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==Biography==
===Growing Up===
Reznor was born and raised in the western Pennsylvania town of Mercer in a Lutheran household (although Reznor now states that he believes in God, but has no actual religion). Because he has the same first name as his father, he was called by his middle name to avoid confusion. In late 1970, soon after the birth of his little sister, Tera, Reznor's father left and his parents divorced. He and his infant sister were sent to live with their maternal grandparents, primarily because it would have been too difficult for their mother to raise them by herself. Reznor's grandmother decided that the 5-year-old should take classical piano lessons. Over the years he became immersed in music and has been compared to Harry Connick, Jr. by his piano teacher.
By the time Reznor was in high school he discovered horror movies and rock music. KISS and [[David Bowie]] were his heroes. His grandmother considered pulling him out of school so that he could focus on his piano studies full-time, with the hope that he would become a classical pianist. Reznor did not want this and instead became active in Mercer High School's Marching Band, Concert Band, and in theater. He played tenor saxophone and tuba in the school bands, even winning Top Woodwind at one point. He also played Judas in the school's production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and landed the title role in ''The Music Man.''
===The Early Years===
{{see also|:Category:Early bands}}
Reznor graduated from high school in 1983 and went on to study production at Allegheny College. It was around this time that he joined his first "real" band, [[Option 30]]. They became popular in the college scene in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio but Reznor clearly wanted to get out and see more. After a year in college, Reznor dropped out of school and left Option 30. He was offered a job as a salesperson at a specialty keyboard and pro audio shop, Pi Keyboards and Audio, moving to in Clevelandand moved there. Once While working there, he worked met Bart Koster, who was building a few odd jobsnew recording studio, selling music instruments Right Track Studios. Koster was impressed with Reznor's skills and also working offered him a job as a studio technician at Right Track Studiobefore he even moved into the building. It was in In Cleveland that he met roommate and future bandmate , Reznor also reconnected with [[Chris Vrenna]], whom he knew from high school, and they became roommates. The day jobs helped Reznor pay the bills but, like in Pennsylvania, he became active in Cleveland's music scene.
Reznor's first band in Cleveland was a cover band called [[The Urge]]. This band drew crowds and Reznor got some recognition. When he left the band months later they lost much of their audience. Reznor briefly re-joined before parting ways again shortly thereafter. In 1985, he joined [[The Innocent]] as a keyboardist, but left the band after three months. In 1986, he joined the [[Exotic Birds]] as a keyboardist and back-up vocalist with [[Andy Kubiszewski]] (who would later join [[Stabbing Westward]]) and, at one point, Vrenna. The Exotic Birds received some national attention after playing a few gigs with the Culture Club, but Reznor's tenure with them would not last. This was followed by keyboardist positions in [[Slam Bamboo]] and [[Lucky Pierre]]. But all the while, Reznor wanted to be able to do his own music and be his own musician.
By the end of the touring cycle (known as the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self-Destruct]] tour), Reznor was miserable. He had sunk into addiction, and pressure from the label to begin work on a follow-up to ''The Downward Spiral'' took its toll. He stepped back for a little while and took time to sort things out.
In 1997, Reznor collaborated with [[David Lynch]] on the soundtrack for ''[[Lost Highway Soundtrack|Lost Highway]]'', which resulted in a new standalone Nine Inch Nails single, ''[[The Perfect Drug (halo)|The Perfect Drug]]''. A home video package entitled ''[[Closure]]'' was also released that year, compiling tour footage from 1994-1995 as well as most of the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] that had been made up to that point. These releases helped to appease fans during the long wait for the next album.
===Fragile===
After the success of the club tour, Nine Inch Nails traveled the world, playing at festivals and large venues. Reznor found that he could write music sober and began working on a follow-up to ''With Teeth,'' setting up makeshift studios on his tour bus, in his dressing room, and in his hotel room. It was one way that he remained sober while on the road and was one of many safety nets he established to help himself stay sober. No longer interested in the backstage partying, he now found enjoyment in making music, which he once saw as a chore or job.
Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 28, 2005. Reznor was at first concerned about his studio there, but initially it seemed like the city was spared from the storm. The next day, when the city's levee and pump system failed, Reznor was devastated. In the following days, his sadness became anger at the lack of response to the disaster, as he became even more vocal about his disdain with the US government. He was invited to perform on ReactNOW!ReAct Now, a telethon organized by Viacom with proceeds going to the American Red Cross to help those affected by the storm. Reznor performed "Hurt" with Cash's lyrical change, and premiered a new song, "[[Non-Entity]]," an internet-exclusive performance that would later be made into an MP3 file available for purchase. Proceeds from the MP3 went to the American Red Cross. Reznor decided that guitars used on the upcoming concerts would be sold on eBay with proceeds going to the Red Cross. It was one of many nonprofits that Reznor would go on to publicly support. In January 2006, he joined People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' (PETA's) campaign against the Chinese fur industry, narrating a video documenting the abuse of cats and dogs used in that nation's fur trade. In February 2006 Reznor revealed that he had adopted a retired racing greyhound, emphasizing animal adoption and rescue.
When the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour ended in July 2006, Reznor rented a house in a wooded area outside of Malibu to begin turning the sounds created on the tour into a new album.
That same year, [[David Fincher]] asked Reznor and Ross to compose the score for his film ''[[The Social Network Soundtrack|The Social Network]],'' documenting the rise of Facebook. The score and film were released in fall of 2010. Both were met with much praise and accolades including a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award for Reznor and Ross. On January 7, 2011, Reznor announced that he would once again be collaborating with Fincher by composing the soundtrack to the US film adaptation of the bestselling novel ''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]].'' The film was released in theaters in December of 2011.
The new foray into film scoring was a logical extension of what Reznor had previously done with ''[[Quake]]'' and production work on the soundtracks for ''[[Natural Born Killers Soundtrack|Natural Born Killers]]'' and ''Lost Highway''. In 2012, Reznor continued his work with How To Destroy Angels, releasing another EP and recording the long-awaited debut album, ''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]'', which was released on March 5, 2013. The album was supported by a brief [[How To Destroy Angels Live 2013|tour]].
===NIN Returns===
In early 2013, Reznor had announced that Nine Inch Nails would be touring again, despite having done a [[Wave Goodbye Tour|farewell tour]] in 2009. Several months later, he revealed that a new album entitled ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' had been secretly recorded over the course of a year and that he had signed to [[Columbia Records]]. He cited his work with film scores and How To Destroy Angels as the source of his revitalized interest in a new direction for Nine Inch Nails. The album was released on September 3, 2013 and the [[NIN 2013-2014]] tour was the most ambitious one yet, picking up where 2008's Lights In The Sky tour had left off.
The album was released on September 3, 2013 and was acclaimed by both fans and critics, many of them coming to view it as Reznor's best work since ''The Fragile''. It incorporated more atmospheric and layered sound than had been customary in recent works. Reznor stated that the album was a thematic sequel to ''The Downward Spiral'', being something of a belated epilogue to that album's story and showing the life arc of its protagonist. The [[NIN 2013-2014|world tour]] that supported the album was the most ambitious one yet, picking up where 2008's Lights In The Sky tour had left off. Each leg had a different look and feel, and the band lineup was at one point the largest one Reznor had ever assembled. As always, cutting edge technology and dazzling displays of light and motion made for a memorable concert experience. On January 21, 2014, the Beats Music streaming service went live, with Reznor serving as Chief Creative Officer. On the same day, it was also announced that Reznor and Ross were doing the score for David Fincher's ''[[Gone Girl Soundtrack|Gone Girl]]''. The album was released digitally on September 30, 2014 and the film opened on October 2. Beats Music was subsequently purchased by Apple and relaunched under a new iteration of iTunes called Apple Music, effectively making Reznor an Apple employeefor a time. On December 18, 2015 ===The Trilogy and Beyond===In 2016, a host of other score music from Reznor and Ross was announced that . In June, the pair released a [[Juno|standalone track]] for a short film about NASA's Juno Mission. This was followed by the ''[[Before The Flood Soundtrack]]'' (a collaboration with Mogwai and Gustavo Santaolalla) and the ''[[Patriots Day Soundtrack]]''. Delivering on a promise made in 2015 for new Nine Inch Nails music would be coming from NIN the following year, the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' EP was officially released on December 23, 2016. In 2017, it was revealed that ''Not The Actual Events'' was the first in 2016a [[The Trilogy|trilogy]] of related releases and the second installment, ''[[Add Violence]]'', was released on July 21. Reznor and Ross scores for ''[[The Vietnam War Original Score|The Vietnam War]]'' as well as other unnamed materialthe short film ''[[The Black Ghiandola]]'' followed. The third installment of the aforementioned trilogy, ''[[Bad Witch]]'', was released on June 22, 2018. The trilogy was supported with the [[NIN 2017-2018]] touring cycle, including a back-to-basics trek with [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] (named the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]) that saw the live debuts of "[[And All That Could Have Been (song)|And All That Could Have Been]]" and "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug]]". That year also saw a partial Reznor and Ross score for ''[[Mid90s (Original Music From The Motion Picture)|Mid90s]]''. The following year saw a flurry of activity from Reznor and Ross, with scores for ''[[Bird Box Original Score|Bird Box]]'' (including an extended box set version), ''[[Waves (Original Score)|Waves]]'' and HBO's ''[[Watchmen (Music From The HBO Series)|Watchmen]]'' series. In spring 2019, Reznor had the honor of inducting one of his inspirations, The Cure, into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Scores for ''The Woman In The Window'', ''[[Soul Soundtrack|Soul]]'', and David Fincher's ''[[Mank Soundtrack|Mank]]'' were announced for 2020. In late 2019, it was revealed that Reznor and Ross had completed their avant-garde score for ''The Woman In The Window'' but that it had been scrapped due to a change in the film's direction.
