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== About ==
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The Charles Manson Intro was a recording of Charles Manson (likely in an interview) that [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson  and the Spooky Kids]] played before shows.
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| Name            = Chris Vrenna
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| Img            = Tweaker.jpg
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| Background      = khaki
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| Birth_name      = Chris Vrenna
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| Born            = February 23, 1967 (age <yearsold d="23" m="02" y="1967"/>)
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| Died            =
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| Origin          = Erie, Pennsylvania
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| Instrument      = Drums, Keyboards, Singing|Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar, Bass guitar
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| Genre          = Industrial rock, Industrial metal, Alternative rock, Electronica, New prog
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| Occupation      = Musician, drummer, record producer
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| Years_active    = 1980–present
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| Label          = Six Degrees Records, Waxploitation, [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Nothing]]
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| Associated_acts = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Tweaker]], [[Nine Inch Nails]], Die Warzau, Stabbing Westward, [[Jack Off Jill]], [[Scarling.]], Skinny Puppy, [[KMFDM]], [[Billy Corgan]], Gnarls Barkley, The Rasmus, Econoline Crush
 
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== Lyrics ==
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'''Chris Alan Vrenna''' (born February 23, 1967), is a professional musician and was [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s live drummer from 2004 to 2005 and keyboard player from 2007 to 2011. He is also founder of the electronic band [[Tweaker]]. Vrenna also played drums for [[Nine Inch Nails]] from 1989 until 1997. His stage name is Podboy.
'''Charles Manson:''' You go to the ballet...and you see the perfection and the motion, that has been passed down for generations. You see this perfection, and it goes into your eyes, and it goes into your mind, and then, pretty soon it becomes a part of you, and you dance. You dance that dance. Is it their fault, that you danced the dance. Does that make sense? In other words...people come to me, and they see me move. They see what I can do, and then they say "Hey man, I didnt know I could do that", and they say, "Alright, you are really cool", and then I say "Ya". And then they go around and they move like that. And then you see all the kids moving like that. And then you come to me and say "Your conspiracy is to make all those kids move like that, because with the moves you showed these kids, they went out and killed somebody". Its like a guy who came up to me once, and he was freakin' out on acid, he said "Oh, man, I'm goin' crazy, everything is all fucked up man, the world is all miserable". And its not, I said, "Everything is alright, its all in harmony", I said, "Everything is perfect. Can't you see the perfection? Look at it in yourself". He say's "Ya?", and I say "Ya, It's a nice day man, look the suns out, everybody is having a nice day, its a wonderful day. Can't you appreciate that?". He says "Sure". I say "Why don't you relax your mind? Get all that negative vibration out of you and go on down the road and have a good day". So he came back 2 or 3 hours later and he said "I killed somebody". I said "Why are you comin' to me? That puts me back in prison man. I dont want to hear what you did son. Thats your life, dont roll it over on mine, I'm doin something over here". "Well you said everything is alright, you said everything is perfect". I said "Ya, but I didn't tell you to go do something like that. Thats not my responsibility...That is your mom and dads responsibility, thats not my responsibilty. Im not your mom and dad".
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==Biography==
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Vrenna was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He began playing drums at the age of six, taking lessons from a jazz drummer. Vrenna met [[Trent Reznor]] in high school through a mutual friend. He moved to Chicago in the mid to late-1980s, quickly becoming a part of the Chicago industrial music scene and was briefly a member of Die Warzau and Stabbing Westward.
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Along with drumming in Nine Inch Nails, he also toured as a live drummer for [[KMFDM]] during the ''Money'' era tours, in 1992. He is currently recording under the name Tweaker, and has released two albums under that name, ''The Attraction to All Things Uncertain'' and ''2a.m. Wakeup Call''. Tweaker toured select North American dates with Skinny Puppy in 2004.
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==Career==
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===In music===
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As a producer, remixer, and engineer, Vrenna has worked for [[Rammstein]], The Rasmus, U2, Weezer, P.O.D., [[David Bowie]], Cold, underwater, [[Scarling.]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Hole]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Rob Zombie]], Green Day, the Wallflowers, and the Japanese rock band Dir en grey. He has also worked with the underground industrial group Pigface and produced songs and albums for underground girl groups [[Jack Off Jill]], and [[Rasputina]].
