Boys Noize

Boys Noize
Boys Noize in 2012
Background information
Birth nameAlexander Ridha
Born (1982-08-22) 22 August 1982
Hamburg, West Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2004present
LabelsBoysnoize Records
Websiteboysnoize.com

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, and Frank Ocean (for example, producing Ocean's song "DHL") 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 Zeroes.

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."