Growing up in the small town of Mercer, Pennsylvania, Trent Reznor went from learning to play the piano as a young child, to being one of the most influential musicians of the ‘90s. Trent Reznor always showed promise as a musician growing up, playing the sax as well as the piano. He was a standout in band during his junior and high school years, as well as an active member of his school’s drama club.

After leaving Allegheny College after a year, Reznor moved to Cleveland, Ohio. It was there that he began performing in various bar bands, as well as working at a recording studio as a handyman. During this time, Reznor began experimenting with the new sound he would later incorporate into his group, Nine Inch Nails. The release of the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine, on which Reznor played all instruments and sang all lyrics, started Reznor on his journey to stardom. With the hit “Head Like a Hole”, the band soon found fans who liked the band’s dark and forboding style.

Due to differences in opinions over the direction of the band’s next album, Reznor started his own lable, Nothing Records, with the help of Interscope Records. Having his own label allowed Reznor to pusue the sounds that he had envisioned for Nine Inch Nails, as well as find up-and-coming bands to sign, such as Marilyn Manson. Along with making his own albums, Reznor began working on various movie soundtracks, such as The Crow, Natural Born Killers, and Lost Highway.

Reznor is currently working on the eagerly anticipated new Nine Inch Nails album, scheduled to be released sometime in mid to late 1999.
Work History
(198?) Joined band the Urge in Erie, PA, following high school.

(Mid ‘80s) Played in various bands in Cleveland, Ohio, including the Exotic Birds, Slam Bamboo, Lucky Pierre, and the Problems.

(1992) Formed own record lable, Nothing Records.