| Chris Corner | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Anthony Corner |
| Alias: | IAMX |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, piano, drums, bass, harpsichord, mandolin, theremin, vibraphone |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, producer, remixer |
Christopher Anthony Corner (born 23 January 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer and video artist. He was a founding member of the band Sneaker Pimps alongside Liam Howe, and is now active with his solo project IAMX.[1]
To date, Chris Corner has released thirteen studio albums, four with Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X (1996), Splinter (1999), Bloodsport (2002) and Squaring the Circle (2021) and nine as IAMX – Kiss and Swallow (2004), The Alternative (2006), Kingdom of Welcome Addiction (2009), Volatile Times (2011), The Unified Field, (2013) Metanoia (2015), Everything Is Burning (2016), and Alive in New Light (2018) and an acoustic rework album – Echo Echo (2020), as well as two experimental albums – Unfall (2017) and Machinate (2021) and two live albums – Live in Warsaw (2008) and Mile Deep Hollow Tour (2022). All albums under the IAMX moniker have been released independently and were written and produced solely by Corner with the exception of the fifth studio album The Unified Field, which was co-produced by Jim Abbiss, the experimental album Unfall which also features co-production and co-writing by Abbiss, and the acoustic album Echo Echo, which was co-produced by David Bottrill.[2] Two more studio albums have been announced for release in the spring and fall of 2023.
Corner also composed and produced the soundtrack for the film Les Chevaliers du Ciel (2005), which included features from Sue Denim of Robots In Disguise and the band Placebo.
He has also directed, filmed, and edited music videos both for his own projects, IAMX[3] and Sneaker Pimps, and for other musicians such as Gary Numan.
UNFALL (formerly creating under the name Orphic) was founded in 2021 by Chris Corner and Janine Gezang to be a service for fiercely independent musicians.
UNFALL is a record label, music video production company, and music photography service.[4]
| 2009 | "My Secret Friend" Ft. Imogen Heap | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| "I Am Terrified" (Alec Empire Remix) | IAMX | Chris Corner | ||
| 2010 | "Face To Face" | James Cook | Chris Corner | |
| 2011 | "Ghosts Of Utopia" | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| "Dance With Me" | IAMX | Chris Corner | ||
| "End of Summer" Ft. IAMX | James Cook | Chris Corner | ||
| 2013 | "Quiet The Mind" | IAMX | Chris Corner / Danny Drysdale | |
| "Come Home" | IAMX | Chris Corner / Janine Gezang | ||
| "Runaway" | Noblesse Oblige | Chris Corner | ||
| "Lost Inspiration" | Dorian Gray | Chris Corner | ||
| 2014 | "Play Me" | Eleri | Chris Corner | |
| 2015 | "Happiness" | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| 2016 | "North Star" | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| "The Void" | IAMX | Chris Corner | ||
| 2017 | "My Name Is Ruin" | Gary Numan | Chris Corner | |
| 2018 | "Mile Deep Hollow" | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| "Stardust" | IAMX | Chris Corner | ||
| 2020 | "Surrender" | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| 2021 | "Intruder" | Gary Numan | Chris Corner | |
| "Saint And Liars" | Gary Numan | Chris Corner | ||
| "Fighter" | Sneaker Pimps | Chris Corner | ||
| "Alibis" | Sneaker Pimps | Chris Corner | ||
| 2022 | "Art Bleeds Money" | IAMX | Chris Corner | |
| 2023 | "The X ID" | IAMX | Chris Corner |
Born and raised in Middlesbrough, Corner moved to London in the mid-90s to pursue his education at Goldsmiths, University of London[5] then at Queen Mary University before changing his focus to creating music full time. After Sneaker Pimps went on hiatus, he moved from London to Berlin in 2006, where he set up an IAMX studio for music and visual work until 2014.[6]
However, after battling chronic insomnia and depression,[7] IAMX left Berlin and moved to California, later stating: "I needed a big change of scenery. I had a few friends in Los Angeles and it seemed like the most relevant place for me, so I got on a boat and sailed over to the States."[8] He now lives in a remote location in Southern California.[9]