IMATEM is a musical project created in 2007 by Peter Spilles (frontman and mastermind of the band Project Pitchfork

Project Pitchfork

Project Pitchfork is an electronic musical group from Hamburg, Germany.-History:Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. Having agreed to work together, they then picked the project's name by picking a word at random from the dictionary. The demo K.N.K.A. was recorded...

).

This project combines the experiences and the energy of some of the most inspiring musicians and vocal artists of the gothic/electro scene.

A peculiar characteristic behind the IMATEM project is that, while Peter Spilles entirely composes the music, he often invites renowned fellow musicians to perform the vocals on his compositions.

On the debut Album 'Home' (2007) Peter Spilles sang three songs himself and featured the vocal talents of Der Graf (Unheilig

Unheilig

Unheilig is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band with various pop and electronic influences. The band founded in 2000 and now consists of principally Der Graf , with his live musicians Licky, Henning Verlage and Potti.-Early years 1999–2009:In 1999, together with Grant Stevens Unheilig (German for...

), miLù, Falk Lenn and Lacasa del Cid on other tracks.

On the newest release 'Journey' (2008) Spilles chose to increase and reinforce the collaboration with other singers, so that 8 out of 10 tracks are sung by other artists, such as Ronan Harris

Ronan Harris

Ronan Harris is a member of the act VNV Nation, along with Mark Jackson. For live shows the band are joined by 2 keyboard players. Ronan is credited with the songwriting, production, lyrical, and vocal aspects of the band's music...

 (VNV Nation

VNV Nation

VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...

), Sven Friedrich (Zeraphine

Zeraphine

Zeraphine are a gothic alternative rock from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2000 by Sven Friedrich and Norman Selbig from the then-defunct Dreadful Shadows.-History:...

/Solar Fake), Stefan Grossmann (Absurd Minds

Absurd Minds

minds is an electronic music group from Germany. It was created by Stefan Großmann and Tilo Ladwig in 1995.- History :The formation of Absurd Minds began in 1995 with Stefan Großmann and Tilo Ladwig . Musically they were inspired by the EBM of the early 1990s...

), Sara Noxx, Jinxy (Santa Hates You), Jay Smith (Deviant UK), Nick (Legacy Of Music) and Jan Revolution.