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JEAN MICHEL JARRE: NEW VIDEO MESSAGE FOR FANS

SEPTEMBER 27TH: Jean Michel Jarre's Management (Aero Productions) have provided JARRE UK today, with a Video Message from Jean Michel Jarre to all his Fans, with regards to his forthcoming NEW Studio Album.

Jean Michel Jarre's 1 Minute Video Message, which he recently recorded in both English and French in his Private Studio, is in QuickTime Format (MOV) (Requires QuickTime Player 7.0+), and explains that he is currently working on his NEW Studio Album, which is his first Studio Album since 'METAMORPHOSES', aswell as his first Studio Album with Warner Music.

Jean Michel Jarre also explains in the Video Message, that he is going to try and establish a regular contact with his Fans, something the JARRE UK Team suggested to him when we met him in Paris almost a fortnight ago.

The English Video Message's File Size is 1.55MB...Click Here To Download
The French Video Message's File Size is 1.56MB...Click Here To Download

The JARRE UK Team would like to take this unique opportunity to express our personal thanks to Jean Michel Jarre and Aero Productions for these Video Messages, and to thank them both for all their support...Thankyou :)

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Jean Michel Jarre & Aero Productions For This Information.

SEPTEMBER 23RD: The UK Television Channel Film Four is to repeat last week's broadcast of Director Peter Weir's 1981 Movie 'GALLIPOLI', which features excerpts from Jean Michel Jarre's Classic 1976 Album 'OXYGENE', from 18:55 to 21:00 (6:55pm to 9pm) (Local Time) on September 25th 2006.

Starring Mel Gibson & Mark Lee, 'GALLIPOLI' focuses upon two Australian runners, set against the background of the ANZACs campaign at Gallipoli, Turkey during the First World War, the soundtrack of which features Jean Michel Jarre's 'OXYGENE 2' (3 Occurences), 'OXYGENE 1' and 'OXYGENE 5'.

The UK Television Channel Film Four is freely available on Sky Channel 315, NTL Channel 701/50, Telewest Channel 444 & Freeview Channel 31.

Please Note: 'GALLIPOLI' will also be repeated 1 Hour later from 19:55 to 22:00 (7:55pm to 10pm) (Local Time) the same day, on the UK Television Channel Film Four+1 which is freely available on Sky Channel 316, NTL Channel 714/46 & Telewest Channel 445, but not available on Freeview.

SEPTEMBER 18TH: Tomorrow, the UK Television Channel Film Four will broadcast Director Peter Weir's 1981 Movie 'GALLIPOLI', starring a young Mel Gibson, about the ANZACs campaign at Gallipoli, Turkey, during the First World War, which features music from Jean Michel Jarre's Classic 1976 Album 'OXYGENE', from 18:55 to 21:00 (6:55pm to 9pm) (Local Time).

The UK Television Channel Film Four is freely available on Sky Channel 315, NTL Channel 701/50, Telewest Channel 444 & Freeview Channel 31.

Please Note: 'GALLIPOLI' will also be repeated 1 Hour later from 19:55 to 22:00 (7:55pm to 10pm) (Local Time) the same day, on the UK Television Channel Film Four+1 which is freely available on Sky Channel 316, NTL Channel 714/46 & Telewest Channel 445, but not available on Freeview.

SEPTEMBER 15TH: Last Saturday, September 9th 2006, Francis Rimbert performed a 30 Minute 5 Track Showcase inside the Paris Expo Building in Porte De Versailles, Paris, as part of the Salon De La Musique Festival.

Francis Rimbert performed his 30 Minute Showcase at 16:00 (4pm) (Local Time), where he performed 4 Tracks from his 'DOUBLE FACE' Album and premiered 'MECANIQUE DU TEMPS', a NEW Track from his forthcoming NEW Album, with the French Guitarist Patrick Rondat (www.rondat.com).

Francis Rimbert explained that his NEW Track, 'MECANIQUE DU TEMPS', was inspired by a painting of the same name, by the French Guitarist & Artist 'LOL' (www.myspace.com/lolrocklive), which was premiered and displayed on stage, witnessed by the Artist 'LOL' himself, who was also in attendance at the event. Showcase Tracks performed were as follows:-

[01] ELFE'S RACE
[02] ACROSS THE FOG
[03] FRENCH KISS
[04] WOODOO
[05] MECANIQUE DU TEMPS

Immediately after the Showcase, Francis Rimbert released a Special 400 Copies Limited Edition CD for Fans to purchase, entitled 'MECANIQUE DU TEMPS', which featured his NEW Track 'MECANIQUE DU TEMPS', with the French Guitarist Patrick Rondat (www.rondat.com), and 3 Tracks from his 'DOUBLE FACE' Album ('WOODOO', 'DORIAN GRAY' & 'ACROSS THE FOG').

