Corto Alto

“If Hiatus Kaiyote and Masters At Work had a child, corto.alto would be it - the future is now!” - Gilles Peterson

It’s been an intense but rewarding few years for Liam Shortall, better known as the multi-instrumentalist producer, composer and performer corto.alto (the stage name a nod to his Irish-Spanish heritage, translating as “short.tall” in Spanish). The release of his debut album ‘Bad With Names’ saw him nominated for the 2024 Mercury Music Prize and booked to play hundreds of shows across the world, including high-profile festival performances and a sold-out UK tour.

His music is an eclectic mix of influences drawing on club culture and electronic music, classic hip-hop, soul and funk, and has been championed across radio and media including Gilles Peterson, Sian Eleri, Jamz Supernova, Deb Grant and KCRW.