Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is highly regarded as one of the pioneers in the electronic, synthpop and New Age genres, as well as the organiser of record-breaking outdoor spectacles of his music, which feature laser displays and fireworks, linking music with the surrounding environment and architecture. Jarre has sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles over his career.

Note, it is not important whether his first name is written with or without a hyphen. Jarre himself has adopted and dropped the hyphen frequently throughout his career, with some album/video/DVD covers using it, and others not.

Jean-Michel Andre Jarre was born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France . Son of famous French composer Maurice Jarre , he studied music from his childhood. In 1968 he joined Groupe de Recherches Musicales (Music Research Group) directed by Pierre Schaeffer, where he began to write electronic music. In 1970 he released the singles La Cage and Erosmachine , and in 1972 - his debut album Deserted Palace. Also in the early 70s Jarre took part in several band constellations and aliases, like Triangle , the