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| name = Alessandro Cortini
| imgname = Ali.jpg
| instruments = Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Programming
| years = 2005-2008, 2013-
| tours = [[Live: With Teeth]]-[[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]], [[Nine Inch Nails Live 2013|NIN 2013-2014 tour]]-present
}}'''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]]."
==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 [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|NIN music videos]] for "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" and "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]". In 2017, he appeared as part of Nine Inch Nails (in this case consisting of Trent Reznor, [[Robin Finck]], [[Mariqueen Maandig]], [[Atticus Ross]], Cortini and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) in an episode of the reboot of ''Twin Peaks''.
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.
In 2010, Alessandro started his solo-project called [[Related_bands_and_artists#SONOIO|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. Cortini currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his dog and three cats.
===Alessandro composed music using a Buchla Music Easel in late 2012 and released the material through Important Records in 2013. Forse, meaning "maybe" In ItalianCortini & Merzbow===*''Alessandro Cortini & Merzbow'' (LP, is a series of three double LP releases followed by a CD box set containing all three volumes.2017)
==Trent Reznor on hiring =[[Related_bands_and_artists#Daniel_Avery|Daniel Avery]] & Alessandro Cortini===<blockquote>"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 'ThatIllusion of Time's the guy!' I never once regretted it. Without taking anything away from [[Charlie Clouser|Charlie]](LP, Alessandro is really into playing the studio parts as much as humanly possible."'' [http://timessquare.com/Video/Music/From_Italy_to_Rock_Stardom]</blockquote>2020)
===Blindoldfreak===
*''1'' (2009)
===How To Destroy Angels===
*"[[We Fade Away]]" - co-written/performed (2013)
===Ladytron===
*''Velocifero'' - collaboration & production (EP, 2008)
===Modwheelmood===
*''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===
*''[[The Slip]]'' (2008)
*''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' (2013)
===SONOIO===
*''Non Red'' (2011)
*''Scientist'' (limited edition 7" vinyl single, 2011)
*''Fine'' (2018)
===Alessandro CortiniYoav===*''Forse, Vol.1Charmed & Strange'' (LP, 20132008)
===Films===
*''Righteous Kill'' (2008)
*''Tropic Thunder'' (2008)
*''No. 3 The Beekeeper'' (short film, 2012)
===Remixes===
*Nine Inch Nails, "[[The Great Destroyer]]", for ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''
*Big Black Delta, "Betamax (Sonoio Rework)"
*[[Gary Numan]], "Dead Sun Rising (SONOIO Remix)" by [[Gary Numan]], for ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Moon_Falling Dead Moon Falling]'' - this remix frequently played live by Numan
*How To Destroy Angels, "[[The Space In Between|Between The Spaces (SONOIO rework)]]"
*Mogwai, "Fuck Off Money (Alessandro Cortini Rework)"
*Puscifer, "Bullet Train To Iowa (Reimagined by Alessandro Cortini)"
*Depeche Mode, "Before We Drown (AC Wet Mix)"
==External Links==
*[https://cortini.bandcamp.com/ Official Bandcamp page]
*[https://soundcloud.com/alessandrocortini Official Soundcloud page]
*[https://www.youtube.com/@AlessandroCortini Official YouTube page]
*[https://twitter.com/blindoldfreak?lang=en Official Twitter profile]
*[https://www.instagram.com/alehan/?hl=en Official Instagram profile]
*[https://m.facebook.com/alessandrocortiniofficial/ Official Facebook profile]
*[http://www.modwheelmood.com modwheelmood official website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/modwheelmood modwheelmood official MySpace page]
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