With catchy pop-hook injections, Nine Inch Nails brought the industrial sound, a fusion of metal noise and techno beats, to a wider audience in the early and mid-90s. Trent Reznor, born on May 17, 1965, in Cleveland, is the only real member of the band, though he performs live with a regular lineup. Reznor worked as a studio engineer in the mid-80s, learning computer programs that he soon put to work on his one-man Nine Inch Nails debut, 1989s Pretty Hate Machine.