# corto.alto · Producer, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter · OBRA Source: https://obra.art/cortoalto corto.alto · corto.alto is the project of Liam Shortall, a Glasgow-based composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist blending nu jazz, broken beat, hip-hop, and electronic produc Profile created to showcase corto.alto on OBRA. Not yet claimed. [OB RA](https://obra.art/) ![corto.alto](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb1c49d35559fa0fcf7e0744b9) ## corto.alto Producer · Composer · Multi-instrumentalist PRO [OB RA](https://obra.art/) · PRO # corto.alto PRODUCER · COMPOSER · MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST · SONGWRITER [SPOTIFY](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Kd7e5lauV4CDdTHm5uiJH) [INSTAGRAM](https://instagram.com/corto.alto) [TWITTER](https://twitter.com/cortoalto) [TIKTOK](https://tiktok.com/@corto.alto) [YOUTUBE](https://youtube.com/@cortoalto) [LINKTREE](https://linktr.ee/corto.alto) corto.alto is the project of Liam Shortall, a Glasgow-based composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist blending nu jazz, broken beat, hip-hop, and electronic production. Raised in Glasgow and trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on trombone, he began releasing through the Live From 435 single series before his Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut album Bad With Names (2024), which also won Best Album at the Scottish Jazz Awards and UK Independent Breakthrough at the AIM Awards. His sound fuses intuitive improvisation with meticulous electronic detail—championed by Gilles Peterson, BBC 6 Music, Jamie Cullum, and editorial teams at Spotify and Ninja Tune—while recent singles WHODIS (feat. Mick Jenkins, March 2026) and THIEF (May 2026) sustain a relentless release pace alongside a packed touring calendar across Europe, the UK, and North America. Shortall produces and directs much of his own visual content and maintains an active hub at cortoalto.com with presence across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Bandcamp. ![corto.alto](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb1c49d35559fa0fcf7e0744b9) CORTO.ALTO Portrait · 2024–PRESENT ▸ VERIFIED STREAMS 10.537.799 TOTAL · 11M 42 DAYS · Total Releases 20 Years active 2024–PRESENT This week · ▲ 0.8% · 12K/day Streams this week +80.586 11M TOTAL Best day +1.5M Jun 20 Spotify +81K 100% OF TOTAL · 7D YouTube — 0% OF TOTAL · 7D SoundCloud — 0% OF TOTAL · 7D FASTEST GROWING THIEF ▲ 9.2% DON’T LISTEN ▲ 2.8% DON’T LISTEN ▲ 2.8% Collaborators · ![corto.alto](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb1c49d35559fa0fcf7e0744b9) corto.alto 58 tracks · 10.5M ![Mick Jenkins](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb0363debe6b7819966d3b58d3) Mick Jenkins 3 tracks · 1.7M ![Moses Yoofee](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb567da696acdfed4266c4d7ca) Moses Yoofee 2 tracks · 838.4K ![St. Barbe](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb7220e96ea0bc1b481c6d16e7) St. Barbe 2 tracks · 161.7K ![Galliano](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb141012e9bced20a8e9ae379f) Galliano 1 track · 119.1K ![Opolopo](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb5018f751fd71fd827817841e) Opolopo 1 track · 16.4K ![corto.alto](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb1c49d35559fa0fcf7e0744b9) corto.alto 58 tracks · 10.5M ![Mick Jenkins](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb0363debe6b7819966d3b58d3) Mick Jenkins 3 tracks · 1.7M ![Moses Yoofee](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb567da696acdfed4266c4d7ca) Moses Yoofee 2 tracks · 838.4K ![St. Barbe](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb7220e96ea0bc1b481c6d16e7) St. Barbe 2 tracks · 161.7K ![Galliano](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb141012e9bced20a8e9ae379f) Galliano 1 track · 119.1K ![Opolopo](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb5018f751fd71fd827817841e) Opolopo 1 track · 16.4K Trending this week · 5 climbing Last records broken · 8 milestones Milestones · 2 milestones 10M CATALOG · streams corto.alto Sep 2026 2.0M EP · streams THIEF corto.alto Sep 2026 Top tracks · Ranked by streams · 10 ▸ Curatorial ## OBRA BY CORTO.ALTO 20 RELEASES ROLE ### 2026 2 releases ### 2025 7 releases ### 2024 11 releases Catalog · Notes · Curatorial Bio corto.alto is the project of Liam Shortall, a Glasgow-based composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist blending nu jazz, broken beat, hip-hop, and electronic production. Raised in Glasgow and trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on trombone, he began releasing through the Live From 435 single series before his Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut album Bad With Names (2024), which also won Best Album at the Scottish Jazz Awards and UK Independent Breakthrough at the AIM Awards. His sound fuses intuitive improvisation with meticulous electronic detail—championed by Gilles Peterson, BBC 6 Music, Jamie Cullum, and editorial teams at Spotify and Ninja Tune—while recent singles WHODIS (feat. Mick Jenkins, March 2026) and THIEF (May 2026) sustain a relentless release pace alongside a packed touring calendar across Europe, the UK, and North America. Shortall produces and directs much of his own visual content and maintains an active hub at cortoalto.com with presence across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Bandcamp. Credits - corto.alto· - Mick Jenkins· - Moses Yoofee· - St. Barbe· - Galliano· - Opolopo Coordinates HandlecortoaltoSpotify10,537,799Total10,537,799