Touring Jean-Michel Jarre's Studio In Paris

Join us as electronic music pioneer and composer, Jean-Michel Jarre invites us to his recording studio in Paris.
His studio is a haven of vintage and modern gear, including a plethora of synths and his @SSLvideos desk.
Other highlights include a digital Mellotron, an impressive modular synth rack, @MoogSynthesizers Sub37, and a fascinating acoustic speaker.
Check out our recent article on JMJ here:
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[@djjuno106]

Hard to think he’s about 70 ..a true living legend

[@frmadeira]

74 actually, he's quite sharp and apparently fit for the age

[@Ibantar]

I’m not familiar with him… tho’ I’m about to😏‼️ (But you say he’s almost 70😳??!! I was thinking mid-50’s WOW!!!). Can’t wait to discover who he truly is!!!!

[@meilstone]

Yeah, kind of a Vangelis on steroids

[@GrotrianSeiler]

I think he’s more like 75. Truly legendary. A master of electronic music

[@2112jonr]

Yeah, saw him up close at ADE just before Covid, and he looks really well for his age.

[@headlinerhub]

Hi everyone - we have a NEW full-length interview with Jean-Michel from this same session just gone live here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5vKp4eIe7d8e7M

[@fritsfischer1973]

In the early nineties, as a teenager, I bought his albums and went to his concerts. Now I'm 50 and he's 74 and I'm watching this video. What a journey through time.

[@RikMaxSpeed]

Did you go to the big concert in Paris in 1990? One of my best memories 😄. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_La_Défense_-_Une_Ville_En_Concert

[@Poekoe1975]

Me too! Went to Europe in concert in Brussels as he wouldn't play in the Netherlands. Have al his work up to Oxygene 7-13 after that lost intrest. Chronologie is still my fav album, tho heavily criticised by the critics.

[@fritsfischer1973]

@@RikMaxSpeed I did ! It was my first concert and I was mesmerised by the experience !

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

I love how he's able to change and evolve with time on each album, Oxygene, Equinoxe, Zoolook, Revolutions, Metamorphoses, Electronica, Oxymore, Amazonia, etc. All so different, but I love them for different reasons.

[@johnathantyrer6077]

‘Hi ,my name is Jean michel jarre’ A humble introduction to the man who gave mass appeal to electronic music throughout the world

[@dreamz1.]

i first heard his music when i was 1 year old according to my mom i loved it and it helped me fall asleep, almost 18 years later i still love his music and listen to it every day. thank you for your beautiful music.

[@CosmicSauna]

Long live JMJ!

[@thedonal]

It's such a relief and so reassuring that Monsieur Jarre's studio suffers just as much from dust as mine! :)

[@mikeb2575]

I was thinking there was a bit of dust, all my equipment has covers over it when not it use, so they are all like I have just got them out of the box. Bloody hate dust lol 😒

[@acesul8811]

A good habit from wood wind players is prepare your instrument for its next use. Wipe everything down. Maintain as you go. Prepare your room before you leave it. Can't do much about dust without good air conditioning.

[@bbrguitar]

@@acesul8811 interesting. we used to do this when I worked at the restaurant. prepare for the next day at night and it seems applicable here too.

[@redwithblackstripes]

@@acesul8811 Could you please elaborate on how air conditioning can help with dust in the studio? I just installed ac in mine and i'm curious.

[@acesul8811]

@@redwithblackstripes If the air pressure in your studio is kept slightly higher than the air pressure outside the studio, then it will reduce the chance of dust floating in. It will also carry some dust out with it, as air moves from high to low pressure. This is usually not possible with residential AC units, though most commercial units can do it. Basically, your AC must suck in extra air (filtered of course), and keep it slightly higher than the surrounding rooms. An air purifier with a dust filter can also help if your AC isn't up to the task. A small cheap air purifier can rotate all the air in a room in only about 15 minutes. However, none of these solutions are perfect, but they do help. I run an air purifier with a HEFA filter 8 hours a day in my bedroom and I get way less dust than any other room. Dust is just a fact of life and the best thing is consistent prevention

[@vintagemelody1204]

Jean Michel Jarre, thank you for sharing part of your musical production with us. You are a true and admirable musician, who takes great pleasure in bringing your audience closer to you!

[@elwhagen]

Love the fact that he speaks so foundly about new gear as well. It's not about all old gear even though he propably have every version of every synth stored away. 🙂

[@TWARDOWSKY.]

