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'''Cool Down Daddy''' was a band that [[Trent Reznor]] was in for a brief time in 1988, before [[Nine Inch Nails]]. The band consisted of Bruce Somers on drums (also producer for [[Slam Bamboo]]), Don Cook on guitar, Marty Step on keyboards (also in [[Exotic Birds]]), Trent Reznor on keyboards, and [[Sean Beavan]] on vocals and bass (also worked on many Nine Inch Nails releases and related things, including ''[[Broken]]'', ''[[Fixed]]'', ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'', ''[[Closer To God (halo)|Closer To God]]'', ''[[Further Down The Spiral]]'', [[Slam Bamboo]], and ''Hanson: The Movie''). Marty Step was replaced by [[Nick Rushe]], who would later play keyboards in Nine Inch Nails during the [["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]].[https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/singleitem/image/p16014coll5/38961/default.jpg]
Cool Down Daddy had no releases besides a demo tape, but were featured on the various artists compilation ''Exhibit C: Ohio's Undercurrent'', put out by Play Records in 1988. The song featured on the compilation is "Sometimes She Smiles". The song, as well as another song by Cool Down Daddy, "Nowhere", had music videos made.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KUomtz1S3g][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZguYUZHBzs] Also featured on ''Exhibit C: Ohio's Undercurrent'' are: Paul Sanderson (backed by three Exotic Birds: Mark Best, Frank Vale, and Doug Beck), The Akt ([[Richard Patrick]] on vocals and guitar with Frank Vale on keyboards and backing vocals), and Serious Nature (Kevin Valentine producing, who played drums and percussion in [[The Innocent]] with Trent Reznor).
[[Category:Early bands]]