| years = 1988-1990, 1992-1997
| tours = [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour]], [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]]
}}'''Chris Vrenna''' (born February 23, 1967) was the drummer for [[Nine Inch Nails]] from 1989 to 1996 1997 (except for 1991, when he was absent from the band for a brief period due to a falling out with [[Trent Reznor]].) He was also a keyboard player in the earliest incarnation of the NIN live band in 1988. A new keyboard player was then brought on board so that Vrenna could switch to drums. He also served as a studio assistant and somewhat of a sound designer during his entire tenure with NIN.
On November 7, 2020, Vrenna and NIN were inducted into the [[Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame]]. Vrenna (along with [[Danny Lohner]], [[Charlie Clouser]] and [[Richard Patrick]]) joined NIN onstage for six songs at the [[2022/09/24_Cleveland,_OH|Cleveland show]] of the [[NIN 2022]] tour.