Jean-Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanied by vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks.
Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents and trained on the piano. From an early age, he was introduced to a variety of art forms, including street performers, jazz musicians and the artist Pierre Soulages. But his musical style was perhaps most heavily influenced by Pierre Schaeffer, a pioneer of musique concrète at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales.
In the late 60’s Jarre started to experience analog visuals with large scale overhead projection systems with images and fluids mix. A very creative mind way ahead of its time, he always envisioned music and light art forms as a good match.
His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygène. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album sold an estimated 12 million copies. Oxygène was followed in 1978 by Équinoxe, and in 1979, Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken three times. More albums were to follow, but his 1979 concert served as a blueprint for his future performances around the world. Several of his albums have been released to coincide with large-scale outdoor events.
As of 2004, Jarre had sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles. He was the first Western musician officially invited to perform in the People's Republic of China and holds the world record for the largest-ever audience at an outdoor event for his Moscow concert on 6 September 1997, which was attended by 3.5 million people.
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Some of their strengths
Jean-Michel Jarre has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Passionate, Confident, Intelligent, Sophisticated, Curious, Energetic, and Intuitive.
Smart and Sophisticated
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Jean-Michel Jarre is someone who is a smart, sophisticated, and organized person who displays kindness and grace in every day interactions, and who also has a passionate soul. A person who looks for jobs that tend to reflect their identity.
Charming and Sophisticated
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Jean-Michel Jarre well know them as someone who can be classy, glamorous, and worldly, like jewelry.
Imaginative and Sentimental
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Jean-Michel Jarre as someone who is imaginative, sentimental, and in touch with emotions.
A person who has extremely good memory and analytical skills, likes to make sure that everyone gets along, enjoys all kinds of situations and people, has a talent for travel and languages, and who makes lifelong friends.
Charismatic and Instinctual
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Jean-Michel Jarre is someone who handles stress better than most people, and who tends to have a powerful charisma and convictions.
They are also someone who is altruistic, tolerant, and sophisticated, and who tends to be a perfectionist who is always working to try and make everything and everyone better.
Altruistic and Purposeful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Jean-Michel Jarre tends to be someone who has a desire to be of service to a higher calling and who is always trying to perfect things. Who can be practical and polished, reserved and methodical, and who tends to trust internal judgment before trusting anyone else at face value.
Some of Jean-Michel Jarre's challenges
While Jean-Michel Jarre has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Jean-Michel Jarre can be Short-tempered, Arrogant, Irritable, Difficult, Perfectionist, Impulsive, and Status-seeking.
Difficult and Perfectionist
One of Jean-Michel Jarre's key challenges is that they are someone who can be difficult and too much of a perfectionist.
Jean-Michel Jarre must also exercise caution as they can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Irritable and Moody
Jean-Michel Jarre is someone who can be irritable and moody, have a tendency to experience self-doubt, be too secretive, can take too many risks, and who can have an extreme approach to managing personal finances.
Critical and Bossy
Finally, Jean-Michel Jarre also can be too focused on the small details of life, try to control whatever is happening, and be finicky and demanding.
