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Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician, producer, composer, and instrument builder. 

Cortini is one of the foremost figures of contemporary electronic music, best known for his haunting, atmospheric work. Alongside being a longstanding member of Nine Inch Nails, he is highly prolific and has released a steady stream of his own heady music on luminary labels including Mute, Hospital, and Important Records for the past decade. Throughout his shadowy rise to fame, he has collaborated with the likes of Lawrence English, Daniel Avery and Merzbow (to name a few). Balancing dark ambience with smokey, pulsing rhythms, his compositions are perfectly restrained, textured and mesmeric. 

Cortini was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 through his work with Nine Inch Nails, making history as the only Italian musician to have ever been honored with this recognition. 

In 2021, in collaboration with boutique synth builders Make Noise, Cortini released his own, custom-designed, semi-modular synth, “Strega” (Italian for ‘witch’). That same year, he used Strega to build his latest full length, Scuro Chiaro [Mute], which Pitchfork described as “pitched somewhere between purgatory and the planetarium ... consistently managing to thrill and surprise”. 

In addition to years of extensive worldwide touring, Cortini has also soundtracked fashion shows including Alexander McQueen, Dior, and several of Fendi’s presentations. In 2022, he exhibited a high-concept audio installation called “Nati Infiniti” for Sonar 2022 at Museu de Lisboa’s “Fábrica de Moagem.” A live version of “Nati Infiniti” is set to debut at Berlin Atonal in 2023.

Alessandro Cortini’s music has been licensed for use in television, film and documentaries, games, and commercials, including FX’s hit show The Bear, “Thank You Very Much” a documentary about Andy Kaufman, Samsung, BMW, Sony, and Netflix. Remixes have also been a part of Cortini’s identity – remixing the likes of Depeche Mode to Mogwai to Death Cab For Cutie, Yann Tiersen to Vatican Shadow, and more between and beyond.

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In search of organic, trippy, leftfield, tribal, industrial sounds. 

2026 Upcoming Dates
05/02 ROVR, London
07/02 Sauna Social Club, London
27/02 Fold, London
11-12/04 TBA
29-31/05 TBA

Past Selected Gigs

2025
26/01 The Gun, London
07/02 Brilliant Corners, London
15/02 Jumbi Residency, London
21/02 Niche x Control Freak, The Bath House, London
08/03 Orientate w/Ciel, Manami, MOT, London
01/05 Ormside Projects, London
30/05 - 01/06 Watching Trees Festival, UK (Live)
08/06 Perfetti Gallery, London
12/06 Spanners, London
14/06 Cello x Ambient, Sauna Social Club, London (Hybrid)
12/07 QUIET CHAOS, Drawing from Music, Shai Space, London
5-7/09 Eternal Sun Festival, Sougia, Greece
14/09 Plant Can Dance x Music To Watch Seeds Grow By, London (Live)
18/09 Fiasco, Porto
19/09 Lux, Lisbon
27/09 Paesaggi Records, Ziegrastrasse 11, Berlin
28/09 Kwia, Berlin
18/10 Live AV ambient session, Sauna Social Club, London
14/11 The Old Blue Last, London
6, 13, 20, 27/11 The Marque Moon Residency, London

2024
15/04 Andet, Shanghai
11/05 Half East Records, Art Club, Bristol
15/05 Bolis Pupul UK Tour, Hackney Social, London
24/05 Space Talk w/Donna Leake, London
16/06 Swirl w/Sean Johnston, London
22/06 Mogwaa UK Tour, The Glove That Fits, London
19/07 The Gun, London
12/09 Lounge, Lisbon
14/09 COMANDANTE, Arroz Estúdios, Lisbon
12/10 Abrupt Festival, Brussels (Live)
07/11 The Glove That Fits, London
08/11 Half East Records, Night Tales, London
21/12 The Social Xmas Special w/ Jezebell, Jaye Ward, London

2023

17/05 - Rhythm Section, Peckham Audio, London
03/06 - Lighthouse Art Festival, London 
13/07 - Pitch Black UK tour, Colours Hoxton, London
18/07 - Brilliant Corners, London
27/07 - The Standard, Library Lounge, London
25/08 - BT&S, Corsica Studios, London
15/09 - Lounge, Lisbon
16/09 - QUIET CHAOS, COSMOS, Lisbon
22/09 - East And Most, The Carpet Shop, London
23/09 - Back To Ours, Margate Art Club, Margate
13/10 - All My Friends w/ Marcellus Pittman, London
09/11 - Goldener Reiter, Munich
07/12 - Rhythm Section, The Standard, London

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