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On April 23, 2024, Jean-Michel Jarre became the world’s first passenger to take off in Klein Vision’s flying AirCar. Personal life. Jarre was married to Flore Guillard from 1975 until 1977. He met his second wife, actress Charlotte Rampling, at a dinner party in Saint-Tropez in 1976.
Born to famous film music composer and director Maurice Jarre, JMJ studied harmony and counterpoint, became a student of the great musicologist Pierre Schaeffer and began drawing his own creative conclusions from his mentor’s “musique concrète”.
Born in Lyon, France, Jarre received training in piano from a very early age. He was also exposed to different art forms, including street performance, as a young boy. He started small and reached the peak of his career after the release of 'Oxygène' which was his third studio album.
In 1976, Jarre caught a phenomenal break. He released “Oxygene”, a low budget album recorded at his home studio. In less than a year, “Oxygene” sold seventy thousand copies in France. With over twelve million records sold worldwide, it has now become the best selling French Record of All Time.
Jan 31, 2017 · Being in Hollywood, the conversation touched on his relationship with his father, the famous composer Maurice Jarre, who was nominated to 11 Golden Globes, winning four, and his reluctance -until now- to work on his own soundtracks.
May 21, 2024 · With little around to compete with the single Oxygène when he released it nearly 50 years ago, Jean-Michel Jarre became the pinup of synth pop, and has continued to embrace the cutting-edge ever since.
Jul 28, 2022 · Jean-Michel Jarre likely needs no introduction. As one of the most prolific and successful composers to work in electronic music, it’s no exaggeration to say that he’s played a pivotal role in the development of the genre over the past five decades.
