different image project is a German rock band led by Ruth and Jorge Klapproth (keyboards and vocals), guitarists Jannik Geiß and Claus Goose and drummer Mischa Wyboris. The group is based in the west of Germany between Aachen and Mönchengladbach.
The group's music can be categorised as rock with progressive elements. Classic rock elements can be found as well as sacred chorales, hard guitar riffs, driving rhythms and sensitive vocals. The melodies are always catchy and have a high recognition value.
Listeners of the radio station WDR 2 voted the musicians ‘Best Band in the West’ in September 2019.
The band project different image project was honoured by the national jury of the German Pop Foundation for the German Rock and Pop Prize 2019 and 2023 as ‘Best Progressive Band’. In four other categories, the band won awards for ‘Best Arrangement’, ‘Best Pop Song’, ‘Best Music Video’ and ‘Best Rock Singer’.
In 2017 and 2020, the band released two albums, TOTAL ECLIPSE and FREEDOM, as well as the EP IMAGE 1 in 2018.
The new album EMBERS OF TIME was released on 20 September 2024. A first single release with the song WHAT HAVE YOU DONE and the accompanying music video have been released so far.