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Vrenna has also worked on music for several video games including ''Doom 3'' (as producer with Clint Walsh), ''Quake 4'', ''American McGee's Alice'' (with additional vocals from [[Jessicka]] of Jack Off Jill and Scarling.), ''Enter the Matrix'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Area 51'', and ''Need for Speed Most Wanted''. In 2004 he started soundtrack work on ''Tabula Rasa'', a massive multiplayer online game. He also helped compose the theme song to the animated series ''Xiaolin Showdown''.
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[[Image:Vrenna.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Chris Vrenna]]
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He can be seen performing in the music videos for the songs "Gave Up", "Wish", and "March of the Pigs" on the Nine Inch Nails video compilation ''Closure'', and also makes a brief appearance in "The Perfect Drug".
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Vrenna won a Grammy award as a member of Nine Inch Nails for "Best Metal Performance" for "Happiness in Slavery" in 1995 for the live performance of the song at Woodstock '94.
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Vrenna was Billy Corgan's programmer for four months in 1997. While he was on tour with the Smashing Pumpkins, Vrenna got a call from Axl Rose, who invited Vrenna to spend time with Guns N' Roses. "I did for a couple weeks, but then decided I didn't want to join the band," said Vrenna.
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Vrenna was chosen to take over the drumming responsibilities for [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] after [[Ginger Fish]] was injured [[2004/09/24 Cologne, Germany|in 2004]]. He became the live keyboardist for Marilyn Manson after the departure of [[Madonna Wayne Gacy]], starting with the [[Rape of the World (tour)|Rape of The World Tour]]. He played the dual role of writer and producer on Marilyn Manson's seventh studio album, ''[[The High End of Low]]'' and toured in support of that album.
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In November 2011, it was announced that Chris Vrenna has officially left the band after contributing to the writing and production of Marilyn Manson's eighth album, [[Born Villain]].
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{{cquote|author=Chris Vrenna <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/268/23090/Chris-Vrenna-Leaves-MARILYN-MANSON]</span>|''"I'm incredibly proud of the work I did with Manson and look forward to the release of Born Villain. I wish my brothers well but with the recording largely completed I felt it was time to return to other facets of my career which involves production work, film scoring, and future musical collaborations"}}
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Vrenna's newest album with [[Tweaker]] titled "call the time eternity" is slated to be released on October, 23, 2012 on Metropolis Records featuring guests vocals from [[Jessicka]] Addams on the track, "Nothing at All".
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==Discography==
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===Nine Inch Nails===
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*''Pretty Hate Machine'' (1989)
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*''Broken'' (1992)
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**''Fixed'' (1992)
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*''The Downward Spiral'' (1994)
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===Marilyn Manson===
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*''[[Portrait of an American Family]] '' <small>(Played additional percussion on "[[Dope Hat]]" and "[[Snake Eyes and Sissies]]")</small> (1994)
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*''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' <small>(Played drums on "[[Kinderfeld]]" and "[[The Reflecting God]]")</small> (1996)
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*''[[The High End of Low]]'' (2009)
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*''[[Born Villain]]'' (2012)
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*''The Attraction to All Things Uncertain'' (2001)
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*''2am Wakeup Call'' (2004)
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*''call the time eternity'' (2012)
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*''and then there's nothing'' (2013)
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==Filmography==
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* ''Woodstock 94'' (1995)
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* ''Closure'' (1997)
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* ''My Generation'' (2000)
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* ''maniaTV'' (2008)
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==External links==
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* [http://www.twitter.com/chrisvrenna Official Twitter page]
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* [http://www.chrisvrenna.com Official website]
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0904066/ Chris Vrenna] at The Internet Movie Database
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[[Category:Males]]
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[[Category:Musicians]]
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[[Category:Lest We Forget era]]
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[[Category:Eat Me, Drink Me era]]
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[[Category:The High End of Low era]]

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Chris Vrenna
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Background information
Birth name Chris Vrenna
Born February 23, 1967 (age 57)
Origin Erie, Pennsylvania
Genre(s) Industrial rock, Industrial metal, Alternative rock, Electronica, New prog
Occupation(s) Musician, drummer, record producer
Instrument(s) Drums, Keyboards, Singing
Years active 1980–present
Label(s) Six Degrees Records, Waxploitation, Interscope, Nothing
Associated acts Marilyn Manson, Tweaker, Nine Inch Nails, Die Warzau, Stabbing Westward, Jack Off Jill, Scarling., Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, Billy Corgan, Gnarls Barkley, The Rasmus, Econoline Crush


