Jean-Michel Jarre

Also known as Jean-Michel André Jarre, Jean Michel Jarre, Jean-Michel Andre Jarre

Frans componist

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Jean-Michel Jarre is a French composer, performer, and record producer born in 1948 who is known for pioneering electronic music. His work has made him one of the most commercially successful and influential figures in the development of synthesizer-based music.

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Person · Open Library

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Europe in concert
Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre Songbook

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Acting · Lyon, Rhône, France

A major pioneer and considered by many to be "The Godfather" of electronic music. In outdoor live concert productions he was the first to project massive images on buildings, use vast laser displays and massive amounts of fireworks.

Known for

Jean-Michel Jarre Live in Sevilla — Self2025
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future2024
Jean-Michel Jarre : Francofolies de La Rochelle — Self2024
Paris 2024 Paralympic Closing Ceremony — Self2024
Jean-Michel Jarre aux Francofolies de La Rochelle — self2024
Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future2024
Jean-Michel Jarre - Versailles 4002023
Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World — Self - Musician2022

Article · Nederlands

Jean-Michel André Jarre (meestal geschreven als Jean Michel Jarre) (Lyon, 24 augustus 1948) is een Frans componist en muzikant, gespecialiseerd in het maken van elektronische muziek met behulp van synthesizers. Hij wordt gezien als een van de pioniers van het genre, samen met andere artiesten zoals Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, Larry Fast, Kitaro en Isao Tomita. Jarre staat bekend om zijn spectaculaire openluchtconcerten met lasers en vuurwerk, waarvan er drie het Guinness Book of Records haalden vanwege het enorme aantal toeschouwers.

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