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Mariqueen Maandig Reznor (view source)
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In 2003, a friend suggested that Maandig audition for a band that was looking for a female vocalist. She ultimately got the role of backing vocalist in West Indian Girl, a psychedelic indie-rock band. Her creative input in the band was minimal, but she became a face associated with the band. In the fall of 2008 she accepted an offer from ''Playboy'' magazine to be featured as the "Becoming Attraction" for the January 2009 issue. The feature helped to create some buzz around both her and the band. Maandig left West Indian Girl in the summer of 2009 to pursue her own career and do something where she would have more creative input.
In February of 2010, Maandig went into the studio with [[Nine Inch Nails]] founder [[Trent Reznor]] and his longtime collaborator [[Atticus Ross]] to begin recording songs for a new music project, How To Destroy Angels. Reznor , and Ross worked on over the music while Maandig wrote lyrics and vocal melodies, with Reznor and Ross offering guidance on how to make them fit with next few months recorded the music. A fullsongs that formed their self-length titled debut EP, [[How To Destroy Angels (album from )|How To Destroy Angels is tentatively planned ]]. Since then, the band have been working on the first full length album, releasing a cover of Bryan Ferry's [[Is Your Love Strong Enough?]] for release in 2011's [[The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack]] and their second EP, [[An Omen EP]]. They are currently signed to Columbia Records, with [[Rob Sheridan]] as the band's fourth member.
Maandig, along with her [[Trent Reznor|husband]], currently resides in Beverly Hills, California with their children and pet dogs.
*''[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]]'' (2010)
*''[[Is Your Love Strong Enough?]] (2011)
*''[[An Omen EP]] (2012)
===West Indian Girl===
*''West Indian Girl'' (2004)