Today, Reznor is happier than he's ever been. He feels that he has found his calling in life and has found joy in creating music. Although he admits he could very easily relapse into his old ways, because he has been there, he has said he never wants to go back. He and his [[Mariqueen Maandig-Reznor|wife]] currently reside in California with their children and dogs.
==Body Of Work==
''The following discography is Reznor's work outside of Nine Inch Nails, in chronological order. For the complete Nine Inch Nails discography see the [[Halo numbers]] page''
===1983===
*Provided keyboards, vocals on tour and in studio with [[Option 30]] (the studio album ''Option 30'' was later released in 1997)
===1984===
*Provided keyboards, vocals on tour for [[The Urge]]
===1985===
*''Livin' In The Street'', [[The Innocent]] (keyboards); also provided keyboards on tour
===1986===
*''L'oiseau'', [[Exotic Birds]] (keyboards, backing vocals, programming); also provided keyboards and vocals on tour
===1987===
*'''Acting Role''': Played a member of "The Problems" (played by Exotic Birds) Appeared in the film ''[[wp:Light Of Day|Light Of Day]]'' as a member of "The Problems" (played by Exotic Birds)[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM0MmNjy97s]
===1988===
*''White Lies/Cry Like A Baby'', [[Slam Bamboo]] (keyboards); also provided keyboards on tour*''Communiqué,'' [[Lucky Pierre ]] (Saxophone and vocals, "Communiqué";" vocals, "I Need To Get To Know (Other People)")*''Exhibit C: Ohio's Undercurrent'', Cool Down Daddy (keyboards, "Sometimes She Smiles")*''Who's Lookin Back?'', Vincent Capretta (Engineer) ===1989===*''Conception'', Hot Tin Roof (Engineer) (keyboards, drum programming "Warm Jets", "Don't Let It Fade") *''Hanson: The Movie'', Hanson: The Movie (Engineer, additional programming)*''Son Of Slam'', Hanson: The Movie (Additional programming)*''Attitude'', Troop (Recording engineer, "That's My Attitude", "For You")
===1990===
*''Supernaut,'' [[1000 Homo Djs]] (Vocals, "[[Supernaut]]")
*'''Touring''': Provided vocals on tour with the Revolting Cocks*Appeared in the music video for "Faster Than Light" by Lead Into Gold
===1991===
*''Cautiøn Dø Nøt Play,'' Crunch-O-Matic (Album programming)
*''Beers, Steers & Queers (Remixes)'', Revolting Cocks (credited as "additional cock" for "Stainless Steel Providers (live)" and "Public Image (live)")*''Gub,'' [[Pigface]] (Loop programming; Loops, "The Bushmaster") (writing; , vocals, "[[Suck]]")*'''Touring''': Provided vocals on tour with Pigface
===1992===
*''Burn Like Brilliant Trash(At Jackie's Funeral),'' Machines of Loving Grace (remix, "Burnt Offering120 BPM", "Burn Like Brilliant Trash (Radio Edit)" and "Burn Like Brilliant Trash (Dub 120 BPM)")*''Glitch'', Pigface (vocals, "Suck" live version)
*''Foreclosure Of A Dream,'' Megadeth (Remix, "Symphony Of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)")
*''Stone Cold Crazy (promo),'' Queen (Remix, "Stone Cold Crazy (Re-Produced by Trent Reznor)")
===1993===
*[[Untitled Mixtape]], Queen (Remix, "Tie Your Mother Down (Reznor Remix)")
*''The Wooden Song,'' [[Butthole Surfers]] (Remix, "Who Was In My Room Last Night (Trent Reznor Remix)")
*''Black Box—Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years'' (Vocals, "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" for 1000 Homo DJs)
*Promo for MTV Japan with [[Shinya Tsukamoto]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCHSn6QJ1tc Low quality video] (Music writtenWriting and performance)
===1994===
*''Get Your Gunn,'' Marilyn Manson (Producer, tracks 1–2; remix, "Mother Inferior Got Her Gunn (Trent Reznor Remix)")
