corto.alto is the brain-child of award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer Liam Shortall. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, this genre defying producer brings together influences from Hip-Hop, Broken Beat, Electronica, Dub and Punk with an informed Jazz sensibility.

Described as a traditional jazz head raised in the age of the internet, Shortall says Bad With Names focuses on self forgiveness, articulating themes of misspent youth, the passing of time, and the horrors of the accelerating news cycle with the dexterity of a lyricist across twelve instrumental tracks. In doing so, it brings together some of the UK’s finest young players, including award-winning pianist Fergus McCreadie, trumpet player James Copus, saxophonist Harry Weir, drummer Graham Costello, with the flair of the Seonaid Aitken string quartet, taking the corto.alto sound in a new direction and further exploring the blend between Jazz and electronica.

The Mercury Prize nominated album ‘Bad With Names’ had it’s tracks remixed by a variety of DJs and producers. I was asked to remix the graphic design of the album, taking the incredible original graphic design by Casio Picasso and photography by Seb JJ Peters, and remixing it. Collaborating and remixing another designer’s work as a DJ would a track was a great creative process.