Nine Inch Nails / Official Member
Atticus Ross
Atticus Ross, born January 16, 1968, is an English musician, producer, and composer. He joined Nine Inch Nails studio work during With Teeth, became its second official member in 2016, and also works with Trent Reznor in How to Destroy Angels and on screen scores.
- Official member
- 2016–present
- Selected work
- 12 Rounds; How to Destroy Angels; scores with Trent Reznor
Profile
Atticus Ross and Nine Inch Nails
- NIN relationship
- Official member and long-term creative partner
- Documented span
- Studio collaborator c. 2004–2016; member 2016–present
- Primary roles
- Production, programming, keyboards and composition
Work with Nine Inch Nails
Ross took on increasing responsibility for programming, arrangement, and production from With Teeth through Hesitation Marks.
Since becoming an official member, he has co-created the trilogy, Ghosts V–VI, and later Nine Inch Nails soundtrack work with Reznor.
NIN Timeline
2004–2005
Early NIN studio work
Contributes programming and production work during the With Teeth period, beginning a sustained creative partnership with Reznor.
2007–2008
Year Zero through The Slip
Contributes to the dense electronic systems of Year Zero and continues through Ghosts I–IV and The Slip.
2010
How to Destroy Angels and The Social Network
Co-founds How to Destroy Angels and begins a major screen-scoring partnership with Reznor.
2013
Hesitation Marks
Receives production and programming credits on the album that returns NIN to active recording and touring.
2016
Official NIN membership
Becomes the second official member of Nine Inch Nails after more than a decade of studio collaboration.
2016–2020
The Trilogy and Ghosts
Co-creates Not the Actual Events, Add Violence, Bad Witch and the instrumental albums Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts.
2021–present
Continuing partnership
Continues NIN and screen work with Reznor, including new recordings, live arrangements and major score projects.
Tours and Live Roles
2004–present
Studio partnership and live translation
Ross’s principal NIN role is creative and studio-based. His production, programming and arrangement work informs material translated by the touring ensemble.
2017–2022
The Trilogy & NIN 2022
The first touring era after Ross becomes an official member centers material the two created as a formal NIN partnership.
2025–present
Peel It Back
The current live era continues to draw on arrangements and recordings developed within the Reznor–Ross partnership.
Release Contributions
With Teeth
Programming and production contributions mark the beginning of sustained NIN studio work.
Year Zero
Programming and production help shape the album’s intricate electronic and narrative environment.
Ghosts I–IV
Performer, programmer and co-producer within the instrumental sessions and rapid-release project.
The Slip
Programming, engineering and production contributions continue the close studio partnership.
Hesitation Marks
Production and programming across the 2013 return album.
The Trilogy
Co-creates Not the Actual Events, Add Violence and Bad Witch as an official NIN member.
Ghosts V–VI
Co-creates the paired 2020 instrumental releases with Reznor.
Notable Performances and Documents
2010
The Social Network
The first released Reznor–Ross feature-film score receives the Academy Award for Original Score.
2013
Hesitation Marks
A visible milestone in Ross’s progression from recurring collaborator toward official membership.
2016
Not the Actual Events
The first NIN release after Ross is formally recognized as an official member.
2019
Watchmen
The three-volume score demonstrates the range of the Reznor–Ross screen partnership.
Selected Work Beyond NIN
How to Destroy Angels
Member and producer with Reznor, Mariqueen Maandig Reznor and Rob Sheridan.
Film and television scores
Co-composer with Reznor on projects including The Social Network, Gone Girl, Watchmen and Soul.
12 Rounds and production work
Work before and beyond NIN includes 12 Rounds and production or programming collaborations across electronic and alternative music.