Nine Inch Nails / Featured Collaborator
Boys Noize / Alex Ridha
Boys Noize collaborator on Challengers [Mixed], the Peel It Back third act, TRON: Ares releases, and Nine Inch Noize.
- NIN relationship
- 2024–present
- Key work
- Challengers [Mixed]; Peel It Back; Nine Inch Noize
Profile
Boys Noize / Alex Ridha and Nine Inch Nails
- NIN relationship
- Featured live and recording collaborator
- Documented span
- 2024–present
- Primary roles
- Electronic performance, production and remixing
Work with Nine Inch Nails
Alex Ridha, recording as Boys Noize, first worked with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the continuous dance reworking Challengers [Mixed]. The collaboration later expanded into soundtrack production, remixes, and live performance.
On Peel It Back, Boys Noize opens the show and returns for a featured third act with Reznor and Ross, but does not perform as a member of the full Nine Inch Nails lineup.
NIN Timeline
2024
Challengers [Mixed]
Reworks the Reznor–Ross score as a continuous electronic mix with new transitions and remixes.
2025
Peel It Back
Opens the tour and performs a featured third-act sequence with Reznor and Ross.
2025–2026
TRON: Ares
Contributes additional production and later remixes connected to the soundtrack.
2026
Nine Inch Noize
The live collaboration becomes an official release and a larger Coachella performance project.
Tours and Live Roles
2025–2026
Peel It Back
Opening artist and featured third-act collaborator within the staged three-platform production.
Release Contributions
Challengers [Mixed] by Boys Noize
Continuous dance mix and reinterpretation of the Reznor–Ross score.
TRON: Ares
Additional production within the Nine Inch Nails soundtrack project.
TRON Ares: Divergence
Contributes three remixes to the soundtrack companion.
Nine Inch Noize
Official document of the collaborative live-remix format.
Notable Performances and Documents
2025–2026
Peel It Back
The tour profile explains the third-act structure and its place within the full show.
2026
Coachella 2026
Nine Inch Noize expands into a dedicated collaborative festival performance.
Selected Work Beyond NIN
Boys Noize
Long-running electronic production and DJ project spanning electro, techno, hip-hop and pop collaborations.
Remix work
Remixes and production credits include a wide range of electronic, alternative and pop artists.
Boysnoize Records
Founded the label and platform associated with his recording and collaborative catalog.