Jean-Michel Jarre is 70

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The French electronic pioneer has experimented as a young musician in the 1970s, with a variety of devices – up he created, finally, with an 8-track recorder and a couple of synthesizers, a new Sound.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    The eternal tinkerer

    Jean-Michel Jarre is 70 years old. His first record came out in 1972. Four years later, the first success came. Although initially no one knew exactly what should be the Album “Oxygène”. No Single, no singer, no Beats – the not sold supposedly. Jarre’s career, but began with this record. Your success has convinced all the doubters to the contrary.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    Curious like a child

    The young Jean-Michel Jarre is a guitarist and loves Jazz. However, the electronics fascinated him. Like a curious child, he experimented to this Synthesizer devices, which will not be considered as musical instruments. He is not yet 30, when he performs in 1971, his first electronics-ballet at the Paris Opera – and the youngest composer, who has played in these halls.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    A subscriber to the Guinness book of world records

    According to “Oxygène”, Jarre it really rip. His few concerts are huge: the first in Paris in 1979 – more than a Million spectators. The first entry in the Guinness book. The next one follows in 1990 in Paris with 2.5 million viewers. In 1997, he travels to Moscow, where he plays for the 850 year Celebration of the city in front of the state University (photo). 3.5 million people – a record number 3.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    The turn of the Millennium: new year’s eve in the desert

    Comparatively few people are at Jean-Michel Jarre Millenium concert on 31.12.1999 in front of the pyramids of Giza. 50.000 listen to the “Cyber-Concert”, and the unique Light show the magic of Laser in the desert sky, projections on the walls of the 4,000-year-old monuments. Again and again, Jarre refers to the Egyptian (music)culture. The audience celebrates this frenetic.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    Place Full Of History

    25 years of solidarity: on The anniversary of the Polish trade Union in the year 2005, Jarre is coming to Poland. In the Gdansk shipyards, where the movement had its origin, the French, under the title “Space of Freedom” in front of 170,000 people in the next multi-media spectacle. With him on the stage: the Union’s founder and former Polish President Lech Wałęsa.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    The best man

    Why not a wedding mitinszenieren? In 2011, married Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock in and see for a few hours after their official wedding Ceremony on the gigantic stage in the chic Marina of Monaco. The Soundtrack to the wedding party, as well as the mandatory lighting and fire blasts, the French electronics provides. The event worldwide streamed in the network.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    Search the Jarre!

    Jean-Michel Jarre leaves the spirits: a Falls him something New and he conceals this with lasers and pyrotechnics? Or is it an art only he has mastered: to put Its electronic Evergreens on new way, so brilliant, that no one gets bored? His Mega-Shows are booked. Because something Big to celebrate. No matter where.

    Author: Silke Wünsch


  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    The eternal tinkerer

    Jean-Michel Jarre is 70 years old. His first record came out in 1972. Four years later, the first success came. Although initially no one knew exactly what should be the Album “Oxygène”. No Single, no singer, no Beats – the not sold supposedly. Jarre’s career, but began with this record. Your success has convinced all the doubters to the contrary.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    Curious like a child

    The young Jean-Michel Jarre is a guitarist and loves Jazz. However, the electronics fascinated him. Like a curious child, he experimented to this Synthesizer devices, which will not be considered as musical instruments. He is not yet 30, when he performs in 1971, his first electronics-ballet at the Paris Opera – and the youngest composer, who has played in these halls.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    A subscriber to the Guinness book of world records

    According to “Oxygène”, Jarre it really rip. His few concerts are huge: the first in Paris in 1979 – more than a Million spectators. The first entry in the Guinness book. The next one follows in 1990 in Paris with 2.5 million viewers. In 1997, he travels to Moscow, where he plays for the 850 year Celebration of the city in front of the state University (photo). 3.5 million people – a record number 3.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    The turn of the Millennium: new year’s eve in the desert

    Comparatively few people are at Jean-Michel Jarre Millenium concert on 31.12.1999 in front of the pyramids of Giza. 50.000 listen to the “Cyber-Concert”, and the unique Light show the magic of Laser in the desert sky, projections on the walls of the 4,000-year-old monuments. Again and again, Jarre refers to the Egyptian (music)culture. The audience celebrates this frenetic.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    Place Full Of History

    25 years of solidarity: on The anniversary of the Polish trade Union in the year 2005, Jarre is coming to Poland. In the Gdansk shipyards, where the movement had its origin, the French, under the title “Space of Freedom” in front of 170,000 people in the next multi-media spectacle. With him on the stage: the Union’s founder and former Polish President Lech Wałęsa.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    The best man

    Why not a wedding mitinszenieren? In 2011, married Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock in and see for a few hours after their official wedding Ceremony on the gigantic stage in the chic Marina of Monaco. The Soundtrack to the wedding party, as well as the mandatory lighting and fire blasts, the French electronics provides. The event worldwide streamed in the network.

