Alessandro Cortini

Alessandro Cortini
Cortini with his Buchla 200e at the 2009 NAMM Show, in Anaheim, California.
Cortini with his Buchla 200e at the 2009 NAMM Show, in Anaheim, California.
Background information
Born (1976-05-24) 24 May 1976 (age 48)
Bologna, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • instrument maker
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
  • guitar
  • bass
Years active1994–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Websitesonoio.org

Alessandro Cortini (born 24 May 1976) is an Italian musician best known for his work with modular synthesizers,[1][2] and being the keyboard, guitar, and bass player in the American industrial band Nine Inch Nails. [3][4][5] As a member of Nine Inch Nails, Cortini is the first Italian inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.[6][7]

As an instrument maker, Cortini created a patchable analogue synth instrument called Strega through Make Noise.

  1. ^ Philip Sherburne (21 April 2021). "How Alessandro Cortini Distilled His Haunting Aesthetic Into an Unconventional Synthesizer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Alessandro Cortini on Falling in Love with Synthesizers". Red Bull Music Academy. March 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Patrick Doyle (25 February 2013). "Trent Reznor Confirms New Nine Inch Nails Lineup, Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Nine Inch Nails 2017 summer show announcements". Nme.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Nine Inch Nails confirm 2017 touring lineup". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Class of 2020 Inductees | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Rockhall.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ^ Katherine Turman (3 September 2020). "Six Additional Nine Inch Nails Members to Be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". Spin. Retrieved 1 November 2023.