Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Trilex]

Does anyone have any old pictures of Jarre in his studio from the time of Oxygene (and Equinoxe perhaps) , something like those pictures inside CD booklets (at least I have some in my remastered editions)

A subquestion,
There seems to be a Korg PS-3300 in pictures from that time.
Any ideas why Jarre never used it? It's a little thin, but it makes a good pad-synth

[Jakob BC]

Collected from various places:

[Trilex]

Thanks, what is that thing that looks like a microwave on the second pic. I've seen it on Place de la Concorde

[AnDrOiD]

That is in fact a microwave oven. He needs to eat, every now and then, you know.

[Jakob BC]

The Microwave is the EKO Computerhythm.

[Trilex]

Perhaps both of you are right, I'm sure if he did have a microwave in his studio it would have a CV I/O, just in case

[Nico_Noyau]

I have always been wondering, what's this mixer he is playing with on the first picture ?

[Mogwai]

I still wonder if his dad paid for the EMS-gear on the first pic...

Second pic is my personal favorite. Not to much gear - but good gear. He looks so focused.
ARP2600, EMS Synthi A, Mellotron, Farfisa Professional and the EKO Computerhythm.
Man, I wouldn't be leaving that studio for a looooong while.

[Trilex]

My favorite pic is that one from oxygene CD booklet, where Jarre is holding his feet on some instrument and you can see much of the studio

[radek tymecki]

I still wonder if his dad paid for the EMS-gear on the first pic...

Second pic is my personal favorite. Not to much gear - but good gear. He looks so focused.
ARP2600, EMS Synthi A, Mellotron, Farfisa Professional and the EKO Computerhythm.
Man, I wouldn't be leaving that studio for a looooong while.

Why his father should pay for synths? I tought he left to USA...

[Trilex]

wire transfer lol

..or the equivalent of that time

[Arthur]

I think I read some place that JMJ had to rent some of the equimpent for Oxygene, but, after the breakthrough he had more than enough money to buy stuff, of course.

[Trilex]

I think arp was owned by Frances, but eventually Jarre got his own, except that the old one was with 4012 filter and sounded better (so I assume he continued using the one from Frances)

[radek tymecki]

FR was working for Korg...

Anyway JMJ mentioned few times that he rather preffered arp's filter instead of moog's

[Analog-Umph]

And that's the reason he chose the 2600 over the Mini. And thank god, otherwise he would've been just another MM user.