Nine Inch Nails / Touring Band
James Woolley
Keyboardist and programmer from the later Pretty Hate Machine cycle through the first half of Self Destruct.
- With Nine Inch Nails
- 1991–1994
- Key documents
- Wish; March of the Pigs; Woodstock 1994
Profile
James Woolley and Nine Inch Nails
- NIN relationship
- Touring keyboardist
- Documented span
- 1991–1994
- Primary roles
- Keyboards and programming
Work with Nine Inch Nails
James Woolley joined the live band during the later Pretty Hate Machine touring period and remained through the first half of Self Destruct. His keyboards and programming supported the increasingly aggressive arrangements used onstage.
Music-video appearances and the Woodstock 1994 broadcast make Woolley one of the better documented members of the transition between the first touring cycle and The Downward Spiral era.
NIN Timeline
1991
Joins the touring band
Replaces Lee Mars and performs during the later Pretty Hate Machine cycle, including Lollapalooza.
1992
Wish
Appears in the performance video connected to Broken.
1994
Self Destruct and Woodstock
Performs keyboards in the principal 1994 lineup and at the widely broadcast Woodstock set.
December 1994
Leaves the touring lineup
The keyboard position transitions to Charlie Clouser during the wider Self Destruct cycle.
Tours and Live Roles
1991
Pretty Hate Machine Live
Keyboardist during the later phase of the first touring cycle.
1994
Self Destruct
Member of the principal 1994 lineup through Woodstock and the first half of the tour.
Notable Performances and Documents
1992
Wish
The performance video documents Woolley within the Broken-era live configuration.
1994
March of the Pigs
A one-take performance document of the early Self Destruct lineup.
1994
Woodstock 1994
The broadcast and later circulation preserve Woolley’s most visible NIN performance.
Selected Work Beyond NIN
Die Warzau
Keyboard, percussion, vocal and remix work within the Chicago industrial group before and around his NIN tenure.
Sister Machine Gun
Contributed keyboards and programming to work associated with The Torture Technique period.
Later music work
Continued working in recording and performance after leaving the NIN touring organization.