{{expand}}[[Image:Vrenna (gave up).jpg|thumbnail|right|280px|Chris Vrenna (Gave Up music video screeshot)]]'''Chris Vrenna''' (born February 23, 1967) was the live drummer for [[Nine Inch Nails]] from 1989 to 1997 having met [[Trent Reznor]] in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 80s when they both played in a local band called the Exotic Birds. Additionally, Vrenna has been credited as an engineer for for ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' and ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'', as well as playing live drums on the latter. He can be seen performing in the music videos for "[[Gave Up]]", "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]", and "[[March of the Pigs (song)|March of the Pigs]]" on ''[[Closure]]'', and also makes a brief appearance in "[[The Perfect Drug]]" video.
'''Chris After leaving NIN, Vrenna''' (born February 23, 1967) is the former drummer of [[Nine Inch Nails]] (1989-1997) and now brainchild of formed the band [[wp:Tweaker|Tweaker]]. The band has two full-length albums entitled ''The Attraction to All Things Uncertain'' and ''2 A.M. Wakeup Call,'' as well as a new album due out in 20072008. Vrenna's inspiration is derived mainly from surreal paintings and dreams.
The inspiration for ''2 A.M. Wakeup Call'' came from his wife. She had trouble sleeping and would wake up each night at exactly 2 A.M. This gave Vrenna the idea for the album. He compiled several artists together for the album and told them that it would be based off of dreams and feelings that occur at night time. [[wp:Robert Smith|Robert Smith]] contributed to this album.
Vrenna has toured, both as Tweaker and as a touring musician for various bands. In 2006 he was a touring drummer for Gnarls Barkley, even wearing the original Chewbacca costume for the group's ''Star Wars''-themed performance at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. Reportedly, he is touring with the former [[Nothing Records]] signed artist, [[Marilyn Manson]] , as a keyboardist for the band's 2007 tour.