (2007)
- Arcadia By Apparat (2008)
- Sensual Seduction By Snoop Dogg (2008)
- The Geeks Were Right By The Faint (2008)
- Working Together By Gonzales (2008)
- Lights & Music By Cut Copy (2008)
- L’Amour Et La Violence By Sebastien Tellier (2008)
- Say Whoa By A-Trak (2008)
- It Has Been Said By Darmstadt (2008)
- Focker By Late of the Pier (2008)
- When You're Around By Frankmusik (2008)
- Happy Up Here By Röyksopp (2009)
- "Let the Beat Rock" by Black Eyed Peas featuring 50 Cent (2009)