How nice to hear Jean-Michel Jarr speaking English was not the case in 70’ 80’😉

[@leemendez7876]

This guy is 74 years old. He looks younger than me & I'm 5.

[@tangerine825]

JMJ - Oxygenius Of Electronic Music ! Greets From Poland ;-)

[@Synthpower]

Thanks for opening the door and let us be a part of the studio tour. Great inside view and great to see that JMJ still having future projects. I looking forward...

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

He released 6 studio albums, 1 compilation album, 1 live album, 1 demonstation album (EON) and 3 radio signal collections just in the least 8 years. He is super active, especially considering his.

[@elviagoycochea640]

Un saludo desde Perú 🇵🇪 te amo Michael Jarre.Dios🙏te bendiga siempre con amor,salud,y sabiduría.gracias por el gran amor a nuestra MADRE SAGRADA LA 🌎 TIERRA.

[@xntricity6446]

Glad to see subsequent 37 there ❤it is a superb Synth

[@petermorris925]

I’ve been listening to this man since I was a teenager, and I’m almost 60. This gives me so much joy to see the mechanics of his world.

[@R---66---R]

@Peter Morris An ageless hero..............who, so very unfortunately, lost too many of his 'collegues' in the Electronic Music scene, like f.e. Klaus Schulze, Vangelis and Edgar Froese.

[@michaelekwulugo8659]

Jean-Michel Jarre’s music got me through one of the toughest times of my life in the early nineties...I’m so grateful that this popped up randomly on my KZbin feed 👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥💛🇬🇧

[@Engineeringpower]

This "Dude" is really lovely and has an ai in music inside ;) I'm an older guy and loved his music since the first song. I have herard a lot of electronical music (Vangelis, Kitaro, Deuter, W. Carlos, Tomita (left handed dream!), Klaus Schulze, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Pink Floyd (WOW), Alain Parsons Project (Super), and really much more... Jean-Michel Jarre is a bit different and following up the time, with new technic, but didn't forget his roots. Because of this music, I started to collect the analogue synths, effects and drum machines as well. Got some unique pieces of the 70s, like VCS-6 or a Tangerine Dream synthesizer +++ I hoped to see him one time and change some words... Today I like Nils Frahm for example, because he is a very nice musician, who mixes classical instruments with a few synths and older effects (Roland tape echo). And he plays alone very hard with hands and foot, so you can see the running sweat from his noise. Woe - a real musician from the bottom of his heart, like Jean-Michel Jarre!. Here is an older demo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6vLeH99hdKpf7c sure you love it :) THX Mr. Jarre to make this difficult world more colourful!

[@gwsound]

His dedication to electronic music ❤. I never forget hearing for the first time Oxygen when I was a kid. My father bought the album. It got me started .

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

Oxygene is iconic, but he also released so many other great albums with different styles since that. JMJ is so much more than his Oxygene-style, his recent experimental techno album from last year was so brilliant too. Zoolook, Revolutions, Metamorphoses, Electronica, Oxymore, Amazonia, etc.

[@JohnD.lovesHim]

I started to like him as well, my father did the same, he was showing me his music. Love for electronic, love to him and all other people, who are listening to his passion. Thank you so much. ❤️

[@arthurmatthews9321]

He was doing things with analog synthesisers 35 /40 years ago that still today sound fresh and almost digital. The polyphonic almost orchestral sound of oxygene and equinox do not age at all . 40 years later they are still compelling albums.

[@titovalasques]

My dad introduced his music into my life in 1976 when he played Oxygène at full blast in our house. I was totally mesmerised by the sounds, progressions and LP cover art. ❤️

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

Oxygene is iconic, but he also released so many other great albums with different styles since those. JMJ is so much more than his early Oxygene-style, he did many other things too, his recent experimental techno album from last year was so brilliant too. Zoolook, Revolutions, Metamorphoses, Electronica, Oxymore, Amazonia, etc.

[@titovalasques]

@@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637 Absolutely, and bought all of them. However, there was something about that first time that was epic.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

@@titovalasques Oxygene is not his first album. His first album was Deserted Palace from 1972. Then Les Granges Brulees from 1973. Oxygene is his 3rd album from 1976.

[@titovalasques]

​@@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637 Yup! But I'm not speaking about the first ever album JMJ made but rather the FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED HIS MUSIC. It's from my perspective at 7 years old where my dear dad shared his love of music with me. I don't need you to correct my memory of the events because I was there and you certainly weren't.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

@@titovalasques Okay, I thought you meant his 1st album.

