Jean-Michel Jarre
Born | August 24, 1948 |
Hometown | Lyon, France |
Net worth | $100 million |
Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
Spouse | Charlotte Rampling , Gong Li , Anne Parillaud |
Partner | Isabelle Adjani , Gong Li |
Children | David Jarre |
Parents | France Pejot |
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Jean-Michel Jarre announces new Oxymoreworks collaboration album
- Jean-Michel Jarre teams up with Brian Eno, Martin Gore and more on new collaboration album Oxymoreworks out in November
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Brian Eno Brings the Beat to Jean-Michel Jarre’s New Song ‘Epica Extension’
Electronic music legends collide on reworking of "Epica," the closer on Jarre's latest album, Oxymore
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French electronic music pioneer Jarre shows no fatigue at 74
Genes — and a dash of humility — are the secrets of longevity for one of France’s biggest music stars, Jean-Michel Jarre, the septuagenarian electronic music pioneer who’s sold over 80 million records and is still going strong. “My vitality is probably genetic — it’s coming from my mother,” he said before a Paris concert, referring to Francette Pejot, the French Resistance member and concentration camp survivor.
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20 Questions With Jean-Michel Jarre: ‘Electronic Music Has Really Been the Perfect Opportunity to Lead My Rebellion’
The 74-year old electronic pioneer on his new album, existing inside immersive audio and why the first electronic show that really blew his mind was one he played himself.
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First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Jessie Ware, Chris Lorenzo With COBRAH & More
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Electronic-Music Pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre Sells Publishing Catalog to BMG
BMG announced early Thursday that it has acquired the entire music publishing back catalog of French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. The deal brings the rights in such groundbreaking albums as “Oxygene” and “Equinoxe” together with Jarre’s writer’s income stream. The company previously acquired the sound recordings of Jarre’s first three albums when it bought […]
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Dave Smith, ‘Father of MIDI’ and Designer of Prophet-5 Synth, Has Died
The Prophet-5 was a must-have analog synth. It was to the new wave movement what the Fender Stratocaster is to rock.
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'Blade Runner' composer and electronic music pioneer Vangelis dies at 79
'Blade Runner' composer Vangelis has died at 79, leaving behind a major legacy in electronic music.
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Is this a low-budget Jean-Michel Jarre gig which I see before me?
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