Facts: - instrument: bass , vocals - years active: 2006 -- present - caption: fiorentino 21 , 2007 at the key club on sunset on july - birth name: nicole margaret fiorentino - genre: alternative rock - notable instruments: fender jazz bass - birth date: 7 april 1979 - name: nicole fiorentino - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: nicole fiorentino 2007 cropped.jpg - birth place: ludlow , massachusetts , united states - associated acts: the and lovely , light fm , radio vago , spinnerette smashing , twilight sleep pumpkins , veruca salt , the cold - occupation: musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nicole fiorentino .
nicole margaret fiorentino -lrb- born april 7 , 1979 -rrb- is an american bass guitarist .originally a touring member of the alternative rock band the smashing pumpkins -lrb- replacing ginger pooley and her temporary replacement mark tulin -rrb- , she became an official member in 2010 .she performs on the band 's albums '' teargarden by kaleidyscope '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- and '' oceania '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .fiorentino departed the band in 2014 .