[@CanyonWanderer]

What a legend!, I remember buying Equinox, Oxygene etc on vinyl, roughly 😱30 years ago

[@R---66---R]

Just never can't get enough Jean Michel Jarre in my life🎹🎹🎹

[@dglcomputers1498]

One correction is that the digital mellotron is not at all related to the original company, Streetly/Bradmatic lost the rights to the Mellotron name in the late 70's/early 80's. Bradmatics makes the M4000 which is a new tape based "Mellotron" and is the only one linked to the original company.

[@macronencer]

Jean-Michel is looking good for his age! I hope I look that good in 17 years. I'm not surprised to see that he has a C15 and an Osmose. Those are two things I'd love to have around but I don't have the room (or the budget at the moment).

[@jerrythecoo3295]

One talented musician.!!!!👀😎👍👏👋✌️🇨🇦🌟 Thank-you for all the amazing music.🙂

[@Motel-Music]

a man of good taste and great sense for sound, absolutely inspiring.

[@RegebroRepairs]

I can't wait to hear what Jarre makes with the Osmose.

[@FLH3official]

That's the main problem of this nice video with some instruments I would love to own (the Osmose and the C15 for instance), we hear NOTHING! Jean-Michel, play us something, s'il te plait!

[@headlinerhub]

@@FLH3official it's a studio tour, not audio demo - thanks for watching, though.

[@gregskuza7166]

Every time I play Oxygen, Equinox, Magnetic fields etc I’m in another dimension, thank you Mr. Jarre ❤

[@robertgyurjan4607]

I recommend Metamorphoses for everyone. It's a nice millenium album having arab and techno styles.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

An absolutely brilliant piece of music. I'm promoting it with my profile picture. So different from his Oxygene-style, yet so fantastic in every way. Unbelievable high quality production, a multi-layered, complex tapestry of sounds that combines 90's electronic styles like downtempo, techno, trance, progressive house (Hey Gagarin), breakbeats, ambient with organic, traditional instrumentations, Arabic, Irish, Asian and other world music, plus beautiful female vocals and creative vocoder voices from JMJ himself. A varied, creative, perfectly executed concept. I'm not trying to be overdramatic, but I honestly think it's one of the most underrated albums ever in music history. I've listened to it countless times and I still can't get enoughbof it.

[@PolarityMusic]

what a legend, still inspiring ❤

[@pauljeavons8878]

He generated oxygene from his kitchen with basic synths and formed a genre of type of synth sound. Also his sequencing style is highly unique and identifiable. Particularly the bass parts are simplistic but cleverly attractive.

[@madcapmodular8147]

Nice to see he has a Korg Wavestate!

[@SOGNAMETAL]

Exactly what I noticed, he's been using it a lot lately

[@xazaful]

It's always a joy to ear him talking about music and his synths !

[@moitoi3226]

ear him talking, but not playing...

[@R---66---R]

@@moitoi3226 Would be such a very lovely long video!

[@YoshixVR]

Jean-Michel entouré des meilleurs synthés... Et des synthés entourés du meilleur claviériste! Le combo parfait pour sortir des arrangements uniques!🎹🤟

[@skippyfast5115]

The should name a hardware Synthesizer after him as he is one of the most innovative artist pioneers in electronic music following his own path even after all his successes he keeps going got all his Original Vinyls albums

[@Vim-Wolf]

I could listen to him enthusing about synths for days. Also - that new toy with the left/right key motion - I had that idea when I was a kid and now someone has finally made one - that's going on my shopping list.

[@nemo2e4]

It’s in no way a new idea. The Ondes Martenot used sideways key movement to introduce vibrato back in the 1930s.

[@steve--smith]

Arp Pro soloist had something similar.

[@nemo2e4]

@@steve--smith Are you sure about that? I’m only aware of it having aftertouch, i.e. pressure sensitivity, not side-to-side sensitivity.

[@johaneykenboom871]

i remember as kid in the cd store listening synthesizer greatest with great joy 👑👑👑

[@yarosystems]

"I have some other rooms with lots of other keyboards" Jean Michel Jarre on his 1000 room studio.

[@headlinerhub]

They’re pretty epic..!

[@libla-music]

05:10 Haven't seen that resonator before. Nice mix of old and new.

[@mchockney3664]

Studio tours 101: Have the gear turned on, so we can actually hear some sounds!

[@LordCritish]

When I'm 74 I want to look as young as JMJ! Doubt I make it though.

