Le Parisien - 24/01/2018
Paris: awareness campaign for La Semaine du Son
Christian Hugonnet, founding president of la semaine du son, and Jean-Michel Jarre, sponsor of the event, in Paris, January 22, 2018. LP / Lucas Barioulet
"One billion people with hearing loss"
To bring this scourge to the forefront, La Semaine du Son can count on a renowned sponsor. A world-renowned musician with 80 million albums sold, a forerunner in the world of electro music, Jean-Michel Jarre masters his subject on the tip of his fingers: "More than a billion people around the world are hard of hearing. As an artist, it's important to think about how music is distributed. It is about consuming it intelligently. Paris being a high-place of the party, it would be a question of favoring earplugs in concerts for example ".
Improve the city
Proof of awareness, the charter of the week of sound defining objectives to be achieved was adopted by the General Conference of Unesco. "The problem of noise pollution must be considered upstream, emphasizing prevention, no longer on healing," asserts Christian Hugonnet. At these words, Jean-Michel Jarre agrees willingly. "The silence between the notes counts a lot in music. It must also count in a city, where the ambient noise is that of engines. The emergence of silent transport, like electric cars, is good news. Behind his smoked glasses, the maestro smiles: "I am very optimistic. I feel that this mobilization will work ".
Source:
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Concerts attended:
Théâtre Marigny, Paris - 2007
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - 2008
RAH, London - 2008
Wembley Arena, London - 2009
NIA, Birmingham - 2009
POP Bercy, Paris - 2010
NIA, Birmingham - 2010
O2 Arena, London - 2010
Zénith Aréna, Lille - 2010
Port Hercule, Monaco - 2011
TUI Arena, Hannover - 2011
Festival International de Carthage - 2013
Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 2016