JEAN-MICHEL JARRE TO BRING HIS 'ELECTRONICA' WORLD TOUR TO NORTH AMERICA THIS SPRING

Current Grammy-nominated artist and French electronic music composer and producer JEAN-MICHEL JARRE's reputation for the spectacular is unmatched, having been one of the first artists in the world to perform electronic music as we know it today.  Today (1/23), it has been announced he will bring his 'Electronica' World Tour to North America, marking his first-time tour here.   Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 27  Pre-order the physical edition of his most recent release Oxygene 3  due out March 24 here http://smarturl.it/JMJ_Oxygene3 and get presale access for the North American Tour Wednesday, January 25 at 10 am local through Thursday, January 26 at 10 pm local.

Today's announced dates--which kick off May 9 at the Sony Center for Performing Arts in Toronto, Canada--mark JARRE's first-ever proper North American trek.  Expect JARRE to bring his critically-acclaimed live show--which blazed across the European continent last year, to high-acclaim--to many hallmark venues on this continent including Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Bell Centre in Montreal, The Greek in Berkeley, Microsoft Theater in Los Angelesand more.  All dates follow below.

With his renowned city-scale concerts, JEAN-MICHEL JARRE has set Guinness World records across the globe, including: His memorable one-off city-scale concert in Houston in 1986 for NASA's 25^th Anniversary and in a moving commemoration of the Challenger Mission to which over 1.3 million people gathered to share this groundbreaking show at the foot of Houston's skyline (view video here); an audience of 2.5 million in front of La Défense skyline, Paris; and going on to break his very own record in Moscow, when he played to over 3.5 million people for the city's 850^th anniversary.

In late 2016, JARRE unveiled digitally via Sony Music International the final chapter of his OXYGENE trilogy with OXYGENE 3. The album will now be available in physical format in the U.S. as of March 24 in advance of his 'Electronica' World Tour.  40 years on from the release of his groundbreaking first OXYGENEalbum and 20 years on from its sequel--JARRE completed the trilogywith seven new original compositions, titled OXYGENE parts 14-20, to cap off a trailblazing four decades in music.  "Oxygène 3 has its place within electronic music's history," shared Consequence of Sound while Observer called it "superlative."Billboardadds, "...If you're looking for something to get you through the working hours or moments of reflection, put this beast on from beginning to end and watch the productivity and creativity explode."  Take a listen here.

Prior to his tour, JEAN-MICHEL JARRE travels to Los Angeles for an appearance at NAMM, Wednesday, January 18 and will return again in February to Los Angeles to attend the 59^th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony where his album ELECTRONICA 1: THE TIME MACHINE (Ultra Music) is nominated for "Best Dance/Electronic Album."  The first of a two-part album, it features a true who's-who list of collaborators (Pete Townshend, Moby, Tangerine Dream, etc) and was conceived with JARRE's wish to encompass the last few decades of electronic music into one mesmerizing LP.

 Internationally the press has embraced JEAN-MICHEL JARRE's 'ELECTRONICA' world tour:

 The North American tour dates for JEAN-MICHEL JARRE's 'ELECTRONICA' WORLD TOUR are:

  

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JEAN-MICHEL JARRE has been one of the pioneering forces throughout the electronic music scene over the last four decades, having originally made his name in the 1970s for his critically acclaimed album OXYGENE. OXYGENE was unmistakably a catalyst that set electronic music well on its way to becoming the behemoth that it is today, with JEAN-MICHEL's music and follow through albums (Equinoxe, Magnetic Fields, RendezVous, Chronology) breaking down boundaries of composing and production paving the path for what has become today the most popular genre of music of all time.  With over 80 million albums sold worldwide to date, musicians and contemporary DJs often refer to JARRE's influence and innovation, not only for his music but also for his singular vision and creation of outdoor concerts experience.  JEAN-MICHEL JARRE's legendary concerts have attracted Guinness Record-breaking audiences, with his live shows, often, if not always, taking place in some of the most extraordinary settings worldwide. He was the first western musician ever to be invited to perform in post-Mao China, and has also played the likes of the Great Pyramids in Egypt, The Sahara Desert and The Eiffel Tower, in addition to perhaps his most famous performance ever, where he played to a record 3.5 million people in Moscow. All in all, JARRE has held Guinness World Records for the largest live audiences over the continents not withstanding his memorable one-off city-scale concert in Houston in 1986 for NASA's 25^th Anniversary and in a moving commemoration of the Challenger Mission to which over 1.3 million people gathered to share this groundbreaking show at the foot of Houston's skyline.

JEAN-MICHEL JARRE is synonymous with the legendary as he continues to break new ground with each piece of music and live performance.