Charlie Clouser

Charlie Clouser is a multi-instrumentalist musician, producer, programmer and remix artist who has worked with some of the seminal recording artists of the last ten years. Charlie came into prominence as a member of Nine Inch Nails from 1994-2000. Before joining the band as keyboardist/programmer, Charlie already had built a following with his extreme synth work and remixes for Prong, Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, and others. His dense layers of chopped up beats and grinding synthbass lines were instrumental in defining the sound of White Zombie’s double-platinum 1994 breakthrough album Astrocreep: 2000 which led to numerous collaborations with frontman Rob Zombie.

In the studio with Nine Inch Nails, Charlie co-wrote high-profile songs like “The Perfect Drug” (from the gold soundtrack to David Lynch’s Lost Highway), and “The Way Out Is Through” (from The Fragile, Spin Magazine’s 1999 Album of the Year). His intricate programming style and abrasive synth work were integral parts of the band’s unique sonic vision. Along the way, he has continued to apply his talents on albums and remixes for artists like David Bowie, Snoop Dogg, Rammstein, Jamiroquai, Deftones, Killing Joke, Esthero, and Meat Beat Manifesto.

Charlie’s first film scoring effort, SAW, became an instant cult classic. His scores for the subsequent SAW series continue to define the films. Raw, grinding, propulsive, punctuated by incredible layers of sound and energy, they are classics in the horror genre. Charlie has also scored the Sony release THE STEPFATHER and RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, as well as Activision’s high profile video game Singularity.

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