Immediately after the Showcase, Francis Rimbert held a Signing Session which was originally intended to be 30 Minutes, but due to the amount of Fans at the event, Francis Rimbert had to extend his Signing Session to over an hour, before having a group Photograph taken with all his Fans.

Notable supporters at the event were Michel Geiss and Sylvain Durand, both of whom Francis Rimbert had worked with with Jean Michel Jarre.

Already in Paris, the JARRE UK Team were invited by Francis Rimbert's Management to photograph Francis Rimbert's Showcase. We were totally surprised, however, when Francis Rimbert offered us an interview aswell.

JARRE UK will put these photographs and interview online very soon, but in the meantime, a few of our photos are now online on the C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site (www.czenprod.com).

The JARRE UK Team would like to especially thank both Francis Rimbert and C.ZEN PROD for their friendship and hospitality in Paris...Thankyou :)

For further information on Francis Rimbert, please visit Francis Rimbert's Official Web-Site (www.francisrimbert.com) or visit the NEW C.ZEN PROD (Francis Rimbert's Management) Official Web-Site (www.czenprod.com).

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Francis Rimbert & C.ZEN PROD (www.czenprod.com) For This Information.

SEPTEMBER 12TH: The JARRE UK Team travelled to Paris, France, last Friday, to meet with Aero Productions (Jean Michel Jarre's Management), to discuss Jean Michel Jarre's forthcoming NEW Studio Album & Singles.

As previously reported last week, the JARRE UK Team were promised a few surprises at this meeting, and we were certainly not disappointed, as Jean Michel Jarre invited us all to meet up with him personally in Paris!!!

At this meeting, Jean Michel Jarre explained that progress on his, as yet untitled, NEW Studio Album is going well, but that he is currently behind his October 2006 deadline, and therefore the expected release date of his NEW Studio Album is likely to be around January 2007 or February 2007.

Jean Michel Jarre's NEW Studio Album is expected to contain between 10 and 15 individual tracks, recorded in both Stereo and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound formats, as he respects that the Music Industry has not embraced the Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound format revolution as quick as he expected.

Jean Michel Jarre's NEW Studio Album will therefore be released as a CD & DVD Set, the CD recorded in Stereo and the DVD recorded in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound which will include an, as yet, undecided abstract visual element to complement the music, like Jean Michel Jarre's 'AERO' Album.

Jean Michel Jarre explained that his NEW Studio Album is a very different concept to other Albums he has done. Conceived as an "evolving album, like a tree that grows", Jean Michel Jarre explained that the Album tries to "illustrate the different states of mind we have through life, all the different feelings and emotions, and evoke the different ups and downs in our life."

"The idea was actually to start with seperate tracks, and I had a lot of fun to do this album, so I think, I hope, it will reflect something quite different. It has a lot of freshness in it, quite melodic with also some tracks quite rhythmic. This would be the first version of this album, but what I would like to do, is to make this version evolve, like having some ambient version of it where suddenly what you considered as seperate tracks become like soundscapes.

I like the idea of having, for instance, a song of 1 minute that is not fully developed, and the next one could be something that lasts for 8 minutes. It's like a photo, actually, and I like the idea of having a snapshot of a track or a song, and later on you make the movie. Obviously the album is not only a snapshot, but we also have some short tracks that can be then remixed, or developed in different versions, and I like the idea of particularly these days where everything as we know in the music industry is in great difficulty, that they are looking for new ways of touching people, and I think it's quite interesting to be flexible in these days to give tracks or songs that can be in development."

When JARRE UK asked about how he intended to implement this concept of having these different versions of the NEW Studio Album's tracks, Jean Michel Jarre answered that they will "maybe released as seperate tracks on iTunes, or maybe released as another album, an EP, or something like that, or maybe released as a different version of the same album." He would also like to have some "more different versions in [his] concerts of these tracks".

Jean Michel Jarre also explained that he is intending to release 2 Singles from the NEW Studio Album, the first of which will be released before the Album is released, possibly before Christmas 2006, the second should be released after the Album is released in early 2007...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

The JARRE UK Team would like to especially thank Jean Michel Jarre & Aero Productions for their friendship and hospitality in Paris...Thankyou :)

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Jean Michel Jarre & Aero Productions For This Information. Jean Michel Jarre Photographs © Duncan Walls & Robin Hosgood. No Unauthorised Reproduction Permitted.

SEPTEMBER 7TH: Tomorrow, the JARRE UK Team are travelling to Paris, France, to meet with Aero Productions (Jean Michel Jarre's Management), to discuss the current progress of Jean Michel Jarre's forthcoming Album.

The JARRE UK Team has been promised a few surprises at this meeting, which we will of course share with you when we return early next week.

The JARRE UK Team will also be attending Francis Rimbert's Showcase at the Salon De La Musique Festival in the Paris Expo Building, Porte De Versailles, Paris, on Saturday 9th September 2006...WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

JARRE UK Would Like To Thank Aero Productions & C.ZEN PROD (www.czenprod.com) For This Information.

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