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, best known as the keyboardist for

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' touring lineup and as a member of

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. The name of the alternative rock/electronic project comes from the Italian phrase "sono io", which means "it's me".

Career

On July 28, 2010, SONOIO released four tracks for free from its upcoming album. The first album, ''Blue'', was released in its entirety on September 14, 2010. ''Blue'' is a nine-track album created entirely on

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modular synths, and is available from iTunes, Amazon, and in various packages direct from the project's website.http://sonoio.org One fan package included an electronic synthesizer called the SuONOIO (Italian for "I make sound"), which contains samples and sound sources used in the album. This allowed fans to experiment with various effects and sounds from the album. On December 23, 2010, SONOIO released a free nine-track remix album entitled ''NON SONOIO''. There was no physical release of ''NON SONOIO'', and it was released digitally for download. The album consists of reinterpretations of ''Blue'' tracks by

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, and others. On May 30, 2011, SONOIO released four free tracks from its second album, ''Red''. The album was released on June 21, 2011. It is a nine-track album which is available for purchase from iTunes, Amazon, and in various packages direct from the project's website. On 20 September 2011, on the SONOIO Facebook page, it was indicated that a remix album for ''Red'' was in production. 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. On July 12, 2013, it was announced via Twitter that a new SONOIO record was in the works and that there would be "new music before the end of the year", but this did not happen. On September 15, 2014, a new video was posted by Cortini's YouTube account for a song called "Thanks for Calling". Cortini released his third and final album as SONOIO, ''Fine'', in July 2018.

Touring

In autumn 2011, SONOIO opened for

on the latter's ''

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'' headline tour of North America.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Blue'' (2010) *''Red'' (2011) *''Fine'' (2018)

Remix albums

*''NON (Blue)'' (2010) *''NON (Red)'' (2011)

References

External links

SONOIO Official websiteSONOIO
page on Myspace
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