Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, actor, leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, and member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30, Exotic Birds, and Tapeworm, among others. Reznor left Interscope Records in 2007, and is now an independent musician.
Reznor began creating music early in his life, and cites his Western Pennsylvania childhood as an early influence. After being involved with a number of synthesizer-based bands in the mid-80s, Reznor gained employment at Right Track Studios and began creating his own music during the studio's closing hours under the moniker Nine Inch Nails. Reznor's first release as Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), was a commercial and critical success, and he has since released seven major studio releases. Outside of Reznor's chief project Nine Inch Nails, he has contributed to many other artists' albums, including Marilyn Manson and Saul Williams. In 1997, Reznor appeared in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and Spin magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music."
Reznor, in collaboration with Atticus Ross, composed the score for The Social Network, a 2010 theatrical film about the founding of Facebook. The duo won the 2010 Golden Globe for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Score for their collaboration. The soundtrack album was released by The Null Corporation, Reznor's own independent record label. Earlier this year, Reznor announced that the pair would once again be collaborating with David Fincher by composing the score to the US film adaptation of the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, set for release in late 2011.
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Known For
Light of Day
The Problems
1987
Deep
Bank Robber
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza
(3 episodes)
2024
Song Exploder
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Nine Inch Nails: Live - Cold and Black and Infinite
Himself
2020
Nine Inch Nails: Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City
2018
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
Self
2018
Nine Inch Nails: Live at Mad Cool Festival
2018
Nine Inch Nails: Panorama NYC Concert
vocals, guitar, keyboards
2017
The Defiant Ones
Self · (3 episodes)
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
2017
I Dream of Wires
2014
Nine Inch Nails: Lollapalooza 2014
2014
Nine Inch Nails - Austin City Limits
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
VEVO Presents: Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013
2013
Nine Inch Nails : Budweiser Made In America Festival
lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
2013
Nine Inch Nails: [2013] Reading Festival
2013
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Nine Inch Nails: [2013] Rock 'n' Heim
2013
Nine Inch Nails: Lollapalooza 2013
2013
Nine Inch Nails - Live at Fuji Rock
2013
Nine Inch Nails: After All Is Said And Done
2013
Sound City
Self
2013
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Self
2011
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
2010
Nine Inch Nails: Another Version of the Truth - The Gift
Himself
2009
Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral Live
2009
Nine Inch Nails: Live at the Wiltern Theatre
2009
Nine Inch Nails: Nimes 2009
2009
Nine Inch Nails: Australia
2009
Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising
himself
2009
Nine Inch Nails- Lights In The Sky Tour
2008
Nine Inch Nails - Lights Over South America
2008
Nine Inch Nails: The Slip - Rehearsals
2008
Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time
Himself
2007
The Broken Movie
2006
Nine Inch Nails - Toothful Voodooland
2005
Nine Inch Nails: And All That Could Have Been
2002
Nine Inch Nails: Live At Big Day Out, Sydney 2000
2000
Nine Inch Nails: Fragility 1.0
1999
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
Self - Nine Inch Nails
1997
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
Self
1995
Nine Inch Nails: Further Down The Spiral Tour
1995
Nine Inch Nails Live in San Jose
1994
Nine Inch Nails: Woodstock 94
vocals, guitar, keyboards
1994
Nine Inch Nails: Behind The Scenes Of Closer
Himself
1994
Pigface: Glitch
1992
The Cure Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2019
Self
Nine Inch Nails - Live In Newark 89
Broken
Self
1993
Nine Inch Nails: [1990] Live at The Video Bar
1990
Twin Peaks
"The" Nine Inch Nails · (1 episode)
1990
Nine Inch Nails - Live at The Pipeline (Newark, New Jersey)
1989
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1984
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944