Changes

While a member of Cleveland, OH bands [[Exotic Birds]] and [[Lucky Pierre]], [[Trent Reznor]] began the initial songwriting and ideas for NIN.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCimjf7nYxE] Playing most of the keyboards, drum machines, guitars, and samplers himself, he began recording demos. He eventually took was hired as a job working nights recording engineer at [[The Right Track]] studio as a handyman and janitor, and used studio "down time" to develop and record more refined and professional demos. Teaming up with manager [[John A. Malm, Jr.]] they sent the demo demos to various record labels. Reznor received serious offers When the major labels rejected them, they began submitting it to international labels and attracted some interest, including from many of themNettwerk. He Reznor eventually signed a deal with TVT Records who, until then, were known mainly for releasing novelty and television jingle records.