Boys Noize
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| Boys Noize | |
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 Boys Noize in Melbourne in 2007
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| Origin | Germany |
| Genre(s) | Techno, electro |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Boysnoize Records Last Gang Records |
| Website | Boys Noize at MySpace |
Boys Noize is the moniker of a German electro-tech producer and DJ, Alexander Ridha. 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 and grew up in Hamburg, Germany. Between the ages of six and fourteen, he practiced piano and drums. At the latter age, he began to purchase records and produced music with programs. 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, Mat Payne, Tiga and Justice.
Alex 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 radio station.
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[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)
- Putting Holes In Happiness By Marilyn Manson (2007)
- Phantom Pt. 2 By Justice (2007)
- Arcadia By Apparat (2008)
- Sensual Seduction By Snoop Dogg (2008)
- Working Together By Gonzales (2008)
- Lights & Music By Cut Copy (2008)
[edit] Albums
- Oi Oi Oi (2007)
- Oi Oi Oi Remixed (2008)
[edit] Trivia
- The song "& Down" has been featured in Grand Theft Auto 4 on the Electro-Choc radio station.
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