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Peter Christopherson

Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy (February 27, 1955–November 24, 2010) was a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis.

He was one of the original members of the infamous Industrial Records band, Throbbing Gristle. After Throbbing Gristle he participated in the foundation of Psychic TV along with Geoffrey Rushton, aka John Balance. After his short time in Psychic TV, Christopherson formed Coil along with Balance, which lasted just under 23 years. Christopherson participated in the reuniting of Throbbing Gristle as well as composing an album for his solo endeavour The Threshold HouseBoys Choir.

Peter Christopherson had worked with Nine Inch Nails on many projects, including filming and directing the Broken Movie, as well as music videos from the Broken EP ("Pinion", "Wish", "Help Me I Am In Hell" and "Gave Up") and contributing a remix to the Fixed EP. Christopherson and Trent Reznor were planning to collaborate musically on Reznor's How To Destroy Angels project, but Christopherson passed before this could come to fruition.[1]

Discography involvement with NIN and Trent

1992

"Gave Up" on Fixed, remix with Coil.

1994

"Closer (Precursor)" on Closer To God, remix with Coil.

1995

"The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)", "Erased, Over, Out", "Eraser (Denial; Realization)" on Further Down The Spiral, remixes with Coil.

1996

"featuring" on "Videodrones; Questions", "additional production by" on "Driver Down" from the Lost Highway Soundtrack.

Filmography involvement with NIN and Trent

Broken Movie: "Pinion", "Wish", "Help Me I Am In Hell", "Gave Up"
Closure: "March Of The Pigs" (official version) and unreleased version on Piratebay DVD as well as interlude videos.

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 He was one of the original members of the infamous Industrial Records band, Throbbing Gristle. After Throbbing Gristle he participated in the foundation of Psychic TV along with Geoffrey Rushton, aka John Balance. After his short time in Psychic TV, Christopherson formed [[Coil]] along with Balance, which lasted just under 23 years. Christopherson participated in the reuniting of Throbbing Gristle as well as composing an album for his solo endeavour The Threshold HouseBoys Choir.
-Peter Christopherson had worked with [[Nine Inch Nails]] on many projects, including filming and directing the ''[[Broken Movie]]'', as well as [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] from the ''[[Broken]] EP'' ("[[Pinion]]", "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]", "[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" and "[[Gave Up]]") and contributing a remix to the ''[[Fixed]]'' EP.
+Peter Christopherson had worked with [[Nine Inch Nails]] on many projects, including filming and directing the ''[[Broken Movie]]'', as well as [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music videos]] from the ''[[Broken]] EP'' ("[[Pinion]]", "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]", "[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" and "[[Gave Up]]") and contributing a remix to the ''[[Fixed]]'' EP. Christopherson and [[Trent Reznor]] were planning to collaborate musically on Reznor's [[How To Destroy Angels]] project, but Christopherson passed before this could come to fruition.[https://thequietus.com/articles/14600-trent-reznor-interview-coil-nine-inch-nails]
 ==Discography involvement with NIN and Trent==
 '''1992'''
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 ==External Links==
-*[http://www.thresholdhouse.com/ Coil website]
 *[http://www.throbbing-gristle.com/ Throbbing Gristle website]
 *[http://www.myspace.com/thresholdhouse Threshold House MySpace]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Christopherson Peter Christopherson at Wikipedia]
 [[Category: Related to NIN]]