Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Pat Gleeson]

I was at that exhibition. There were other instruments on show such as L'Insecte, Cor Baschet, VCS 3 etc. The hall next door showed all the concert films to that point. Houston was playing the week I was there. The laser harp behind a perspex screen with two gloves attached to play it. It was back to front, so the notes were ascending right to left and made it tricky to get a good note to play.

[Richard-Eastham]

As part of the 50th anniversary of Oxygene, there is talk of a book being published by Thames & Hudson, showcasing JMJ’s synth and machines collection, to be accompanied by a touring exhibition. I love the idea but am sceptical of it being interesting enough if it’s just the hardware. I feel the time is right to revisit the Concert d’Images exhibition concept, showcasing not just the machines, but the shows, the visuals and the creative process behind it all.

And, as an interesting aside, the political stories – the trials and tribulations with city authorities, city mayors, government departments, commercial sponsors and the socio-cultural dimension of delivering audio-visual spectaculars around the world.

For me, much of the beauty of JMJ’s work is about his attitude to visualising the music, often through performance, in particular the way in which he worked with engineers and inventors to create instruments made for performance. The light-up LAG Magic and the laser harp being the most visual of these.

His work with visual artists, including cover art by Michel Granger, the artwork used in the giant projections (esp. the sequence of shows from Place de la Concorde 1979 through to Concert pour la Tolerance 1995), and more recently his AI work, as showcased recently in the “Promtitude” show in Italy also deserve to be one angle of any new exhibition.

Limiting any future exhibition to just synths and hardware, for me, misses the essence of what makes JMJ stand out from other electronic musicians.

[Robi83]

Happy 80th birthday!

[Kanta]

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Happy 80th Birthday to Charlotte!

Time passes but the charm of Charlotte Rampling remains

Source: https://whoopsee.it/il-tempo-passa-ma-i ... ing-resta/

[melo]

[Kanta]

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Legendary couple: Charlotte Rampling and Jean-Michel Jarre, from love to friendship
This Thursday, February 5, Charlotte Rampling celebrates her 80th birthday. She shared the life of Jean-Michel Jarre for many years and fifteen years after their separation, their story is still as fascinating. Back on their relationship.
Charlotte Rampling was born on February 5, 1946, in Sturmer, England. At the age of eight, she moved to France, to Fontainebleau. She was educated at the Jeanne d'Arc Academy for Girls in Versailles, she learned French. From the 1960s, the actress multiplied roles in successful films such as "Les Damnés" (1969) or "Portier de nuit" (1974).
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT IN SAINT-TROPEZ
When Charlotte Rampling met Jean-Michel Jarre at a dinner in Saint-Tropez in 1975, it was love at first sight. Yet their love story seemed impossible. At the time, the actress, already famous, had been married for three years to Bryan Southcombe, actor and advertiser. Together, the couple has a little boy, Barnaby. For his part, the musician has been married since January to Flore Guillard, press secretary, with whom he has a daughter, Emilie.
Despite their respective marriages, Charlotte Rampling and Jean-Michel Jarre fall under each other's spell. "We were instantly attracted. A certain complicity existed between us and it grew over the following days, "said the composer in the columns of "The Independent" in 1993. In the same interview, the actress explained: "I was in a wedding that was not going too well, neither was Jean-Michel, and very soon during this weekend, we realized that there was something very strong that had happened between us."
Once separated from their partners, the two lovebirds move in together. They get custody of their respective children and raise them in Paris. "I became Barnaby's dad and Charlotte became Emilie's mom," the interpreter of "Fourth Appointment" told "Gala" in 2019. In 1977, Charlotte Rampling gave birth to a little boy named David. Artists like their parents, the three children followed in their footsteps. Barnaby became a film director, Emilie works as a graphic designer and David flourishes as a magician.
A CLOSE-KENED DUO DESPITE THE DIVORCE
In 1996, after more than twenty years of union, the couple separated, then divorced in 2003. Despite their breakup, the two artists remain close, as Jean-Michel Jarre explained to "Paris Match" in 2021: "Charlotte remains the pivot of my existence, the mother of my children, and my best friend. "
Emilie Jarre also remained very close to her stepmother, with whom she grew up. "When I was a child, I went through very hard times but she helped me a lot," she explained in the columns of "Gala" in 2019. And to add: "Charlotte is still my best friend today."

Source: https://www.elle.fr/People/La-vie-des-p ... a-l-amitie