  • Jean-Michel Jarre, the multimedia artist

    Search the Jarre!

    Jean-Michel Jarre leaves the spirits: a Falls him something New and he conceals this with lasers and pyrotechnics? Or is it an art only he has mastered: to put Its electronic Evergreens on new way, so brilliant, that no one gets bored? His Mega-Shows are booked. Because something Big to celebrate. No matter where.

    Author: Silke Wünsch


Jean-Michel Jarre is often called the “Godfather of Electronic Music”. He is one of the large electronic core of the 1970s, which have influenced with their synthesizers and samplers, the Pop – and rock music in a sustainable way. Without him and his colleagues of Kraftwerk or Tangerine Dream, neither the Techno and game species there would be perhaps more modern electro bands such as Daft Punk, Air, Yello, Moby, or C2C to name just a few.

Even if his first “Oxygène”-plate is now more than 40 years old and he is now 70. Celebrates birthday, Jarre continues to be a sought after man when it comes to the musical illustrations of specific events. How about the Millennium celebrations at the pyramids of Giza or the 850. Birthday of the Russian capital, Moscow, with 3.5 million viewers. With a visit to the Superlative figures knows Jean-Michel Jarre.

His first Live concert on 14. July 1979 – the French national day – will see more than a Million people in Paris ‘ Place de la Concorde – the bring him a first entry into the Guinness book of records. More to follow.

In front of the pyramids of Giza “plucks” Jarre Laser strings

To solve the puzzle for Large

Jarre does not lean back after the success of his first big record, which sells 12 Miliionen Time. In 1978, he continues the journey with “Equinoxe”. Alone, these two albums have made sure that each child knows the melodies of “Oxygène Part IV” and “Equinoxe Part V”. Again and again you will meet us somewhere as background music, for example in the case of TV or radio spots.

Jarre has Science-Fiction movies for inspiration. His interest was in the visions of the 21st century. Century, as they encountered him in films such as Stanley Kubrick’s “2001 – a space Odyssey”. His intention with “Oxgène” was, “to write a Soundtrack for the future”. Not only has he managed – he has set as a young musician standards, he can top themselves later on.

In 1981, he introduces on his Album “Magnetic Fields” of the Sampling. The plate comes in its Fans, not so good – but in China. You can get the young Frenchman, in 1982, according to Beijing – that’s where the Live double album “The Concerts in China”.

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Jarres next Album sells exactly once. With “Music for Supermarkets”, he, in 1983, against commercialism in the music industry, the vinyl disc for 69,000 Francs, a little more than 10,000 Euro) auction (today and donate the money to a club that promotes young artists. After the sale of the unique, all the Master will be destroyed-Tapes. Once the factory Radio is running, however, on medium wave in a bad quality. Jarre calls on the Fans, the shipment record. In fact, a few Bootlegs circulating until today. The Sound of the old recordings is, of course, have fun with that. The music is not lost yet. Jarre has used on later albums are parts of “Music for Supermarkets”.

Experiments and gigantomania

Jarre the concert in gdańsk, 2005

He then begins to experiment, to get guest musicians to the Studio and on the stage. Again and again one of his giant Oman will take place somewhere in the world of Live concerts. In 1990, he gets his second entry into the Guinness book of world records: In Paris, High-Tech district of La Defense, 2.5 million people gather to see Jarre Show. The backdrop of La Defense, with its futuristic architecture is perfect for the illuminations and Laser Shows that accompany the bombastic Synthesizer Sounds.

To celebrate the Millenum he played the pyramids of Giza, with impressive illuminations. Meanwhile, the second part of the “Oxygène” series appeared, with the pragmatic title of “Oxygène 7 – 13”. Musically it is a continuation of the first part, of the originated over 20 years ago.

Perfect resume: the Artwork of The new cover

Two more decades it will take until December 2016 part 3 comes out – just in time for the 40. Birthday of “Oxygène”. So Jarre has a story. And stressed at the time: “There will definitely be no ‘Oxygène IV'”.

Until now he has kept his word – a new Board has not given it since then. He had in the last two years, not really time for something New: His “Electronica World Tour” in June 2016 on all of the continents and ended in April 2018 in the U.S. city of San Diego. In between, he is active and works together with musicians such as Massive Attack, Air and Moby. He takes a Song with Edward Snowden, produced together with Peaches, Gary Numan and Hans Zimmer.

A Best of Album for the 70.

In September of 2018, a special Best-of Compilation comes out. “Planet Jarre – 50 Years of Music” is a double album with four musical segments, including an Ambient part, a documentation of his musical beginnings, and a part on which it is presented, rightly, as a pioneer of the Techno and EDM. Of course, his – are-mastered re – listening to well-known numbers. Brand new is also available, including the opening track, he has written for this year’s Coachella Festival. With Parts of “Music for Supermarkets” is it a re-listen.