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NOISIA | BIOGRAPHY 2026
Noisia are Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger. Formed in Groningen at the turn of the millennium, the trio developed a body of work that has had a lasting influence on electronic music, particularly in drum & bass, while consistently reaching beyond the boundaries of any one genre.Their approach has always been rooted as much in process as in style. Across more than two decades of music, Noisia became known for an unusually detailed approach to production and sound design, moving between precision engineered club music, experimental electronics, hip hop, composition and audiovisual work. That range can be heard across their albums Split The Atom, Outer Edges and Closer, as well as I Am Legion, their collaborative project with Foreign Beggars. Their work has extended into games including Devil May Cry, film and contemporary performance, while their collaborations and remixes have connected them with artists including Amon Tobin, Skrillex and The Prodigy, among many others. Their Outer Edges audiovisual show expanded the project further, translating the detail and physicality of their music into an immersive live format.Alongside their own music, Noisia built an ecosystem around it. Through VISION, Noisia Radio, later VISION Radio, and the Noisia Invites events, the trio created platforms for new music and helped establish Groningen as an important point on the international electronic music map. Their influence has travelled beyond their own catalogue through the artists they supported, collaborated with and encouraged, and through an approach to production that became part of the wider language of modern bass music. In September 2019, Noisia announced their decision to end the project. What was originally intended to conclude at the end of 2020 was extended following the pandemic, allowing the trio to complete their farewell shows and release Closer in 2022. The album collected music developed during the period following Outer Edges and before Noisia reached the decision to stop.The years that followed gave Roos, van Sonderen and de Vlieger space to develop independently. Roos continued with Sleepnet and later formed Ring Noord with Former, alongside work across production, scoring and audio technology. De Vlieger developed his work as Thys across club music, film, contemporary dance, instrumental composition and the VIER collective. Van Sonderen continued with Zonderling, alongside writing and production work across house, melodic techno, pop and hip hop under his producer name, NSR.
In 2026, Noisia are working together again.
They return to the project on different terms. Their individual work continues alongside Noisia, while the trio have begun exchanging ideas, making music and reconnecting with their existing material. There are works in progress rather than a predetermined destination, and live performance will form part of discovering what those ideas can become.
On December 4th, 2026, Noisia return to Amsterdam’s Melkweg for their first performance together since the conclusion of their farewell tour. Further shows are planned, with the forthcoming run becoming part of the creative process as new and developing material is tested in front of an audience.
What comes next remains deliberately open.
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13 Sep, 2014
Skrillex & Friends Visit Noisia In Groningen
Skrillex & friends visit Noisia in their hometown of Groningen, in the debut episode of their video series 'Sup Buds'.
www.edm.com/blog/sup-buds-skrillex-noisia-nest-hq