 IAMX ON TOUR THIS SPRING
4/19/18Â Washington, DC – Rock&Roll Hotel
4/21/18Â Brooklyn, NYC – Rough Trade
4/22/18Â Brooklyn, NYC – Rough Trade
4/23/18Â Brooklyn, NYC- Rough Trade
4/24/18Â Boston, MA – Middle East
4/26/18Â Montreal, QB – Le Belmont
4/27/18Â Toronto, ON – Leeâs Palace
4/28/18Â Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
4/30/18Â Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
5/1/18Â Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
5/3/18Â VanCouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
5/4/18Â Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
5/5/18Â Portland, OR – Aladdin
5/7/18Â San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
5/9/18Â Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
Kat Von D on Tour with IAMX and Available for F2F interviews at these shows:
4/21/18Â Brooklyn, NYC – Rough Trade
4/22/18Â Brooklyn, NYC – Rough Trade
5/7/18Â San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
5/9/18Â Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
Fuelling electronic experimentation with punk energy and confessional lyricism, IAMXâs alternative electronica sound, fashion, performances, videos, and persona are larger than life, iconoclastic, and shockingly intimate. Directed by Corner himself, the video for âStardust,â which opens AINL was filmed in downtown Los Angeles. âI rented an industrial work loft and spent a month experimenting with lights, mirrors and different camera techniques,â IAMX explains. In it, Kat Von D helps transform one of the band members aristocratic to anarchic against stark and angular lighting and camerawork, but IAMX leaves the meaning up to interpretation. âI never really go in with a solid concept. itâs more like piecing together a puzzle. I dislike narratives but I love visual art and performance art. So thatâs what I tried to incorporate in this video. I also wanted to capture a little piece of the IAMX live experience, because itâs such an integral part of the project.â In addition to helming clips for his own work, Chris has also directed videos for other artists, including âI Am Dustâ and âMy Name is Ruinâfor close friend, electronic pioneer Gary Numan.
âStardustââs striking fetishitic and expressionist styling ended up dictating the look and lighting concept for IAMXâs current tour. âThe costumes and styling were developed spontaneously by everybody in the group. Everybody is very free and creative and it was beautiful to be around my live band members Janine Gezang, Sammi Doll and Jon Siren.â Joining the band in the clip is tattoo superstar, Kat Von D. âShe sings beautifully on the recording and I was hoping I could get her to star in the video. She came and fit right in. She knew what to do without me even starting to direct,â Chris says. âWe both create, not because we want to, but because we HAVE to.”
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ABOUT IAMXÂ
Co-founder of 1990âs trip-hop group Sneaker Pimps, Chris Cornerâs process of becoming IAMX has been theatrical, transcendent, and communal. Androgynous and visceral, he has metamorphosed from small-town kid to international pop star to creator of raw art that disrupts gender and genre. Emerging from an intense depression that fueled his last two albums, IAMX (Chris Corner) released his newest LP Alive In New Light (AINL) on February 2, 2018. A cinematic celebration of breaking free from demons that have long plagued him, AINL is both a âthank youâ to fans and an invitation to the next phase in IAMXâs intoxicating journey of self-discovery. In addition to appearing on four tracks and touring on select dates, kindred spirit and superfan, Kat Von D will be collaborating with IAMX on a new makeup line. The AINL celebration also features a line of erotic merchandise inspired by the album cover designed by Ryan Clark, âmetal headâ for Demon Hunter and designer for Invisible Creature. Among its searing track list, AINL features âMile Deep Hollow,â the fifteenth IAMX song to be synced on ABC TVâs blockbuster How to Get Away with Murder.
ABOUT “ALIVE IN NEW LIGHT”
Recorded, performed, and mixed by IAMX in the California desert, in a trailer facing a mountain, âfar from the Joshua Tree hippies,â AINL features nine songs that put a majestic spin on alternative electronica thanks to Cornerâs powerful vocals and larger than life production. âThe desert is white noise,â Chris explains. âYou can lose yourself in the details of producing, mixing; itâs just silence.â On Alive in New Light (AINL), IAMX explores the complexities of mutation through sound, visual art, makeup, and intimate merchandise with the unflinching ferocity fans have to come expect and newcomers are certain to be seduced by.
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