[@user-ee8rv4hf1r]

ЖАН ГЕНИЙ! Всего МИРА.! Великолепная музыка, на протяжнние всей жизни слушая его, получаешь вдохновение, люблю❤😘❤😘❤😘❤😘❤😘

[@parasiteunit]

He's one of ridiculously few 70 somethings they can use the phrase "very cool" and i will believe them.

[@Chrispy01a]

Jean-Michel, you look like you've got your hands full with all that lovely gear. Does that mean you won't be using your Schmidt 8 voice for the next couple of weeks? (...or perhaps I can persuade Mr Zimmer to let me take care of his Moog Modular 35 whilst he's on holiday?) 😉

[@LarsBjerregaard]

A man of good taste. Always drawing on the greatness of the past as well as being keenly aware of the new greatness arising in the present.

[@yournway]

First money I ever spent buying an LP was the Concerts in China by JMJ. Still have the LP and a CD version, still one of my favourite listening to this day. Hang on, gonna put it on loud again.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

His early albums are iconic, but he also released so many other great albums with different styles since those. JMJ is so much more than his early style, his recent experimental techno album from last year was so brilliant too. Zoolook, Revolutions, Metamorphoses, Electronica, Oxymore, Amazonia, etc. All fantastic for very different reasons.

[@enricopallazzoofficial]

JMJ never age, it must be all the electronics in his studio

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Pure genius. There is no other way to describe it. So moving, all of his music.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

Yes, his later albums are so underrated. His recent Oxymore experimental techno album is so unique and creative.

[@johnryder8464]

Oxygene and Replicas by Tubeway Army two of my favourite albums.

[@marciojosebarcellosbarcell7066]

Jean Michel Jarre é espetacular, mas nunca o vi tocando teclado nessas demonstrações do estúdio dele...

[@robertgyurjan4607]

There are studio sessions on youtube....

[@MrCrrispy]

His english accent is about as good as mine 😂

[@garryvee]

I loved listening to him narrate the various instruments and also his enthusiasm for the modular synthesizer market which is really an awesome development that people should be aware of.

[@felipepaez2556]

I'm a Jarre fan since my teens... what a legend this man is. I'm one of the freaks who love the controversial Yamaha EX5, actually very proud to own one, and I was VERY surprised to spot one on this video... :-) never thought JMJ would have one of the blue beasts...

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

He's still so active, modern and energetic at 74/75, it's amazing, he loves VR and has a TikTok account.

[@K0r0n1s]

The master's den. Really fascinating :-)

[@magnusstranne7046]

Amazing studio thanks for share your studio Jean Michel the Great one.

[@CapitaineNautilus]

I'm a long time fan, since the days of Oxygène. I have all your disks in vinyl and in CD. It's great to see where you are working. I only wish we could hear the sound of all those instruments.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

Oxygene is iconic, but he also released so many other great albums with different styles since those. JMJ is so much more than his Oxygene-style, his recent experimental techno album from last year was so brilliant too. Zoolook, Revolutions, Metamorphoses, Electronica, Oxymore, Amazonia, etc.

[@CapitaineNautilus]

@@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637 Oh yes. I bought them all until "En attendant Cousteau", which I did not like.

[@BeatMax2023]

Thanks for sharing this documentation. Thanks for the amazing music and the love for electronic sounds. You are a real inspiration ;) Keep up the great work!

[@alancheatley4378]

Be great to hear these instruments, be good another live in the studio concert like we got for the Oxygene live tour

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

Oxygene is legendary, but he released so many other great albums with different styles since that. JMJ is so much more than his Oxygene-style, his recent experimental techno album from last year was brilliant.

[@AttilaSVK]

I would love to spend a day with JMJ in his studio, but I'm afraid I would want to go back there for the rest of my life :)

[@sadhill38again]

damn what a dream studio looks like

[@rolex0071]

Has first two albums was fantastic, the 2rd one was just amazing.

[@hatzegopteryx.sounds3637]

His first album was Deserted Palace from 1972, his second is Les Granges Brulees. Oxygene is his 3rd, Equinoxe is his 4th. Those are brilliant, but he also released so many other great albums with different styles since those. JMJ is so much more than his Oxygene-style, his recent experimental techno album from last year was so brilliant too. Zoolook, Revolutions, Metamorphoses, Electronica, Oxymore, Amazonia, etc. All fantastic for different reasons, you just have to keep an open mind that he's constantly changing his style instead of just playing in one style.

[@rolex0071]

@Hatzegopteryx.Sounds ah, I thought his 1st album was Oxygen and 2rd was Equinoxe. Thanks.