*''[[Portrait of an American Family]],'' Marilyn Manson (album producer; album mix; guitar, "Lunchbox"; saxophone, "My Monkey")*''[[Natural Born Killers Soundtrack]],'' (Album producer)
*''Under The Pink,'' [[Tori Amos]] (Vocals, "Past The Mission")
*''Light,'' KMFDM ("Light (Fat Back Dub) remix")
===1995===
*''Lunchbox,'' Marilyn Manson (Producer, "[[Down In The Park]]")
*''Smells Like Children,'' Marilyn Manson (Album producer)
*''The Heart's Filthy Lesson,'' [[David Bowie]] (Remix, "The Heart's Filthy Lesson (Alt Mix)")
===1996===
*''[[Quake]]'' video game (Writing and performance, music and sound effects)
*''[[Antichrist Superstar]],'' Marilyn Manson (album programming; producer, tracks 1–2, 4–10, 12–16, 99; guitar, "Little Horn," "Mister Superstar," "Deformography";" mellotron, "Cryptorchid";" piano, "Man That You Fear")
===1997===
*''[[Lost Highway Soundtrack]]'' (Album producer; writing and performance, "[[Driver Down]]" and "[[Videodrones; Questions]]";" saxophone, "Driver Down")*''[[I'm Afraid Of Americans]],'' David Bowie (Remix, "I'm Afraid Of Americans " (V1, V2, V3, V4 and V6 Mixes);" vocals, "I'm Afraid Of Americans V1")
*''Option 30,'' Option 30 (Vocals, keyboards; originally recorded in 1983)
===1998===
*''Victory: Remixes,'' Puff Daddy & The Family (remix and featured performer, "Victory (Nine Inch Nails Remix)")
*''Voyeurs,'' 2wo (Album producer)
*''Pleasant Smell,'' [[12 Rounds]] (Remix, "Pleasant Smell (Rethought by Trent Reznor, [[Keith Hillebrandt]], and [[Clint Mansell]])")There are two versions with the same title
*''Herehear,'' Wink (Vocals and lyrics, "[[Black Bomb (Jerry In The Bag)]]")
*''Wooden Song EP,'' Butthole Surfers ("Who Was In My Room Last Night? (Trent Reznor Remix)")
===1999===
*''Breadline,'' Megadeth (Remix, "Symphony Of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)")
===2000===
*''Seven'' , David Bowie (Vocals, "I'm Afraid Of Americans V1" for David Bowie) ===2001===*''Spin This'', N.E.R.D. (Remix, "Lapdance (Trent Reznor Remix)")*''Lapdance'', (Remix, promo) N.E.R.D. (Remix, "Lapdance (Trent Reznor Remix)")
===2002===
*''Spin ThisWorld Traveler Soundtrack'', (Composer,Piano)*'' N.E.R.D. Best of Bowie'', David Bowie (RemixVideo, "Lapdance (Trent Reznor Remix)I'm Afraid of Americans")
===2003===
*''Growing Up,'' Peter Gabriel (Remix, "Growing Up (Trent Reznor Remix)")
*''Songs And Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11'' (Producer, "[[We Want It All]]" for Zack de la Rocha)
*''eMOTIVe'', [[A Perfect Circle]] (Credited among authors of "[[Passive]]")
===2005===
*''Vertigo (Remix, promo)'', U2 (Remix, "Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)")
*''Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'', U2 (Remix, "Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)")
===2006===
*''Born 4,'' [[Jakalope]] (Co-producer)
*''A Piano: The Collection'', Tori Amos (Vocals, "Past The Mission (Alternate Mix)")
===2007===
*''I'll Sleep When You're Dead,'' [[EL-P|ElEL-P]] (Additional production and vocals, "Flyentology")*''Flyentology EP'', [[EL-P|EL-P]] (Additional production and vocals, "Flyentology", "Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)", "Flyentology (Instrumental)" and "Flyentology (Acapella)" *''You Know What You Did'', [[Queens Of The Stone Age]] (Vocals, "Era Vulgaris")*''Era Vulgaris,'' [[Queens Of The Stone Age]] (Vocals, "Era Vulgaris")—available for download, "Era Vulgaris (Richard File Remix)"*''The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust!,'' Saul Williams (Producer; music, tracks 1–2, 5–8, 11–15; programming, "[[Black History Month]]";" "[[Tr(n)igger]]";" "[[DNA]]";" vocals, "[[Break]]" and "[[WTF!]]";" arrangement, "[[Sunday Bloody Sunday]]")
