SONOIO
{{Short description|American musical project}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2010}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sonoio
| image = Alessandro Cortini.jpg
| caption =
| Alt =
| image_size = 240px
| landscape =
| origin = Los Angeles
| years_active = 2010–present
| genre = {{hlist|Electronic|synth-pop|industrial metal}}
| label =
| associated_acts = Modwheelmood, Blindoldfreak, Nine Inch Nails, Big Black Delta, Ladytron, Marnie, Muse, The Mayfield Four, Puscifer
| website = {{URL|sonoio.org}}
| current_members = Alessandro Cortini
}}
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".
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{{Cite web|url=http://sonoio.org/|title=:: SONOIO ::|website=sonoio.org}} Blue is a nine-track album created entirely on Buchla modular synths,{{cite web|author=caspar (v) |url=http://www.versionindustries.com/blog/2010/07/28/sonoio/ |title=(v) {{!}} blog {{!}} sonoio blue|website=www.versionindustries.com |date=2010-07-28 |accessdate=2011-08-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126032046/http://versionindustries.com/blog/2010/07/28/sonoio/ | archive-date=2013-01-26}} and one deluxe version of the album included an electronic synthesizer called the SuONOIO (Italian for "I make sound"){{cite web|url=http://sonoio.org/suonoio/ |title=:: Suonoio :: |publisher=Sonoio.org |date= |accessdate=2011-08-08}} which contains samples and sound sources used in the album.{{cite web|author=Alex Young |url=https://consequence.net/2010/07/former-nin-keyboardist-alessandro-cortini-selling-synthesizers-with-new-album/ |title=Former NIN keyboardist Alessandro Cortini selling synthesizers with new album « Consequence of Sound |publisher=consequence.net |date=2010-07-29 |accessdate=2011-08-08}} On December 23, 2010, Sonoio released a free nine-track digital-only remix album entitled Non Sonoio{{cite web|url=http://trashaudio.com/2010/12/sonoio-non/ |title=Sonoio – NON | Trash_Audio |publisher=Trashaudio.com |date=2010-12-23 |accessdate=2011-08-08}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://trashaudio.com/2011/05/sonoio-red-announced/ |title=Sonoio – Red Announced | Trash_Audio |publisher=Trashaudio.com |date=2011-05-30 |accessdate=2011-08-08}}{{cite web|last=Sparrow |first=James |url=http://www.riotmagazine.co.uk/?p=7196 |title=Riot Magazine |publisher=Riot Magazine |date=2011-07-04 |accessdate=2011-08-08}} 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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/sonoio.org |title=Sonoio |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2011-12-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sonoio.org/#shop |title=SONOIO Store |publisher=SONOIO |date=|accessdate=2011-12-23}}
On September 15, 2014, a new video was posted by Cortini's YouTube account for a song called "Thanks for Calling".Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/dtCYBY3fMNM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtCYBY3fMNM&feature=autoshare Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtCYBY3fMNM| title = Sonoio: Thanks for Calling | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
Cortini released a third Sonoio album, Fine, in July 2018.{{cite web |title=ALESSANDRO CORTINI OF NIN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM 'FINE' |url=https://soundblab.com/news/20340-alessandro-cortini-of-nin-announces-new-album-fine |website=Sound Blab |accessdate=8 June 2018}}
Touring
In autumn 2011, Sonoio opened for Ladytron on the latter's Gravity the Seducer headline tour of North America.{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/ladytron/blog/543507672 |title=North American Tour Announced - Tickets on Sale July 7th van Ladytron op Myspace |publisher=Myspace.com |date=2011-07-06 |accessdate=2011-12-20}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Blue (2010)
- Red (2011)
- Fine (2018)
=Remix albums=
- Non (Blue) (2010)
- Non (Red) (2011)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://sonoio.org Sonoio Official website]
- [http://www.myspace.com/sonoiomusic Sonoio] page on Myspace
- [http://vimeo.com/channels/sonoio Videos] hosted on Vimeo
- [http://www.facebook.com/sonoio.org Profile] on Facebook
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Category:Electronic music groups from California