Sheridan attended art school at New York'sPratt Institute for one year before being hired at age 19 by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznorin 1999, on the merits of a Nine Inch Nails fansite he created during high school. He was initially hired to maintain the newly launched official Nine Inch Nails website. He then also took over as art director for the band, contributing photography, web design, album covers, music videos, live tour visuals, and two live concert films. He was also credited for assisting Trent Reznor with the mythology of the alternate reality game built around Nine Inch Nails' 2007 album Year Zero. Sheridan left his position as Nine Inch Nails art director after the conclusion of the 2014 tour. In 2010, Sheridan co-founded the band How to Destroy Angels. He featured on all the studio releases, as well as touring with the band in 2013. Sheridan is most widely known for his glitch art., but is also well-recognized for his work in illustration, photography, graphic design, and as the director, editor, and director of photography responsible for concert films, as well as a director for the 2005 Nine Inch Nails music videoThe Hand That Feeds. In 2018, Sheridan announced that he would be writing a comic book through the new launch of Vertigo on DC Comics, called High Level. The tentative release date is in 2019.
Beside You In Time – director, editor, art director
"Survivalism" – co-director
Year Zero – art director
Ghosts I-IV - art director
The Slip - art director
Lights In The Sky - art director
Pretty Hate Machine - art director
Hesitation Marks - art director
Twenty Thirteen - art director
Work outside Nine Inch Nails
Sheridan had been working with Trent Reznor on his other band How to Destroy Angels as the art director. He also created the artwork/package for the soundtrack release of the Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning score for The Social Network, composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Sheridan has also become known for his illustration work. In 2007 he began posting artwork and releasing prints on his , which he described as "an exercise in creative discipline - an attempt to get myself to draw more and play around with images and ideas that wouldn't fit in my professional work." While the original Sketchblog doesn't exist anymore and has been redirected to the homepage , Sheridan still offers prints and other merchandise of his artwork on his webstore and Patreon. Sheridan has also been long known for his work shooting, directing, and editing for other artists and musicians. Recently, in 2015, Sheridan shot, directed, and edited a video for the band The Black Queen called “Ice To Never.” He has also worked with Maynard James Keenan and Tamar Levine to create visuals and ambiance for Puscifer's 2015-2017 shows.
