14 Facts About Nick Zinner

Nicholas Joseph Zinner was born on December 8,1974 and is the guitarist and record producer for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Since 2001, Nick Zinner has many collaborative efforts with such acts as TV on the Radio, Har Mar Superstar, Ronnie Spector, The Horrors, and Scarlett Johansson.

Nick Zinner contributed guitar and keyboard to several tracks on Bright Eyes' 2005 album Digital Ash in a Digital Urn and went on tour with the band as part of the rotating roster.

In 2005, Nick Zinner formed a band Head Wound City along with members from The Locust and The Blood Brothers.

Nick Zinner produced the re-mix of the track 'Compliments' on British group Bloc Party's 2005 album Silent Alarm Remixed, and has remixed The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower's song, "INRI," on their INRI ep.

Nick Zinner has remixed Single Frame's song, "People are Germs," in addition to appearing in the music video.

In early 2011, Nick Zinner contributed guitar to the song "Go" by Santigold.

In May 2011, Nick Zinner was commissioned to curate, compose and lead a performance 41 Strings in NYC to celebrate the 41st Earth Day.

In 2013, Nick Zinner reformed his college band Challenge of the Future in order to play a benefit show at Union Pool in Brooklyn to raise money for the daughter of a friend who died.

In 2013, Nick Zinner produced and recorded Santigold's contribution to the Catching Fire soundtrack 'Shooting Arrows at the Sky'.

In 2018, Nick Zinner was announced as the new guitarist of the alternative rock band The Rentals, and made his debut in their 2020 album "Q36".

Nick Zinner studied photography at Bard College and in Lacoste, France.

Nick Zinner has released four separate collections of his work: No Seats on the Party Car, Slept in Beds, I hope you are all happy now which features an introduction written by director Jim Jarmusch, and Please Take Me Off the Guest List.

In January 2011, Nick Zinner was commissioned by Lee Jeans to shoot their Winter '11 advertising campaign.