Oxygène was followed in 1978 by Équinoxe, and in 1979, Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken three times. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album sold an estimated 18 million copies. His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygène. From an early age, he was introduced to a variety of art forms, including street performers, jazz musicians and the artist Pierre Soulages but his musical style was perhaps most heavily influenced by Pierre Schaeffer, a pioneer of musique concrète at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales. Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents and trained on the piano. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanied by vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks. Jean-Michel André Jarre ( French pronunciation: born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer.
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