Difference between revisions of "Alessandro Cortini"

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Instruments:Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Programming

Active:2005-2008, 2013-

Tours:Live: With Teeth-Lights In The Sky, NIN 2013-2014

Alessandro Cortini (born May 24, 1976, in Bologna, Italy) was the keyboardist during live performances by Nine Inch Nails from 2005 through 2008. He also occasionally plays guitar, for example, on "Getting Smaller," "Mr. Self Destruct," and "Echoplex."

Alessandro was once again a touring member of Nine Inch Nails on their 2013-2014 tour and also served as an opening act for the NIN 2014 Japan Tour. He is also part of the current How To Destroy Angels live lineup, contributing bass, synthesizers and vocals.

Biography

Cortini was born in the Italian city of Bologna and raised in Forlì. Sometime around 1998, Cortini moved to the United States to study guitar at the Musicians Institute, where he met Swedish guitarist Pelle Hillström. After graduating he began focusing on keyboards and synths.

While briefly teaching at the Musicians Institute, he saw an ad for open auditions for Nine Inch Nails; after impressing Trent Reznor in his audition, he was brought on board to form the live band for the 2005 Live: With Teeth tour and has been a member of the band ever since. On December 13th, 2008, Cortini posted a blog on Modwheelmood's MySpace account stating that he is leaving the band and that the other members had known of his decision for some time.

Cortini has shared songwriting credits with Reznor for several songs on Ghosts I-IV and "The Eater Of Dreams". He appears in the NIN music videos for "The Hand That Feeds" and "Survivalism".

Cortini is also the frontman of Los Angeles-area band modwheelmood, which he leads with Hillstrom. The band is signed to fellow NIN bandmate Aaron North and Travis Keller's record label, Buddyhead. Prior to forming modwheelmood, Cortini acted as touring guitarist for The Mayfield Four.

Cortini currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his dog and three cats.

In 2010, Alessandro started his solo-project called SONOIO (from "sono io", which is the Italian for "it's me"). Its first album, Blue, was released in 2010 and was followed by a remix album. The second album, Red, was released in 2011 and again followed by a remix album.

Alessandro composed music using a Buchla Music Easel in late 2012 and released the material through Important Records in 2013. Forse, meaning "maybe" In Italian, is a series of three double LP releases followed by a CD box set containing all three volumes.

Trent Reznor on hiring Cortini

"My first thought when Alessandro walked in was that he didn't look like what I had in mind. His presence was intense but gentle, not the 'I'm gonna attack you' energy fans might associate with NIN. Then he started, and within 30 seconds I was like 'That's the guy!' I never once regretted it. Without taking anything away from Charlie, Alessandro is really into playing the studio parts as much as humanly possible." [1]

Body of Work

Alessandro Cortini

MNR002 (7", 2012)
Forse, Vol. 1 (LP, 2013)
Forse, Vol. 2 (LP, 2013)
Sonno (LP, 2014)

Blindoldfreak

1 (2009)

How To Destroy Angels

"We Fade Away" - co-written/performed (2013)

Ladytron

Velocifero - collaboration & production (EP, 2008)

Modwheelmood

? (2003)
Enemies & Immigrants (2006)
Things Will Change (2007) - Remixes of Enemies & Immigrants
Pearls to Pigs, Vol. 1 (EP, 2007)
Pearls to Pigs, Vol. 2 (EP, 2008)
Pearls to Pigs, Vol. 3 (EP, 2008)
Pearls to Pigs (2009)

Nine Inch Nails

Beside You In Time (2007)
Ghosts I–IV (2008)
The Slip (2008)
Hesitation Marks (2013)

Remixes

"The Great Destroyer" by Nine Inch Nails for Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D
"Betamax - Sonoio Re-work" by Big Black Delta
"Dead Sun Rising (Sonoio Remix)" by Gary Numan for Dead Moon Falling
"Between The Spaces (SONOIO rework)" by How To Destroy Angels

SONOIO

Blue (2010)
Non Blue (2010)
Red (2011)
Non Red (2011)
Scientist (limited edition 7" vinyl single, 2011)

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 | instruments = Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Programming
 | years = 2005-2008, 2013-
-| tours = [[Live: With Teeth]]-[[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]], [[Live 2013-2014]]
+| tours = [[Live: With Teeth]]-[[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]], [[NIN 2013-2014]]
 }}'''Alessandro Cortini''' (born May 24, 1976, in Bologna, Italy) was the keyboardist during live performances by [[Nine Inch Nails]] from 2005 through 2008. He also occasionally plays guitar, for example, on "[[Getting Smaller]]," "[[Mr. Self Destruct]]," and "[[Echoplex]]."
-Alessandro is once again a touring member of Nine Inch Nails on their [[Nine Inch Nails Live 2013|2013-2014 tour]] and also served as an opening act for the Japanese shows of 2014. He is also part of the current [[How To Destroy Angels]] live lineup, contributing bass, synthesisers and vocals.
+Alessandro was once again a touring member of Nine Inch Nails on their [[NIN 2013-2014|2013-2014 tour]] and also served as an opening act for the [[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]]. He is also part of the current [[How To Destroy Angels]] live lineup, contributing bass, synthesizers and vocals.
 ==Biography==