Nothing Studios was the base of operation for Nothing Records, owned by John Malm and Trent Reznor. The studios, located on 4500 Magazine St., were apparently not seriously damaged by Hurricane Katrina. During an interiew on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ, Reznor stated that the studio in New Orleans was not a studio anymore. Later, a collection of his photos were put on nin.com, detailing the aftermath of the hurricane on his former studios and the surrounding area, before Nine Inch Nails played a scheduled concert (which had become a benefit for the survivors). While writing The Downward Spiral, Reznor lived in the Tate mansion where the Manson family murders took place. After he moved out, and it was demolished, he went back and took the door as a souvenir; it became the front door to Nothing Studios.
As of June 26, 2007, the former site of Nothing Studios in New Orleans is up for sale, for approximately $1.3 million.
List of clients who have reportedly visited Nothing Studios:
- David Bowie
- Coil
- Zack de la Rocha
- Bob Ezrin
- Peter Gabriel
- Maynard James Keenan
- Cyndi Lauper
- David Lynch
- Clint Mansell
- Marilyn Manson
- Alan Moulder
- N.E.R.D.
- Nine Inch Nails
- No Doubt
- Dave Ogilvie
- Pantera
- Pink
- Prick
- Puff Daddy
- The Radiators
- Tapeworm
- Three Doors Down
- 12 Rounds