IAMX is the solo musical project of Chris Corner founded in 2002 in London, England after the hiatus of his former band Sneaker Pimps.

[2] IAMX spans across multiple genres, including electronic rock, dance music, burlesque-influenced dark cabaret, and emotional ballads.

[5][needs update] From 2006 to 2014,[6] IAMX was based in Berlin, Germany where Corner said he found "the spirit to care less about the music industry and take an independent route.

Inspiring subjects such as death, love, addiction, narcotic intoxication, and decadence, as well as critiques of religion, modern society, politics, alienation, and the exploration of sexual identity and gender expression.

[7] During this time IAMX developed a reputation for highly energetic and theatrical live performances with unusual stage outfits and body painting becoming core elements of their shows.

"[10] Both their projections used and their music videos have contained controversial and often explicit content or is hidden as Easter eggs for fans to discover and in order to bypass censorship from various social media platforms.

The name 'I am X' refers to Becoming X, the title of the Sneaker Pimps debut album, but Corner explained that by founding IAMX, he no longer felt that he was becoming X, but rather that he was X.

"[16] Additionally, throughout the project's aesthetics, the X in IAMX can be periodically seen placed within brackets, like the unknown variable in a mathematical equation: {X}[17][18] A reference to the works of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze.

IAMX's debut album, Kiss + Swallow, was released in 2004 and consisted of melancholic, dark, 1980s-influenced electro music with lyrical content often referring to the psychology of sexual fantasy and role play, gender bending, the exploration of solitude, aggression, longing, codependency and mortality.

[21] The live line-up varied between a revolving cast of close friends including Sue Denim of Robots in Disguise (whose vocals are also featured on the album),[19] Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh, James Cook of Nemo, Mary Ambrose,[22] and the actress Julia Davis of Nighty Night.

Between tours in 2005, Corner wrote and produced the soundtrack for the film Les Chevaliers du Ciel and the second Robots in Disguise album, Get RID!.

Janine Gezang's addition to the live lineup was announced alongside the news that Dean Rosenzweig would be on guitars and bass, and Tom Marsh on drums back in the summer of 2006.

[24] The performance was recorded in front of a live audience for the Polskie Radio Program III and later mixed by Corner in Berlin at IAMX2 studios.

The release featured reworks done by Corner himself under the alias of UNFALL, as well as remixes and covers by other artists, including Alec Empire, Terence Fixmer, Combichrist, Aesthetic Perfection and more.

[43] On 13 May 2012, Corner announced that there would be a vlog posted on the official IAMX YouTube channel every two weeks, which would allow the fans to view the recording process of the new album.

Following the album's release, IAMX began the 'Animal Impulses Tour',[47] adding new live members Richard Ankers[48] on drums and Sammi Doll[49] on keyboards and backing vocals.

The release included three bonus tracks: "Avalanches", "Volatile Times (IAMseX Unfall Rework)" and "Bernadette (Post Romanian Storm)".

The countdown ended three days later, revealing the official announcement of a new PledgeMusic campaign for the next fan-funded album, said to be released in early fall of 2015.

[64] In it, Corner expanded his sonic palette and turned his past remix alias into the title of this instrumental and abstract album, which showcased him "...avoiding pop radio formats and utilizing a heavy amount of modular synthesizers.

This turned into a fruitful seven days, as Jim ended up co-writing and co-producing several album tracks: "Running Point", "Trust The Machine", "Cat's Cradle", "Polar I.

I’m happiest activating skills that keep you balanced.”[71] This longing for connection and balance would inspire Corner to create the IAMX Mental Health Gatherings during this time period.

Howe and Corner's performance together on stage in Los Angeles at The Belasco Theater on 25 May 2018[75] was their first in eighteen years since Sneaker Pimps' hiatus in 2002.

In 2023, after five years of musical endeavors involving acoustic re-imaginings, modular experimentation, and a long-awaited project that lured him back to his Sneaker Pimp roots, Corner returned to the first lyrically driven IAMX album since 2018's Alive In New Light.

While the dark modular influence of 2021's Machinate is still bubbling beneath the surface, Fault Lines¹ evokes the icy and provocative electronica IAMX is best known for, with Corner's soaring vocals back in the forefront.

Known for colossal live productions that include performance, light, and video art, IAMX shows offer fans a catharsis through the spectacle of stage.

[86] IAMX started their Patreon campaign in 2019 as a new way to fund the independent nature of the project, and to facilitate more one-on-one fan interactions on a more personalized alternative to social media.

They were intimate gatherings of fans who wished to share their stories, find acceptance amongst their peers, and ask Corner and other special guests advice on how to manage their mental health struggles.

[74] This later evolved into the IAMX Podcast 'Headnoise' which were online Mental Health Gatherings, sometimes with or sometimes without special guests, which were a way for Corner and his fans to remain connected during the global pandemic and uplift one another by sharing their struggles and advice.

[88] The factory has since been named "Turmwerk" and is used for studio recording, band rehearsals, photo shoots, music video and live visual production.

These productions include the music video "My Secret Friend" featuring Imogen Heap, photo shoots for the cover of IAMX's fourth studio album, Volatile Times, shot by Berlin photographer Ben Wolf[89] and press photos for IAMX's fifth studio album, The Unified Field, by photographers Joe Dilworth and Sammi Doll.