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My Take
Boys Noize, real name Alex Ridha, is exactly the kind of producer I gravitate toward: restless, abrasive, and impossible to pin down. His German-Iraqi roots and Hamburg base give him an outsider's edge, and that grimy, distorted electro sound has aged remarkably well. What impresses me is the company he keeps, remixing Daft Punk and Depeche Mode while collaborating with A$AP Rocky, Frank Ocean, and Nine Inch Nails. That range, from underground club tracks to genuine pop and rock crossovers, is rare. He's a DJ and producer who never seems content to repeat himself, and I respect artists who keep their sound dangerous.
Overview
Alexander "Alex" Ridha (born 22 August 1982), better known by his stage name Boys Noize, is a German-Iraqi electronic music record producer, songwriter and DJ known for collaborations with artists including A$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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Boys Noize
- Name (Japanese)
- ボーイズ・ノイズ
- Reading
- ぼーいず・のいず
- Born
- August 22, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Hamburg, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- disc jockey / record producer / musician / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.