Jean-Michel Jarre plans virtual reality concert

After Jean-Michel Jarre released his 33rd album "Equinoxe Infinity" via Sony Music on 16 November this year, he is now planning a concert with virtual reality. His fans are to experience the new work from a very special perspective. For this purpose, the French musician recently joined forces with the VR platform TheWaveVR.

Renowned electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has partnered on a series of ambitious technological projects with leading social VR platform TheWaveVR to allow fans to experience concerts for his new album Equinoxe Infinity in virtual reality.

Long renowned for his spectacular live shows, Jarre is now passing the baton to his followers, allowing them to recreate the magic of a Jarre show in their own living rooms. The partnership will give TheWaveVR's global community access to his new album, Equinoxe Infinity. Users will then have the unique opportunity to remix tracks via the virtual in-app decks and host listening parties for other users.

In addition, famed comic book artist and digital artist Sutu has created custom 3D artwork inspired by the album for the partnership. Users will be able to integrate these images with the iconic "Watchers" into their live shows to create real, flexible and audio-reactive environments.

Tomorrow, 12 December, Jarre is scheduled to give a one-off Q&A session at TheWave at 4pm. This will be preceded by a special live show hosted by Sutu at 3pm to showcase the spectacular visuals.

"Virtual reality is part of the next generation of music," commented Jean-Michel Jarre, "The album 'Equinoxe Infinity' looks at where we are going as a society, including the ways in which artificial intelligence and machine learning can affect us. I've always been excited by the potential of music to connect with future technologies. When I got to try TheWaveVR, I loved that the spatial art - one of the specialities of my live shows - is not limited to scale or real-world conditions. Creatives can thus host the concert of their imagination. This is where Equinoxe Infinity belongs."

The "Equinoxe Infinity" VR shows are available to anyone with an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift VR headset via TheWaveVR's free app on Steam and Oculus Home. The concerts can also be seen on Jean Michel Jarre's social media channels.

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