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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 13th13, 2008, Cortini posted a blog on Modwheelmood's MySpace account stating that he was 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 returned to the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|NIN music videos]] orbit in 2013 by writing and remixing for "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" HTDA and "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]"joining the HTDA live line-up. In 2017, he appeared as part of Nine Inch Nails (in this case consisting of Trent ReznorHe then rejoined NIN live, starting with the [[Robin FinckNIN 2013 Festival Tour]], [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]], [[Atticus Ross]], Cortini and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) in an episode of ''Twin Peaks: The Return''.

Cortini has also been the frontman of Los Angelesshared songwriting credits with Reznor for several songs on ''[[Ghosts I-area band IV]]'' and "[[modwheelmoodThe Eater Of Dreams]], which is a collaboration with Hillstrom". The band was signed to fellow He appears in the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|NIN bandmate music videos]] for "[[Aaron NorthThe Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]] " and Travis Keller's record label"[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]". In 2017, he appeared as part of Nine Inch Nails (in this case consisting of Trent Reznor, [[Robin Finck]], [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]], Buddyhead. Prior to forming modwheelmood[[Atticus Ross]], Cortini acted as touring guitarist for and Joey Castillo of [[Queens Of The Stone Age]]) in an episode of ''Twin Peaks: The Mayfield FourReturn''.

In 2010, Alessandro started his soloCortini was the frontman of Los Angeles-project called area band [[Related_bands_and_artists#SONOIO|SONOIOmodwheelmood]] (from "sono io", which is the Italian for "it's me")a collaboration with Hillstrom. Its first album, ''Blue'', The band was released in 2010 signed to former NIN bandmate [[Aaron North]] and was followed by a remix album. The second album, ''Red'Travis Keller's record label, was released in 2011 and again followed by a remix albumBuddyhead. Alessandro composed music using a Buchla Music Easel in late 2012 and released the material through Important Records in 2013. ForsePrior to forming modwheelmood, 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 catsacted 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. The third album, ''Fine'', was released in 2018 and was announced as the final SONOIO album. [https://music.mxdwn.com/2018/06/07/news/alessandro-cortini-announces-final-sonoio-album-fine-for-july-2018-release/] Cortini stated that he ended SONOIO because it was no longer fun, didn't do well financially, and he wanted to focus on instrumental music. [https://www.reddit.com/r/electronicmusic/comments/dctmr9/comment/f2bph3j/] Cortini began creating instrumental music under his own name, composing music using a Buchla Music Easel in late 2012 and releasing 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. In 2026, following the initial European and North American legs of the [[Peel It Back Tour]], Alessandro Cortini announced a solo date on March 15, 2026, conflicting with a [[2026/03/15 San Francisco, CA|NIN date in San Francisco]]. He followed up with an Instagram story featuring a quote quoted passage about concerns with "remaining within a project with no possibility of development", seemingly confirming his departurefrom the band. Cortini currently resides in Portugal with his family and a herd of cats.