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January 21st 2008

DECEMBER 29TH: Jean Michel Jarre's NEW 'OXYGENE' Album has fallen, this week, in the Official French Album Charts to Number 51, after fourth week of release in France, remained in Official Hungarian Album Charts at Number 20, after second week of release in Hungary, and dropped in Official Spanish Charts to Number 77, after third week of release in Spain.

DECEMBER 24TH: JARRE UK would like to wish all Jean Michel Jarre Fans from all around the world, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :)

Next year promises to be a very eventful year in the world of Jean Michel Jarre, as Jean Michel Jarre continues to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of his 'OXYGENE' Album, by taking his 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concerts from Paris to other European Cities, which could include a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London in March, a very hopeful welcome return to the UK.

Jean Michel Jarre is also planning a Large Outdoor Concert in Jerusalem, Israel, to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Israel in the Summer. All these projects are as yet unconfirmed, but are now well into the planning stage.

Rest assured, JARRE UK promises to keep you informed of these events and anything else that transpires next year in the world of Jean Michel Jarre. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all...See you in 2008 :)

DECEMBER 22ND: Jean Michel Jarre's NEW 'OXYGENE' Album has climbed again, this week, in the Official French Album Charts to Number 40, after now its third week of release in France, and has just entered the Official Hungarian Album Charts at Number 20, and also the Official Polish Album Charts at Number 28, after its first week of release in Hungary and Poland.

DECEMBER 15TH: Jean Michel Jarre's NEW 'OXYGENE' Album has climbed this week in the Official French Album Charts to Number 45, after now its second week of release in France, and has also just entered the Official Italian Album Charts at Number 83, after its first week of release in Italy.

DECEMBER 14TH: On Wednesday 12th December 2007, Jean Michel Jarre performed his premiere 1 Hour 15 Minutes 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concert at the Theatre Marigny (www.theatremarigny.fr), Carre Marigny, off the Champs-
Elysees, in Paris, France, to an estimated audience of about 1000 people.

Jean Michel Jarre performed 11 Tracks, which included an entire 'LIVE' performance of 'OXYGENE', complete with the 4 NEW Tracks featured on the recently released 'OXYGENE - LIVE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM' DVD, and a surprise performance of 'OXYGENE 12', taken from Jean Michel Jarre's 1997 Album, 'OXYGENE 7-13'. The Complete Tracklisting was as follows:-

[01] PRELUDE
[02] OXYGENE (Part I)
[03] OXYGENE (Part II)
[04] OXYGENE (Part III)
[05] VARIATION (Part I)
[06] OXYGENE (Part IV)
[07] VARIATION (Part II)
[08] OXYGENE (Part V)
[09] VARIATION (Part III)
[10] OXYGENE (Part VI)
[11] OXYGENE (Part XII)

Jean Michel Jarre performed his entire 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concert, using only his Vintage Synthesizers, at least 35 examples of which were used throughout the Concert, accompanied by Francis Rimbert, Claude Samard and Dominique Perrier. The Vintage Instruments used were as follows:-

Jean Michel Jarre

MEMORY MOOG
EMS AKS
EMS VCS3
RMI HARMONIC SYNTHESIZER
GEISS DIGISEQUENCER
ARP 2600
EMINENT 310
MOOG LIBERATION
THEREMIN
RIBBON CONTROLLER DOEPFER
SMALL STONE PEDAL
ELECTRIC MISTRESS PEDAL
OBERHEIM TVPS (TWO VOICES POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER)
OSCAR
ROLAND JUPITER 4

Francis Rimbert

EMINENT 310
ROLAND JUPITER 8
MINI MOOG
MODULAR ARP 2500
KORG POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER PS-3010
SMALL STONE PEDAL
OSCAR

Claude Samard

EMINENT 310
MINI MOOG
MOOG TAURUS
EMS AKS
ARP 2600
MOOG LITTLE PHATTY
SMALL STONE PEDAL
MINIPOP 7 DRUM MACHINE
ROLAND VOCODER PLUS

Dominique Perrier

EMINENT 310
MELLOTRON MK II
MODULAR MOOG 55
ARP ODYSSEY
MOOG VOYAGER
SMALL STONE PEDAL
ELECTRIC MISTRESS PEDAL

Jean Michel Jarre's premiere 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concert was spectacular, a truly 'LIVE' performance, and JARRE UK is strongly recommending Jean Michel Jarre Fans to attempt to attend any of the remaining 8 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concerts, from 21:00 (9:00pm) (Local Time) on December 14th, 15th (SOLD OUT), 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 26th, at the Theatre Marigny (www.theatremarigny.fr), Carre Marigny, off the Champs-Elysees, in Paris.

