About Chris Vrenna
Chris Vrenna (born February 23, 1967) is an American musician, producer, engineer, remixer, programmer, and founder of the electronic band Tweaker. Vrenna played drums for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from 1988 until 1996, and was the keyboardist and drummer of the American rock band Marilyn Manson from 2004 until late 2011. As a member of Nine Inch Nails, Vrenna was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. == Early life and education == Vrenna was born on February 23, 1967, in Erie, Pennsylvania. In 1985, he graduated from McDowell High School in Erie, where he was a member of the Erie Thunderbirds Drum and Bugle Corps. Vrenna subsequently enrolled at Kent State University. == Career == As a student at Kent State, Vrenna was recruited by Trent Reznor to join the Exotic Birds, a local Cleveland-based band, as its drummer. Vrenna initially met Reznor, who is from New Castle, Pennsylvania, during high school. In 1988, he joined Nine Inch Nails as its drummer. After being let go from Nine Inch Nails in 1996, Vrenna moved to Chicago, where he became part of the Chicago industrial music scene and was briefly a member of Die Warzau and Stabbing Westward.
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