Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Nine Inch Noize
Collaborative group of Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Nine Inch Noize is a collaborative musical project between American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and German-Iraqi electronic music producer Boys Noize (Alexander Ridha). The project emerged from their collaboration on the Challengers [MIXED], TRON: Ares soundtrack and the subsequent Peel It Back Tour in 2025.[1][2]
On September 15, 2025, it was announced that Nine Inch Noize will perform at the Coachella 2026.[3]
Remove ads
Background
According to Boys Noize, he and Trent Reznor had previously worked on a secret project that failed to materialize.[4] In 2024, Reznor asked Ridha to do a remix of the Challengers score, which Reznor had worked on.[4] Ridha turned the music into a continues dance remix called Challengers [MIXED].[4][2]
.jpg)
Subsequently they collaborated on the TRON: Ares soundtrack, with credits given to Boys Noize for "additional production" and co-production on key tracks like the single As Alive As You Need Me to Be and "Shadow Over Me."[1][2]
Remove ads
Live performances
The collaboration emerged as a distinctive segment of Nine Inch Nails' 2025 Peel It Back Tour.[1] The tour featured a five-act structure, with the third act showcasing Nine Inch Noize performing live, EDM-heavy remixes of NIN tracks on a B-stage for 4-5 songs.[5]
The tour kicked off on June 15, 2025, in Dublin at the city's 3Arena.[5]
The end of Boys Noize's opening set on a side stage transitioned directly into Reznor's Act One opening piano song on the B-stage, with Boys Noize kicking off the third act already on the B-stage while Reznor and Atticus Ross transitioned from the main stage to join him.[5]
Songs reworked and performed with Boys Noize included Only, Vessel, The Warning, Branches/Bones, She's Gone Away, Love Is Not Enough, Me, I'm Not, Sin, I Do Not Want This, Closer, and How To Destroy Angels' Parasite.[5]
During the collaborative set, the band debuted a brand new song, "As Alive As You Need Me to Be," which became the first single from the soundtrack for the 2025 film TRON: Ares, co-produced by Boys Noize.[1]
On October 6, 2025, during the premiere of Tron: Ares in Los Angeles, the group performed a mini set of 4 songs from the Tron soundtrack.[6]
Remove ads
Coachella
On September 15, 2025, when the Coachella 2026 line up was revealed, it was announced that Nine Inch Noize will perform an extended set.[3]
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads