BMG announced in the early hours of Thursday morning that it had acquired the entire catalog of music publishing for French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre.
The deal combines the rights to groundbreaking albums like “Oxygene” and “Equinoxe” along with Jarre’s writer’s income. The company previously acquired the soundtracks for Jarre’s first three albums when it bought popular independent record label Francis Dreyfus Music in 2012.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed, although, according to the context, according to the announcement, Jarre achieved sales of more than 85 million albums during his career.
Jarre said of his deal with the Germany-based company, “This partnership with BMG means a lot to me. Hartwig Masuch and the entire team have been part of my family for many years. Moreover, I am happy that my publishing back catalog is protected here in Europe And that my business will continue to grow in good hands. Today is a new beginning that allows me to develop new ideas and gives me the means to explore new areas. Together we will thrive.”
Hartwig Masoch, CEO of BMG, said, “Jean-Michel Jarre is not only a pioneering pioneer in electronic music, he is a multicultural scholar and a brilliant ambassador for culture and the world. Nearly fifty years after Oxygene came to the world, we are pleased to build on Our longstanding relationship is to become custodians of his music copyright.”
In addition to his 21 studio albums, he holds several records for his brilliant live concert, which attracted some of the largest audiences in human history, including the 1979 Paris Bastille Day Concert (1 million people), Houston 1986 (1.3 million), Paris-La Défense 1990 (2.5 million) and Moscow 1997 (3.5 million). Jarre was also the first ever Western musician in China in 1981; He returned in 2004 upon invitation again to play “Forbidden City” and “Tiananmen Square” live on national television.
His influence on electronic music is immeasurable, and is reflected in the many artists he has collaborated with, including Moby, Laurie Anderson, Hans Zimmer, Armin van Buuren, Robert del Naga of Massive Attack, Edgar Frusi, and Pet Shop. Boys, Gary Nauman and many more. His latest album, Amazonia, the result of an exhibition by legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado, was released in 2021 to pay tribute to the Amazon jungle, its inhabitants, and the environmental threats facing the region. Jar recently performed his new live project “Oxymore” at Radio France’s Hyper Weekend Festival.
He is a long-time UN ambassador and UNESCO spokesperson and recipient of the Stephen Hawking Medal for Scientific Communication. In 2021, he was awarded the rank of captain of the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron. He is a longtime copyright advocate, having served as a spokesperson for the IFPI lobby group and president of CISAC, the International Federation of Authors’ Societies. He currently chairs the Strategy and Innovation Board of the SACEM French Authors’ Association.
The transaction was brokered in favor of Jean-Michel Jarre by Catalog Associates Limited, with the assistance and guidance of Maximilien Jazani Esq.
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