===2008===
*''In With The Out Crowd,'' Jubilee (programmed drums, "I Don't Have An Excuse, I Just Need A Little Help")
===2009===
*''"C" Is For (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) E.P,.'' , [[Puscifer]] (Writing, "[[Potions (Deliverance Mix)]]")*''Shine On'', 12 Rounds (Additional programming, "Shine On")
===2010===
*''[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]] EP,'' [[How To Destroy Angels]]
*''[[The Social Network Soundtrack]]'' with [[Atticus Ross]] (writing and performance)
===2011===
*''How To Become Clairvoyant'', Robbie Robertson (additional textures on "Madame X")
*''[[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack]]'' with Atticus Ross (writing and performance)
*''"[[Immigrant Song]]'' " with Karen O and Atticus Ross (Performance, programming and production)*''"[[Is Your Love Strong Enough?]]''", How To Destroy Angels (Performance and production)
===2012===
*''Call Of Duty: Black Ops II'' video game (Composer, [[Theme From Call Of Duty Black Ops II|theme song]])
*''Destroyer 12"'', Telepathe (Remix, "Destroyer (Remix)")
*''[[An Omen EP]]'', How To Destroy Angels
===2013===
*''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]'', How To Destroy Angels
*''Sound City: Real To Reel soundtrack'' (writing and performance, "[[Mantra]]" ; with [[Dave Grohl]] and Josh Homme)*''...Like Clockwork'', Queens Of The Stone Age (vocals on , "Kalopsia" and ; "Fairweather Friends")
===2014===
*''[[Gone Girl Soundtrack]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
===2016===
*''[[Juno|Visions Of Harmony]]'' , "Juno" with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[Before The Flood Soundtrack]]'' with Atticus Ross, Gustavo Santaolalla, Mogwai (Writing and performance; music supervisor)
===2017===
*''[[Patriots Day Soundtrack]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[The Black Ghiandola]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[The Vietnam War Original Score]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*Multimedia project for Banksy (The Walled Off Hotel), "[[Green Lines]]" (with Atticus Ross)
*''White Knight'', Todd Rundgren (Writing and performance, "Deaf Ears"; with Atticus Ross)
*''I Got Your Back (DaM-Funk, Re-Freak)'', Todd Rundgren (Remix, "Deaf Ears (Nine Inch Nails Mix)")
*"[[John Carpenter's Halloween]]" with Atticus Ross (Performance)
*Appeared as a member of "The Nine Inch Nails" in an episode of ''Twin Peaks: The Return'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QczxCxFRUf0]
===2018===
*''The Fourth Estate'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance, title sequence)
*''[[Mid90s (Original Music From The Motion Picture)]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
===2019===
*''[[Bird Box Original Score]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[Watchmen (Music From The HBO Series)]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[Waves (Original Score)]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
===2020===
*''[[Soul Soundtrack]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[Mank Soundtrack]]'' with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
==External Links==
*[http://nothing.nin.net/int2.html "Portrait Of A Nine Inch Nail," ''Alternative Press.'' July 1990]
*[http://twitter.com/trent_reznor Trent Reznor's Twitter profile]
*[http://open.spotify.com/user/treznor Trent Reznor's Spotify profile]
*[http://instagram.com/treznor Trent Reznor's Instagram profile]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/trent-reznor/id2844131 Trent Reznor's Apple Music profile]
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