Attack 61 - Music

Christopher Anthony Corner Born 23 January 1974 Better Known As Chris Corner 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. Born And Raised In Middlesbrough Corner Moved To London In The Mid-90s To Pursue His Education At Goldsmith's University Of London 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. However After Battling Chronic Insomnia And Depression 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." He Now Lives In A Remote Location In Southern California. 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. 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. Further Many Of Corner's Songs Have Appeared In Films TV Productions And In Video Games. Most Notably The Saint 1997 Queer As Folk 2001 Hostel 2005 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 And How To Get Away With Murder 2014 With The Later Featuring Corner's Music In 16 Different Episodes Across The Show's Six Seasons. He Has Also Directed Filmed And Edited Music Videos Both For His Own Projects IAMX And Sneaker Pimps And For Other Musicians Such As Gary Numan. read less