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Reznor graduated from high school in 1983 and went on to study computer engineering at Allegheny College. He began dating [[The Becoming#Annie|Andrea Mulrain]] while at 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, in Cleveland and moved there. While working there, he met Bart Koster, who was building a new recording studio, Right Track Studios. Koster was impressed with Reznor's skills and offered him a job as a studio technician before he even moved into the building. [https://www.thefader.com/2013/09/23/nine-inch-nails-oral-history-interview] In Cleveland, Reznor also reconnected with [[Chris Vrenna]], whom he had met in 1985 when Vrenna bought a piece of gear from him. 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. Later in 1985, 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. During this time Reznor also met [[John A. Malm, Jr.]], who was doing promotion for the band. The Exotic Birds received some national attention after playing a few gigs with the Culture Club, but Reznor left the band in 1987. [https://casetext.com/case/reznor-v-j-artist-management] This was followed by keyboardist positions in [[Slam Bamboo]] and [[Lucky Pierre]]. Reznor was also briefly part of [[Kollaps]] during these years, alongside [[Richard Patrick]]. But all the while, Reznor wanted to be able to do his own music and be his own musician.
In 1988, Reznor was finally able to write his first "real" song. It was entitled "[[Down in It (song)|Down In It]]" and was recorded as part of a demo during Reznor's spare time at the studio. After trying to come up with a name for his solo project (an early contender was The Crown Of Thorns[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=6183]), he settled on the name Nine Inch Nails (NIN for short) because "it sounded menacing, it was catchy, it stood the two-week test, and it could be easily abbreviated." Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen has also been quoted as saying that the name comes from a review of Ministry's ''Twitch'', wherein the reviewer stated that listening to the second half of the album was like having a nine-inch nail driven into your head.[https://www.laweekly.com/ministrys-al-jourgensen-is-a-national-treasure/] Malm had been informally managing and supporting Reznor during this period, and helped him shop around the demo to various record labels. Ultimately [[TVT Records]], known for its TV music compilations, signed Reznor and offered to help him release his music.
On June 11, 2001, Reznor checked into a New Orleans rehabilitation center and endured a cold-turkey withdrawal experience that makes him shudder to this day. Upon leaving the facility, Reznor was more determined than ever to stay clean and sober. He finished the live set, titled ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]],'' and began to focus on other projects. Among his projects were [[Tapeworm]], a collaboration with [[Tool]]/[[A Perfect Circle]] singer [[Maynard James Keenan]], and producing former Rage Against The Machine frontman [[Zack de la Rocha]]'s solo album.
In summer of 2002, [[Rick Rubin]] called Reznor in regard to country music legend [[Johnny Cash]] recording a cover of the song "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]." Reznor was honored and okayed the recording since Rubin has done great work with Cash, and it wasn't very likely that "Hurt" would make the cut. In November 2002 Reznor received a CD containing Cash's cover and wasn't sure what to think of it. About four months later he received a DVD containing a music video for the song. Reznor was flattered, honored, and moved to tears by the results.
Reznor spent much of 2003 working on his other projects, which never went anywhere. No one in Tapeworm was pleased with the results of their recordings, and Reznor felt that de la Rocha wasn't ready to be a solo artist. The time out of the spotlight helped his psyche and got him to a better place. In addition to finding himself more mentally clear, Reznor was taking better care of himself physically, replacing the addictions that nearly killed him with healthier habits that would aid in his overall well-being. By January of 2004, Reznor was ready to write and record a new Nine Inch Nails album.
