jean-michel jarre Archive
25 Jan 2019
He Comes From Planet Jarre, Part Three
Continued from Part Two … Because a great deal of your work is instrumental, I’m curious about the inspiration for the pieces. Do you start with a non-musical concept, such […]
24 Jan 2019
He Comes From Planet Jarre, Part Two
Continued from Part One … This may be a difficult question to answer. What do you see as uniquely French characteristics in your work? I think it’s maybe not that […]
23 Jan 2019
He Comes From Planet Jarre, Part One
Last fall I had the honor of interviewing Jean-Michel Jarre for the second time (the two features based on our 2017 conversation are here and here). This second interview again […]
16 May 2018
Jean-Michel Jarre on Making the Most of Music Technology
Jean-Michel Jarre built his music reputation on the strength of a series of groundbreaking 1970s albums. His second release, 1977’s Oxygène pioneered the use of analog synthesizers in a melodic […]
04 Jul 2017
Jean-Michel Jarre: Embracing — Yet Remaining Wary of — Technology
A pioneer in electronic music, French composer-performer Jean-Michel Jarre is as well-known for his stage spectaculars as for his innovations in ambient and new age music. Though he has always […]