Trent Reznor
Michael Trent Reznor is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He is best known as the founder, lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. He and Atticus Ross scored the films The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and Mank. They also scored the 2018 film Bird Box and composed original music for the 2019 TV series Watchmen.
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Michael Trent Reznor is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He is best known as the founder, lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor began his career in the mid-1980s as a member of synth-pop bands such as Option 30, The Innocent, and Exotic Birds. He has contributed to the albums of artists such as Marilyn Manson, whom he mentored, and rapper Saul Williams. In 1997, Reznor appeared on Time’s list of the year’s most influential people, and Spin magazine described him as \”the most vital artist in music\”. He and Atticus Ross scored the films The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and Mank. They also scored the 2018 film Bird Box and composed original music for the 2019 TV series Watchmen, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for the latter. In 2009, he formed the post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels with his wife Mariqueen Maandig. He was the sole official member of the band until 2016, when he left to pursue a career in music with his new band, Bamboo. His first band was the Urge, a cover band; they released one album, Livin’ on the Street. In 1985, he joined The Innocent as a keyboardist, but left the band after three months. In 1986, he appeared as a fictional band called The Problems in the 1987 film The Light of Day.
He also contributed on keyboards to the band Bamboo during this time. In 1988, he released the album Pretty Hate Machine, which was a commercial and critical success. In 1989, he founded the band Nine inch Nail, which he has since released 11 more studio albums. In 2010, he left the group to pursue his career as a solo artist. In 2012, he announced a tour with the band, which has since sold more than 100,000 copies. In 2013, he toured with the group for the first time in 10 years. In 2014, he played in a benefit concert in New York City for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. In 2015, he went on a European tour, playing in cities such as Paris, London, Berlin, and Amsterdam. In 2016, he performed at the Gstaad Jazz Festival in Switzerland. In 2017, he returned to the U.S. to perform at the Lollapalooza music festival in Miami, Florida. In 2018, he will appear in a documentary, The Art of Michael Reznor, about his life and work as a music producer and songwriter. He will also appear in the movie Bird Box, which is being directed by David Fincher. In 2019, he is set to appear in an episode of The Walking Dead, which will be directed by Neil Patrick Harris and co-written by Danny Cevallos. In the film, he plays the lead role of Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar.
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