===1985===
*''Livin' In The Street'', [[The Innocent]] (keyboards); also provided keyboards on tour
*Provided saxophone for a show with Brian Brain
===1986===
*''Son Of Slam'', Hanson: The Movie (Additional programming)
*''Attitude'', Troop (Recording engineer, "That's My Attitude", "For You")
*Unknown title (debut album)''Love Discovery'', S.W.A.M.M.P. Band (Engineer, credited as "Trent Retzner")
===1990===
*''Cautiøn Dø Nøt Play,'' Crunch-Ø-Matic (Album programming)
*''Beers, Steers & Queers (Remixes)'', Revolting Cocks (credited as "additional cock" for "Stainless Steel Providers (live)" and "Public Image (live)")
*Provided vocals and guitar on tour with Pigface*''Gub,'' [[Pigface]] (Loops, "The Bushmaster") (writing, vocals, "[[Suck]]")*Provided vocals on tour with Pigface
===1992===
*''Burn Like Brilliant Trash (At Jackie's Funeral),'' Machines of Loving Grace (remix, "Burnt Offering 120 BPM", "Burn Like Brilliant Trash (Radio Edit)" and "Burn Like Brilliant Trash (Dub 120 BPM)")
*''Symphony of Destruction,'' Megadeth (Remix, "Symphony Of Destruction (The Gristle Mix) (Edited and Extended)")
*''Glitch'', Pigface (vocals, "Suck" live version)
*''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)")
*''Blackerthreetrackertwo,'' Curve (Remix, "Missing Link (Screaming Bird Mix)")
*Promo for MTV Japan with [[Shinya Tsukamoto]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCHSn6QJ1tc Low quality video] (Writing and performance)
*''WaxTrax! Records: The First 13 Years. Blackbox (A Video Retrospective) Volume 1,'' Lead Into Gold (Video, "Faster Than Light")
*''Black Box—Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years'' (Vocals, "Supernaut (Trent Reznor Vocal Version)" for 1000 Homo DJs)
*''Prick'', [[Prick]] (promotional cassette, contains alternate versions from ''Prick'', A1, A3, A6, B2)
===1995===
*''Prick,'' [[Prick]] (Producer, tracks 1, 3–5)
*''Lunchbox,'' Marilyn Manson (Producer, "[[Down In The Park]]")
*''PrickThe Heart's Filthy Lesson,'' [[PrickDavid Bowie]] (ProducerRemix, tracks 1, 3–5"The Heart's Filthy Lesson (Alt Mix)")
*''Smells Like Children,'' Marilyn Manson (Album producer)
===1996===
===1998===
*''Voyeurs,'' 2wo (Album producer)
*''Victory: Remixes,'' Puff Daddy & The Family (remix and featured performer, "Victory (Nine Inch Nails Remix)")
*''Herehear,'' Wink (Vocals and lyrics, "[[Black Bomb (Jerry In The Bag)]]")
===19992000===
*''Breadline,'' Megadeth (Remix, "Symphony Of Destruction (The Gristle Mix)")
===2001===
===2003===
*''Growing Up,'' Peter Gabriel (Remix, "Growing Up (Trent Reznor Remix)")
===2004===
*''It DreamsMan on Fire'', [[Jakalope]] (Co-producerMusical consultant)
*''Songs And Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11'' (Producer, "[[We Want It All]]" for Zack de la Rocha)
*''It Dreams'', Jakalope (Co-producer)
*''eMOTIVe'', [[A Perfect Circle]] (Credited among authors of "[[Passive]]")
*''Vertigo (Remix, promo)'', U2 (Remix, "Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)")
===2005===
*''Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'', U2 (Remix, "Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)")
===2006===
*''Born 4,'' [[Jakalope]] (Co-producer)*''Live At Metropol Pittsburgh PA 04/25/1991'', Pigface (Vocals, "Suck" live) (Guitar, "Tapeworm", "T.F.W.O." live)
*''A Piano: The Collection'', Tori Amos (Vocals, "Past The Mission (Alternate Mix)")
===2008===
*''17 Ways to Suck,'' Pigface (Multiple remixes of "Suck")
*''In With The Out Crowd,'' Jubilee (programmed drums, "I Don't Have An Excuse, I Just Need A Little Help")
===2012===
*''Destroyer 12"'', Telepathe (Remix, "Destroyer (Remix)")
*''Call Of Duty: Black Ops II'' video game (Composer, [[Theme From Call Of Duty Black Ops II|theme song]])
*''[[An Omen EP]]'', How To Destroy Angels
===2021===
*''[[Soul of the City]]'', with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''22 vs. Earth'', with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''True'', Danny Elfman (remix and featured performer, "True")
*''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Original Score)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]'', with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
*''[[The Killer (Original Score)|The Killer]]'', with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
===2024===
*''Challengers'', with Atticus Ross (Writing and performance)
==External Links==
*[https://twitter.com/treznordeleted Trent Reznor selected Twitter posts]
*[https://open.spotify.com/user/treznor Trent Reznor's Spotify profile]
*[https://www.threads.net/@treznor Trent Reznor's Threads profile]
*[https://instagram.com/treznor Trent Reznor's Instagram profile]
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/trent-reznor/id2844131 Trent Reznor's Apple Music profile]