Alessandro Cortini

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Alessandro Cortini (born May 24, 1976) is an Italian musician best known as a touring keyboardist with Nine Inch Nails. He joined Nine Inch Nails to support With Teeth after impressing band-leader Trent Reznor in audition:
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. Trent Reznor - Timesquare.com[1]

Cortini also is the frontman of Los Angeles-area band modwheelmood, which he leads with former-Abandoned Pools guitarist Pelle Hillstrom. Prior to forming modwheelmood, Cortini acted as touring guitarist for The Mayfield Four. In Fall 2006, Cortini contributed to the Musicians Institute's Recording Artist Program by acting as advisor for 1-on-1 training with students.[2]

In a somewhat enigmatic post on modwheelmood's official MySpace page, Cortini indicated that the new album will be released in mid-2007. In the meantime, an iTunes-only release is to be made available in early April.

[edit] Discography

• modwheelmood - ? (EP, 2003)
• modwheelmood - Enemies & Immigrants (EP, released May 2006 on iTunes, apparently available prior to official release date, from BuddyHead Records)
• Nine Inch Nails - Beside You in Time (live DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray, 2007)

[edit] External links

• modwheelmood official website
• modwheelmood official myspace