SONOIO
American musical project
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Sonoio (stylized as SONOIO) is a solo project of Italian musician Alessandro Cortini, best known as the keyboardist for Nine Inch Nails' touring lineup and as a member of Modwheelmood. The name of the alternative rock/electronic project comes from the Italian phrase "sono io", which means "I am" or "it's me".
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Members | Alessandro Cortini |
| Website | sonoio |
Career
On July 28, 2010, Cortini released four free tracks from an upcoming album, Blue, which was released on September 14, 2010, in physical and digital formats[1] Blue is a nine-track album created entirely on Buchla modular synths,[2] and one deluxe version of the album included an electronic synthesizer called the SuONOIO (Italian for "I make sound")[3] which contains samples and sound sources used in the album.[4] On December 23, 2010, Sonoio released a free nine-track digital-only remix album entitled Non Sonoio[5] consisting of reinterpretations by Ladytron, Big Black Delta, Richard Devine, and others.
On May 30, 2011, Sonoio released four free tracks from its second album, Red.[6][7] The album was released on June 21, 2011. It is a nine-track album which is available for purchase and in various digital and physical formats.[1] On September 20, 2011, a remix album for Red was announced. This was made available as NON (Red) on 21 December, with a high-definition download offered for a small fee alongside free MP3 files of the album.[8][9]
On September 15, 2014, a new video was posted by Cortini's YouTube account for a song called "Thanks for Calling".[10]
Cortini released a third Sonoio album, Fine, in July 2018.[11]
Touring
In autumn 2011, Sonoio opened for Ladytron on the latter's Gravity the Seducer headline tour of North America.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
- Blue (2010)
- Red (2011)
- Fine (2018)
Remix albums
- Non (Blue) (2010)
- Non (Red) (2011)