Chris Alan Vrenna (born February 23, 1967), is a professional musician and was Marilyn Manson's live drummer from 2004 to 2005 and keyboard player from 2007 to 2011. He is also founder of the electronic band Tweaker. Vrenna also played drums for Nine Inch Nails from 1989 until 1997. His stage name is Podboy.

Biography

Vrenna was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He began playing drums at the age of six, taking lessons from a jazz drummer. Vrenna met Trent Reznor in high school through a mutual friend. He moved to Chicago in the mid to late-1980s, quickly becoming a part of the Chicago industrial music scene and was briefly a member of Die Warzau and Stabbing Westward.

Along with drumming in Nine Inch Nails, he also toured as a live drummer for KMFDM during the Money era tours, in 1992. He is currently recording under the name Tweaker, and has released two albums under that name, The Attraction to All Things Uncertain and 2a.m. Wakeup Call. Tweaker toured select North American dates with Skinny Puppy in 2004.

Career

In music

As a producer, remixer, and engineer, Vrenna has worked for Rammstein, The Rasmus, U2, Weezer, P.O.D., David Bowie, Cold, underwater, Scarling., The Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Green Day, the Wallflowers, and the Japanese rock band Dir en grey. He has also worked with the underground industrial group Pigface and produced songs and albums for underground girl groups Jack Off Jill, and Rasputina.

Vrenna has also worked on music for several video games including Doom 3 (as producer with Clint Walsh), Quake 4, American McGee's Alice (with additional vocals from Jessicka of Jack Off Jill and Scarling.), Enter the Matrix, Sonic the Hedgehog, Area 51, and Need for Speed Most Wanted. In 2004 he started soundtrack work on Tabula Rasa, a massive multiplayer online game. He also helped compose the theme song to the animated series Xiaolin Showdown.

Chris Vrenna

He can be seen performing in the music videos for the songs "Gave Up", "Wish", and "March of the Pigs" on the Nine Inch Nails video compilation Closure, and also makes a brief appearance in "The Perfect Drug".

Vrenna won a Grammy award as a member of Nine Inch Nails for "Best Metal Performance" for "Happiness in Slavery" in 1995 for the live performance of the song at Woodstock '94.

Vrenna was Billy Corgan's programmer for four months in 1997. While he was on tour with the Smashing Pumpkins, Vrenna got a call from Axl Rose, who invited Vrenna to spend time with Guns N' Roses. "I did for a couple weeks, but then decided I didn't want to join the band," said Vrenna.

Vrenna was chosen to take over the drumming responsibilities for Marilyn Manson after Ginger Fish was injured in 2004. He became the live keyboardist for Marilyn Manson after the departure of Madonna Wayne Gacy, starting with the Rape of The World Tour. He played the dual role of writer and producer on Marilyn Manson's seventh studio album, The High End of Low and toured in support of that album.

In November 2011, it was announced that Chris Vrenna has officially left the band after contributing to the writing and production of Marilyn Manson's eighth album, Born Villain.

"I'm incredibly proud of the work I did with Manson and look forward to the release of Born Villain. I wish my brothers well but with the recording largely completed I felt it was time to return to other facets of my career which involves production work, film scoring, and future musical collaborations"
—Chris Vrenna [1]

Vrenna's newest album with Tweaker titled "call the time eternity" is slated to be released on October, 23, 2012 on Metropolis Records featuring guests vocals from Jessicka Addams on the track, "Nothing at All".

Discography

Nine Inch Nails

  • Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
  • Broken (1992)
    • Fixed (1992)
  • The Downward Spiral (1994)

Marilyn Manson

tweaker

  • The Attraction to All Things Uncertain (2001)
  • 2am Wakeup Call (2004)
  • call the time eternity (2012)
  • and then there's nothing (2013)

Filmography

  • Woodstock 94 (1995)
  • Closure (1997)
  • My Generation (2000)
  • maniaTV (2008)

External links