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}}'''Alessandro Cortini''' (born May 24, 1976, in Bologna, Italy) was is the current live keyboardist during live performances by for [[Nine Inch Nails]] from . Cortini originally joined in 2005 through and departed in 2008. He returned as a touring member starting with the [[NIN 2013-2014|2013-2014 tour]] and also served as an opening act for the [[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]]. He also occasionally plays other instruments, such as guitar, for example, on "[[Getting Smaller]]"," "[[Mr. Self Destruct]]"," and "[[Echoplex]]"."

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 has also been part of the current [[How To Destroy Angels]] live lineup, contributing bass, synthesizers , and vocals. On November 7, 2020, Cortini and NIN were inducted into the [[Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame]].

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 MaandigReznor]], [[Atticus Ross]], Cortini and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) in an episode of the reboot of ''Twin Peaks''.

<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 ', "That's the guy!' " I never once regretted it. Without taking anything away from [[Charlie Clouser|Charlie]], Alessandro is really into playing the studio parts as much as humanly possible."'' [http://timessquare.com/Video/Music/From_Italy_to_Rock_Stardom]</blockquote>

*Nine Inch Nails, "[[The Great Destroyer]]" by Nine Inch Nails , for ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''*Big Black Delta, "Betamax - (Sonoio Re-workRework)" by Big Black Delta*[[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 SONIO rework)]]" *Mogwai, "Fuck Off Money (Alessandro Cortini Rework)"*Puscifer, "Bullet Train To Iowa (Reimagined by How To Destroy AngelsAlessandro Cortini)"*Depeche Mode, "Before We Drown (AC Wet Mix)"*Depeche Mode, "People Are Good (AC Fool Mix)"

*[http://www.sonoio.org/ Sonoio official website]*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonoio/106997592670424 Sonoio SONOIO official Facebook profilepage]