25/03 — 28/03/2013
Jean Michel Jarre first came to international fame with his number one hit album, Oxygene which went on to sell over 18 million copies worldwide.
A pioneer in his field, Jarre has largely contributed to the fastest growing musical revolution of the 20th century, electronic music: conceiving music in terms of sounds rather than only in terms of notes, and thus allowing the composer to become his own craftsman.
Having followed formal studies of harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatoire de Paris, he was inspired to reinvent music at its core, with his own singular vision, deploying the technology and tools of his epoch. This pioneering approach gave birth to worldwide hit albums such as: Equinoxe, Magnetic Fields, Zoolook, Rendezvous, Waiting for Cousteau…with over 80 million albums sold to date.
He also conceived a brand-new genre and format of concerts; breaking away from the traditional theatre and arena context, Jarre brought his music and vision outdoors to the masses. Often free and open-to-all, these state-of-the-art concert-spectaculars showcase the natural or urban environment in which they are performed – a truly singular sonic and visual “land-art” event, conceived and performed on a unique scale for a one-off experience.
Jarre’s legendary concerts have attracted Guinness Record-breaking audiences across the world. They take place in exceptional settings, marking extraordinary contexts: first western musician invited to perform in post-Mao Red China, Millennium at the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Houston City concert in collaboration with NASA in memory of the Challenger space crew, Concert for His Holiness Pope John Paul II, France’s Eiffel Tower in celebration of World Cup victory, Gdansk’s shipyard at the initiative of Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa, London’s Docklands, Beijing’s Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, the Sahara Desert…to the absolute record live audience of 3.5 million in Moscow.
Most recently, Jean Michel Jarre embarked on his first ever world tour which has already taken him to over 30 countries with over 220 performances.
In July 2011, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco called upon Jean Michel Jarre to celebrate his Royal Wedding by creating and performing a concert-event in the Principality of Monaco which was largely broadcast on television and Internet worldwide to an estimated audience of 3 billion.
The French musician has a dedicated ongoing engagement to the United Nations via UNESCO, as Ambassador and spokesperson for Environment and Education.
Source: ewb.hct.ac.ae
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