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| name = Alessandro Cortini
| imgname = Ali.jpg
| instruments = SynthKeyboards, Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Programming| years = 2005-2008, 2013-| tours = [[Live: With Teeth]]-[[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]], [[NIN 2013-2014]]-present}}'''Alessandro Cortini''' (born May 24, 1976, in Bologna, Italy) is was the current keyboardist during live performances by [[Nine Inch Nails]]from 2005 through 2008. He also occasionally plays guitar. For , for example, Cortini plays guitar on "[[Getting Smaller]]," "[[Mr. Self Destruct]]," and "[[The Big Come DownEchoplex]]."
==Biography==Cortini is also was born in the frontman Italian city of Los Angeles-area band modwheelmoodBologna and raised in Forlì. Sometime around 1998, which Cortini moved to the United States to study guitar at the Musicians Institute, where he leads with former-Abandoned Pools met Swedish guitarist Pelle Hillstrom; the band is signed to fellow NIN bandmate [[Aaron North]] Hillström. After graduating he began focusing on keyboards and Travis Keller's record label, Buddyhead. Prior to forming modwheelmood, Cortini acted as touring guitarist for The Mayfield Foursynths.
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.
==Trent Reznor on hiring 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, "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>
==Body of Work==
===Alessandro Cortini===
*''MNR002'' (7", 2012)
*''Forse 1'' (LP, 2013)
*''Forse 2'' (LP, 2013)
*''Sonno'' (LP, 2014)
*''Forse 3'' (LP, 2015)
*''Risveglio'' (LP, 2015)
*''Avanti'' (LP, 2017)
*''Volume Massimo'' (LP, 2019)
*''Emosfere'' (LP, 2020)
*''Prime Cose'' (LP, 2020)
*''Memorie I'' (EP, 2020)
*''Memorie II'' (EP, 2020)
*''Movimento'' (LP, 2020)
*''Ritmo'' (EP, 2020)
*''Ritmo II'' (EP, 2020)
*''Ritmo III'' (EP, 2021)
*''Ritmo IV'' (EP, 2021)
*''Scuro Chiaro'' (LP, 2021)
===Alessandro Cortini & Merzbow===
*''Alessandro Cortini & Merzbow'' (LP, 2017)
===[[Related_bands_and_artists#Daniel_Avery|Daniel Avery]] & Alessandro Cortini===
*''Illusion of Time'' (LP, 2020)
===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)
====Trent Reznor on hiring Cortini=Nine Inch Nails=== "My first thought when Alessandro walked in was that he didn*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'t look like what I had in mind. His presence was intense but' (2007) gentle, not the "I*''m gonna attack you" energy fans might associate with NIN. Then he started, and within 30 seconds I was[[Ghosts I–IV]]'' (2008) like "That*''[[The Slip]]''s the guy!" I never once regretted it. Without taking anything away from Charlie, Alessandro is really into (2008) playing the studio parts as much as humanly possible." *''[http://timessquare.com/Video/Music/From_Italy_to_Rock_Stardom[Hesitation Marks]]'' (2013)
==Body of Work=SONOIO===*''Blue'' (2010)*''Non Blue'' (2010)*''Red'' (2011)*''Non Red'' (2011)*''Scientist'' (limited edition 7" vinyl single, 2011)*''Fine'' (2018) ===Yoav===*''Charmed & Strange'' (2008) ===EPsFilms===*''modwheelmood,Righteous Kill'' (2008)*''Tropic Thunder'' modwheelmood (20032008)*''Enemies & Immigrants,No. 3 The Beekeeper'' modwheelmood (2006short film, 2012) ===VideoRemixes===*Nine Inch Nails, "[[The Great Destroyer]]", for ''[[Beside You In Time Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]''*Big Black Delta, "Betamax (Sonoio Rework)"*[[Gary Numan]], "Dead Sun Rising (haloSONOIO Remix)|Beside You In Time" by [[Gary Numan]],for '' Nine Inch Nails [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 (2007AC 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 MySpacepage]*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonoio/106997592670424 SONOIO official Facebook profile]
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