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DT: MARCH 22, 2017
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO PR
 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE
LIVE @ THE DEAD SEA
A SPECTACULAR
OUTDOOR CONCERT EVENT AT
THE DEAD SEA, MASADA, ISRAEL
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
‘ELECTRONICA’ WORLD TOUR HEADS TO NORTH AMERICA
LAUNCHING TUESDAY, MAY 9 IN TORONTO, CANADA
INCLUDES STOPS AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL IN NEW YORK CITY,
MICROSOFT THEATER IN LOS ANGELES AND THE GREEK IN BERKELEY, CA
WATCH THE NEW TOUR VIDEO HERE
 The prolific and celebrated electronic music pioneer JEAN-MICHEL JARRE–a four-time Guinness World Record holder for largest concerts ever performed, 2017 Grammy nominee, with more than eighty million albums sold, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador renowned for his one-off groundbreaking events at historical landmarks across the world–takes his next once-in-a-lifetime live performance to the Dead Sea in Israel on Thursday, April 6.
Following his Millennium Concert at the Pyramids of Gizeh in Egypt in front of an audience of 800 thousand people, the Concert for Tolerance at the Eiffel Tower in Paris with 2.5 million people in the audience, Rendez-Vous Houston-his tribute concert in Texas for NASA with 1.3 million people attending, and celebrating the 850th anniversary of Moscow with his largest concert ever in front of 3.5 million people, JEAN-MICHEL JARRE chose his upcoming destination to be MASADA where his unique and specially conceived live event aims to raise international awareness of the Dead Sea’s dire situation.
Mr. Dov Litvinoff, head of the Tamar Regional Council where the Dead Sea is located, states, “The choice of an artist of this caliber, with such a flawless worldwide reputation in giving some of the world’s most spectacular concert-events, to create and to hold a one-off concert here in Israel, at the Dead Sea, to raise mass public awareness, is unprecedented and exciting. The fact that such artist recognizes the importance and expresses a sincere concern for the dire situation of the Dead Sea by coming here to help promote this issue internationally is extremely appreciated. A UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador of ecology and the environment, Jean-Michel Jarre brings with him a patronage of UNESCO organization and a call for urgent actions. This empowering act of support is crucial and may very well help us save this national and international asset, one of the world’s natural wonders – the Dead Sea.”
The MASADA historical site will transform for one single night to encapsulate a futuristic ambience, introducing a most complex state-of–the-art production devised to transport the audience for what promises to be an unforgettable experience. The stage will be set at the center of the mountainous landscape in front of a luxury amphitheater–built to accommodate well-equipped and comfortable seating, along with dancing platforms.
Grammy-nominated artist and French electronic music composer and producer JEAN-MICHEL JARRE‘s reputation for the spectacular is unmatched, having been one of the first artists in the world to perform electronic music as we know it today. This May, JARRE will bring his ‘Electronica’ World Tour to North America, marking his first-time tour here. The North American leg of the World Tour will kick off Tuesday, May 9 at the Sony Center for Performing Arts in Toronto, Canada.
After Toronto, JARRE will bring his critically-acclaimed live show–which blazed across the European continent last year, to high-acclaim–to many hallmark venues on this continent including Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Bell Centre in Montreal, The Greek in Berkeley, Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and more. All dates follow below.
Famed for staggering visuals and the use of cutting-edge digital technology, JARRE‘s new live show promises yet again to be a truly immersive musical journey. He’ll showcase brand new music from his two-part LP ELECTRONICA and most recent release OXYGENE 3, alongside classic material from milestone albums such as Oxygene and Equinoxe. View a video here of JARRE performing his signature laser harp “The Time Machine,” the title track of his Grammy-nominated album (“Best Dance/Electronic Album”), ELECTRONICA 1: THE TIME MACHINE: https://youtu.be/DnAfXK-hft8
Watch the new North American tour video for his ‘Electronica’ World Tour:
Internationally the press has embraced
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE’s ‘ELECTRONICA’ world tour:
“Jarre is in the business of stimulation and spectacle, and he is excellent at both.”
– The Guardian (10/17/16)
“Jarre has re-discovered his Mojo…” – Evening Standard (5/16/16)
“…an ornate and luxuriant tribute to the analogue tones of vintage synthesisers”
– Financial Times (12/9/16)
“In 2016 Jean-Michel Jarre sounds as relevant as ever” – Crack Magazine (11/10/16)
“This purposefully sense-boggling show would go down a storm at a festival or dance event.”
– The Arts Desk (10/10/16)
The North American tour dates for JEAN-MICHEL JARRE’s ‘ELECTRONICA’ WORLD TOUR are:
 www.vevo.com/jean-michel-JARRE
Press Releases + Assets: About JEAN-MICHEL JARRE:
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE has been one of the pioneering forces throughout the electronic music scene over the last four decades, having originally made his name in the 1970s for his critically acclaimed album OXYGENE. OXYGENE was unmistakably a catalyst that set electronic music well on its way to becoming the behemoth that it is today, with JEAN-MICHEL’s music and follow through albums (Equinoxe, Magnetic Fields, RendezVous, Chronology) breaking down boundaries of composing and production paving the path for what has become today the most popular genre of music of all time. With over 80 million albums sold worldwide to date, musicians and contemporary DJs often refer to JARRE’s influence and innovation, not only for his music but also for his singular vision and creation of outdoor concerts experience. JEAN-MICHEL JARRE’s legendary concerts have attracted Guinness Record-breaking audiences, with his live shows, often, if not always, taking place in some of the most extraordinary settings worldwide. He was the first western musician ever to be invited to perform in post-Mao China, and has also played the likes of the Great Pyramids in Egypt, The Sahara Desert and The Eiffel Tower, in addition to perhaps his most famous performance ever, where he played to a record 3.5 million people in Moscow. All in all, JARRE has held Guinness World Records for the largest live audiences over the continents not withstanding his memorable one-off city-scale concert in Houston in 1986 for NASA’s 25th Anniversary and in a moving commemoration of the Challenger Mission to which over 1.3 million people gathered to share this groundbreaking show at the foot of Houston’s skyline.
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE is synonymous with the legendary as he continues to break new ground with each piece of music and live performance.
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For more information on JEAN-MICHEL JARRE, contact:
Alexandra Greenberg/MSO PR
818 830 0400 x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
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