Alessandro Cortini

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Alessandro Cortini (born May 24, 1976) is an Italian musician best known for touring with the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from 2005-2007 as the keyboardist. Cortini is also the frontman for the Los Angeles based electronic-alternative band Modwheelmood.

Background

Cortini moved from Italy to the United States to study guitar at the Musicians Institute. After graduating, and straying away from the guitar, he decided to focus on keyboards and synths. From 2001-2002, Cortini acted as touring guitarist for The Mayfield Four in support of their album Second Skin. While briefly teaching at the Musicians Institute, he saw an ad for open auditions for Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor, the frontman for Nine Inch Nails stated that:

Throughout 2005-2006, in support of the 2005 Nine Inch Nails album With Teeth, Cortini was part of the live lineup for Nine Inch Nails alongside Trent Reznor, Aaron North, Jeordie White and Jerome Dillon (who later became replaced by Josh Freese). In Fall 2006, Cortini contributed to the Musicians Institute's Recording Artist Program by acting as advisor for 1-on-1 training with students.[1] In 2007, Cortini continued touring with Nine Inch Nails in support of the 2007 Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero, mainly outside of the U.S.

Cortini is also the frontman of Los Angeles band Modwheelmood, which he leads with former Abandoned Pools guitarist Pelle Hillstrom. Together they have released two EPs, ? (2003) and Enemies & Immigrants (2006). In 2007, they released Things Will Change, the companion remix disc for Enemies & Immigrants, and they are set to release their first full-length album Pears to Pigs, Vol. 1. Modwheelmood have also remixed "The Great Destroyer" on the upcoming Nine Inch Nails release Year Zero Remixed.[2]

Discography

Modwheelmood

  • ? (EP, 2003)
  • Enemies & Immigrants (EP, released May 2006 on iTunes, apparently available prior to official release date, from Buddyhead Records)
  • Things Will Change (The companion remix disc to Enemies & Immigrants, released digitally in October 2007.)
  • Pears to Pigs, Vol. 1 (Set to be released in 2007.)

With Nine Inch Nails

References

External links

  •  • [ e] Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor Current live band: Aaron North • Jeordie White • Alessandro Cortini • Josh Freese Past live members: Jeff Ward • Richard Patrick • James Woolley • Chris Vrenna • Sean Beavan • Robin Finck • Danny Lohner • Charlie Clouser • Jerome Dillon • Alex Carapetis Major studio releases: Pretty Hate Machine • Broken • The Downward Spiral • The Fragile • With Teeth • Year Zero Major remix releases: Fixed • Further Down the Spiral • Things Falling Apart • Year Zero Remixed Live releases: Closure • And All That Could Have Been • Beside You in Time Singles: "Down in It" • "Head Like a Hole" • "Sin" • "Happiness in Slavery" • "Wish" • "March of the Pigs" • "Closer" • "Burn" • "Hurt" • "The Perfect Drug" • "The Day the World Went Away" • "We're in This Together" • "Into the Void" • "Starfuckers, Inc." • "Deep" • "The Hand That Feeds" • "Only" • "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" • "Survivalism" • "Capital G" Halo numbers: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
Live performances • Purest Feeling • Broken Movie • Year Zero ARG • Nothing Records • Option 30 • Exotic Birds • Tapeworm


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Discography
Studio albums: Fallout • Second Skin EP's: Motion Demos: Thirty Two Point Five Hours Singles: Sick and Wrong • Eden • Don't Walk Away • Always
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Modwheelmood (also typeset as ModWheelMood or modwheelmood and abbreviated as MWM) is an Electronic-Alternative band from Los Angeles, California formed by Alessandro Cortini (part of the Nine Inch Nails live lineup from 2005-2007) and former Abandoned Pools guitarist Pelle
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?
(2003) Enemies & Immigrants
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Enemies & Immigrants
(2006) Things Will Change
(2007)

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Things Will Change
(2007)

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Year Zero Remixed
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Modwheelmood (also typeset as ModWheelMood or modwheelmood and abbreviated as MWM) is an Electronic-Alternative band from Los Angeles, California formed by Alessandro Cortini (part of the Nine Inch Nails live lineup from 2005-2007) and former Abandoned Pools guitarist Pelle
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?
(2003) Enemies & Immigrants
(2006)

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Enemies & Immigrants
(2006) Things Will Change
(2007)

Enemies & Immigrants is an EP by Modwheelmood released in 2006 on Buddyhead Records.
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Things Will Change
(2007)

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Beside You in Time

Live Video by Nine Inch Nails
Released February 27, 2007
Recorded Throughout North America, 2005 — 2006
Genre Industrial rock
Length 122 minutes
Label Interscope
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