[@yoshimitsu1977]

Nice to see that he goes for the nu analogue

[@zoolookdrakula9679]

Lenda da música eletrónica.

[@LocaliLLocano]

Love the video. Thank you for making it

[@jeanpepin5869]

En 1974 un ARP Odyssey avec 2 oscillateurs coutait $2 500 et en 2023, un seul logiciel à $250 peut faire plus que tout cet attirail.

[@TripleXMen]

Absolute Amazing man with really nice equipment 😀...Legendary!

[@Moon-kr1pw]

Great!!

[@adriennkaroly1982]

Master❤️❤️👑👑

[@allancerf9038]

I wonder what he means by 'cabin?' Hard to overstate the impact Oxygène had in the 70's. Love, hate, or like (most people I knew liked it very much) it was everywhere.

[@Alphatraz8piano]

Legend !

[@Rhodrirock]

Siii que genio!!! Buen video!

[@SRDhain]

Legend.

[@adriennkaroly1982]

Our king!👑❤️

[@Sonikbytes]

Interestingly, he is not talking much about his vintage synths. Most of the things in this video are latest modern synths or modern recreations of vintage. We need pt.2!

[@maxatomico8784]

The instruments in the background also... Osmose is interesting with a wonderful design

[@paulhorsley8922]

Cool❤

[@fortadelis]

A living legend

[@zenith7399]

Dommage qu aucun son ne sorte de toutes ces merveilles

[@headlinerhub]

Part 2 and 3 are on the way, where JMJ discussed his live show and we have some excerpts from a concert in Cannes which he did in January 👍

[@Pakorro68]

Salutations du Mexique au Grand Jean Michel Jarré !! = Saludos desde México al Gran Jean Michel Jarré !!

[@pierbover]

would have been cool to see the other rooms too!

[@j.h.jun.2214]

Very interesting - thank's a lot!

[@cemgulpunk]

This video is just a tour of humility.

[@entropybentwhistle]

JMJ doing a Thomann’s ad, with the amount of currently available gear he has in this project setup.

[@greyline5]

I do love Jean-Michel and it is so cool to see his instruments but would it not be much more interesting if we could hear the examples of the sounds? :)

[@2000debjeb]

Hey Mathias Bergland Go to 6:40 ..isn't that the Roland you found for JMJ

[@Onionbaron]

No soundsamples... But thank you JMJ for all they joy you have brought me!

[@headlinerhub]

This is a studio tour, where JMJ chats about the equipment - there will be further content that explores the sonics from his live shows

[@vauroux]

Amazing! I wonder who maintains the vintage equipment for him? I have a 1978 Prophet 5 version 2.2 that has been on the blink for years, looked at by several techs, but still not fixed ( I bought a P6 in the meantime..). Can you ask him? 😉 I have the Mellotron M4000D btw, he's,right, a lovely instrument. Tks to Markus Resch!

[@headlinerhub]

We will ask him and let you know - thanks so much for your comment

[@vauroux]

@Headliner Many thanks!.. I used to go to Jean-Loup Dierstein in Paris but that was a long time ago..

[@nightmusic1974]

@@vauroux That would be logical it to be Jean-Loup Dierstein, but considering the small amount of real vintage equipment JMJ has in his studio nowadays, not sure JLD would be very busy with his stuff anyway 🙂

[@vauroux]

@@nightmusic1974 tks!

[@Wagoo]

Send it to Kent Spong he loves those things

[@colinthomson7518]

Legend

[@performtransform]

So cool! Thanks!

[@headlinerhub]

Thanks so much Terry!

[@Timecop1983]

What a legend! Too bad he doesn't show off the sounds he's talking about. Sounds say so much more than words.

[@headlinerhub]

This was a studio tour, but there are sounds to come in part 2 and 3 👍

[@Frontier2000AnoDomin]

What? We don´t get to hear some patch samples from his famous tracks on each piece of hardware?

[@mamakuproject]

Show us the back rooms too!

[@brianvassallomusic]

warm ingredients, indeed

[@andrewstanworth529]

Roland system 1, there. (Rack version) my kinda price range!

[@klunatsch]

Legend 🖖👍

[@ch33psk8]

A man for all seasons

[@DetroitMicroSound]

He needs to hire me to clean all his machines every week..

[@stanislav182000]

cool

[@abcdefg1291]

L'enfoiré il a le module d'effet scooper de Roland que je cherche partout

[@abcdefg1291]

If someone have a good Idea to find a Roland scooper ...