Trent Reznor
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| - | '''Michael Trent Reznor''' (born [[May 17]], [[1965]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[musician]], [[singer]], [[record producer|producer]], and [[multi-instrumentalist]]. He is the founder and primary creative force behind the [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[industrial rock]] band [[Nine Inch Nails]]. | + | |
| + | '''Michael Trent Reznor''' (born May 17, 1965) is an [[American musician]], singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He serves as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the [[industrial rock]] band [[Nine Inch Nails]], which he founded in 1988 and of which he was the sole official member until 2016. The first Nine Inch Nails album, ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' (1989), was a commercial and critical success. | ||
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| + | Reznor began his career in the mid-1980s as a member of [[synth-pop]] bands such as [[Option 30]], [[The Innocent (band)|The Innocent]], and [[Exotic Birds]]. He has contributed to the albums of artists such as [[Marilyn Manson (singer)|Marilyn Manson]], whom he mentored, and rapper [[Saul Williams]]. Alongside his wife [[Mariqueen Maandig]] and long-time Nine Inch Nails collaborators [[Atticus Ross]] and [[Rob Sheridan]], he formed the [[Post-industrial music|post-industrial]] group [[How to Destroy Angels (band)|How to Destroy Angels]] in 2009. | ||
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| + | Beginning in 2010, Reznor, alongside Atticus Ross, began to work on film and television scores. The duo have scored many of [[David Fincher]]'s films, including ''[[The Social Network]]'' (2010), ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (2011), ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014), and ''[[Mank]]'' (2020). They won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] for ''The Social Network'' and [[Soul (2020 film)|''Soul'']], and the [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] for ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. The duo has also scored the films ''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]'' (2016), ''[[mid90s]]'', ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]'' (both 2018), ''[[Waves (film)|Waves]]'' (2019) and ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' (2020), the documentaries ''[[Before the Flood (film)|Before the Flood]]'' (2016) and ''[[The Vietnam War (TV series)|The Vietnam War]]'' (2017), and the TV series ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]'' (2019), winning a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for the lattermost. In 1997, Reznor appeared on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' 's list of the year's most influential people, and [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']] magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music". | ||
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Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He serves as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, which he founded in 1988 and of which he was the sole official member until 2016. The first Nine Inch Nails album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), was a commercial and critical success.
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. Alongside his wife Mariqueen Maandig and long-time Nine Inch Nails collaborators Atticus Ross and Rob Sheridan, he formed the post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels in 2009.
Beginning in 2010, Reznor, alongside Atticus Ross, began to work on film and television scores. The duo have scored many of David Fincher's films, including The Social Network (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Gone Girl (2014), and Mank (2020). They won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network and Soul, and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The duo has also scored the films Patriots Day (2016), mid90s, Bird Box (both 2018), Waves (2019) and Soul (2020), the documentaries Before the Flood (2016) and The Vietnam War (2017), and the TV series Watchmen (2019), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for the lattermost. 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".