Tickets are priced at 55, 45 & 35 Euros each (approximately 39, 32 & 25 UK Pounds each), which are now on-sale directly from the Theatre Marigny Booking Office (www.theatremarigny.fr), or by Telephone Booking on +33 (0)892 222 333. Credit Card payments by Visa & Mastercard are accepted.

JARRE UK attended both Jean Michel Jarre's premiere 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concert and Rehearsals, but was only able to photograph the Rehearsals, a small selection of photographs from which are now available online on JARRE UK's Flickr Web-Page (www.flickr.com/photos/jarreuk)...ENJOY!!!

JARRE UK would like to to take this opportunity to especially thank Jean Michel Jarre, Fiona, Antoine, Marie-Laure and Patrick for all their support. Without them JARRE UK would not have been able to attend these events.

Further information about Jean Michel Jarre's 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concerts in Paris, France, from December 12th-26th 2007, can be found by visiting his NEW-LOOK Official Web-Site (www.jeanmicheljarre.com), or his NEW-
LOOK Official MySpace Web-Site (www.myspace.com/jeanmicheljarre).

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Patrick Pelamourgues For This Information. Jean Michel Jarre 'OXYGENE' Concert Rehearsal Photographs © Duncan Walls. No Unauthorised Reproduction Permitted.

DECEMBER 11TH: Jean Michel Jarre's NEW 'OXYGENE' Album has entered the Official UK Album Charts at Number 127, after its first week of release.

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Paula Flack (EMI Marketing UK) For This Information.

DECEMBER 10TH: The German Trance DJ, ATB (www.atb-music.com) has announced the release of his forthcoming fourth 'The DJ' Double-Album, entitled 'THE DJ 4 - IN THE MIX', which will feature his ATB Remix of Jean Michel Jarre's 'VINTAGE', taken from 'TÉO & TÉA', on December 28th 2007.

'JEAN MICHEL JARRE: VINTAGE (ATB RMX)' will appear as Track 2 on CD1 of the Double-Album, the first time that this remix has been commercially released on CD, having previously only been available as a Digital Music Download on Jean Michel Jarre's 'VINTAGE' 4-Track Digital EP, released on July 16th 2007, which also features ATB's 'LOUNGE RMX' of 'VINTAGE'.

'JEAN MICHEL JARRE: OXYGENE' CONCERT BROADCAST

DECEMBER 10TH: Jean Michel Jarre's fourth 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concert at the Theatre Marigny (www.theatremarigny.fr) in Paris, is to be broadcast 'LIVE' by the French Radio Station Nostalgie (www.nostalgie.fr), based in Paris, both as a Radio Broadcast on 90.4 FM, and an Internet Broadcast, both from 21:00 (9:00pm) (Local Time) on Saturday 15th December 2007.

Jean Michel Jarre will perform 10 'OXYGENE' 'LIVE' Concerts, featuring a 90 Minutes 'LIVE' performance of 'OXYGENE', complete with NEW Tracks, using only Vintage Synthesizers, to an estimated audience of 1000 people per Concert, accompanied on stage by French Musicians Francis Rimbert, Claude Samard & Dominique Perrier, from 21:00 (9:00pm) (Local Time) on December 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd & 26th, at the Theatre Marigny, Carre Marigny, off the Champs-Elysees, in Paris, France.

Tickets are priced at 55, 45 & 35 Euros each (approximately 39, 32 & 25 UK Pounds each), which are now on-sale directly from the Theatre Marigny Booking Office (www.theatremarigny.fr), or by Telephone Booking on +33 (0)892 222 333. Credit Card payments by Visa & Mastercard are accepted.

The French Radio Station Nostalgie have also advertised, that they will be hosting a 'LIVE' Web-Chat with Jean Michel Jarre, which will be available from their Web-Site (http://chatvip.nostalgie.fr/chat/nostalgie-jm-jarre/), at 11:00 (Local Time) on Monday 17th December 2007...WATCH THIS SPACE.

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Coen Van Der Geest & Aero Productions For This Information.

'JEAN MICHEL JARRE: OXYGENE' - CHART POSITIONS

DECEMBER 6TH: Jean Michel Jarre's NEW 'OXYGENE' Album has entered the Official French Album Charts at Number 53, after first week of release.

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