Jean-Michel Jarre has released today, February 23 Versailles 400, a spectacular mixed-reality concert-film and live digital album. Versailles 400 is much more than just a concert. Here Jarre explores new territories, including visual expression and where AI becomes an artistic partner. The result is a multisensory experience that transports the audience into a completely new universe.

The setlist was developed based on the concert-event presented by Jean-Michel Jarre at one of France’s most culturally renowned historic sites, the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on December 25, 2023. At the event, Jarre transitioned through his avatar from the real stage to an imaginary virtual gallery, specially reconstructed for the occasion, featuring the sets and creatures crafted by the musician using artificial intelligence.

Listen to Versailles 400 here: https://jeanmicheljarre.lnk.to/VERSAILLES400LIVE

“I designed the visuals for the Versailles 400 concert using artificial intelligence to create a graphic universe that merges the visual context of the 17th century with a world of robots, kinetic structures, Op art, sets, and creatures inspired by imaginary futuristic fairy tales, endlessly reflecting in the virtual mirrors of the Hall of Mirrors.” – Jean-Michel Jarre

The result is captured in a live digital album, featuring an electro version of JB Lully’s (1632-1687) Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs, the new single “Epica Oxygene,” and fresh renditions of existing tracks.

The “director’s cut” version of the film, produced with special attention to highlight the juxtaposition of the universes, the dual scenography and the graphic creations used in both worlds, available simultaneously on 6play in France and on YouTube worldwide. A 4k version for large screens is currently in production.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/SaLHTsAH9Dc?feature=shared

A hybrid and immersive show, where the audience is carried from one world to another, while remaining connected to reality, is a concrete example of how artificial intelligence can enrich the artistic experience.

Versailles 400 Tracklist:

Le Château (from JB Lully – unreleased)
Epica Oxygene (recently released)
The Opening
Oxygene 2
Equinoxe 4
Equinoxe 7
Industrial Revolution Part 2
Chronologie 6
The Architect
Oxygene 19
Zero Gravity
Falling Down
Stardust

Versailles 400 in the press:

“At Versailles Jean-Michel Jarre pushes back the boundaries of reality, Grandiose!” – Le Figaro

“Jean-Michel Jarre, King of Versailles, always where you least expect him, an exceptional concert.” – Paris Match

“An exceptional historical setting, an audience that plays the game, an insane show: mission accomplished for Jean-Michel Jarre.” – The Limited Times

“A historic show by Jean-Michel Jarre in the Hall of Mirrors, where past and future intertwined, a unique and mesmerizing concert.” – Le Parisien

“Jean-Michel Jarre delivered a spellbinding concert, a fusion of tradition and innovation: an extraordinary spectacle!” – BNN

“In Versailles…Jarre transcends both time and reality” – DJ Sessions

ABOUT JEAN-MICHEL JARRE

Jean-Michel Jarre has always been a futurist in his field. Throughout his illustrious career, the composer, performer, producer and cultural ambassador has continued to break new ground with his music and his mastery of creative innovation. From his early pioneering role in electronic music, his use of multi-channel audio technology and production, to his recent explorations into the realms of VR performance and the metaverse, technology is at the forefront of everything he does. He is quoted as claiming that “today is the most exciting time to create, to make music, and to share across so many mediums”.

Jarre is UNESCO ambassador for education, science and culture, an unconditional defender of the planet and the environment and Laureate of the Stephen Hawking Medal for scientific communication.

Jarre’s current catalog, which now includes 22 studio albums, has generated sales of more than 85 million worldwide to date, and earned him countless awards and nominations. Throughout his career, Jarre has taken as canvas, some of the most iconic landmarks and UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe for his creative, cultural and environmental message. He has also set new Guinness World Records for live audience attendance at concerts in several emblematic locations. He was the first western musician to be invited to perform in China and has also created and performed concert-events at the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Sahara Desert, the Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square, the Eiffel Tower, the Dead Sea, Al Ula and more. He has consistently sold-out arena and stadium tours across the continents, as well as performing at major festivals including Coachella. In 2021, he rang in the new year with Welcome To The Other Side, a groundbreaking livestream broadcast worldwide from a virtual Notre Dame in Paris. U.S. touring & live entertainment trade publication Pollstar credited the livestream attracted record-breaking audiences of over 75 million viewers worldwide across various platforms, television and VR. His brand new OXYMORE immersive project is out now worldwide.

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