Jean Michel Jarre

In this photo, Jean-Michel Jarre is standing amongst his large collection of synthesizers, including the ARP 2600 directly behind him.

Multiple EMS Synthi A and an AKS can be seen in this photo of Jean-Michel Jarre and his large collection of synthesizers. The full size image can be seen here.

JMJ can be seen Very often using the Memorymoog as main keyboard live and also in this video

Although in this live all the marks on the keyboards are covered you can easly spot the XP-80 as main keyboard in Jean's rig, under the JV-90

Although it has its mark covered whit black tape, the JV-90 is on center of Jean's rig over the XP-80. He use it pratically for every lead sound.

We can see in this picture that Jarre use this gear on his studio.

On the back of the Oxygene's album cover, Jarre credit himself the instruments and gears that he used during the recording.

"Making sure my Fairlight is still working...". Jean Michel Jarre use this sampler on the album Zoolook [1984].

On this video, Jarre promote the MC-808 Groovebox from Roland and explain that he use it to make rythmic and bass sound.

On the back of the Oxygène's album cover, we can see the following instrument that Jarre played.

Album credit: Jarre used the Elka Synthex on tracks such has "second rendez-vous".

The Moog Liberation is used on live and especially during the live recording of Oxygène 2007. We can see this "keytar" on the right of the picture.

We can see on the top of this picture a Moog Taurus 3 used by Jarre's team during "Oxygène 2007". This instrument is played by the musician Claude Samard during the show.

A Farfisa professional is used during the recording of "Oxygene 2007". We can see it behind Jarre on the right of the picture.

In this Video the Nord Lead 2 can be seen atop of the roland JD-800 just right the memorymoog

Notable users include Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Jean Michel Jarre, The Prodigy, William Orbit, Underworld, Moby, Devo, Rush, Tears For Fears, Tangerine Dream and Prince.

You can see a couple of VSC3 (Putneys) Back JMJ for pratically all the video lenght, he quotes to use them for different family of sound effects like wind or drone bleep

In this video the Eminent 310 can be seen on JMJ's left, topped by a bunch of effect pedals, other 3 of these machines are around the place used by the other musicians

His favorite synths.

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In his favorite synths.

In his favorite synths.

In microkorg users.

At 7:10 in the above video, Jean Michel Jarre discusses his use of the Roland VP-550

"n the control room today sits a circle of instruments pulled out of storage for Jean–Michel Jarre’s latest project, Electronica, including a Moog 55, a Memorymoog, a Big Briar Theremin, a Fairlight CMI, an EMS VCS3 and Synthi AKS and an ARP Pro/DGX."

The Nord website states Jean Michel uses Nord C2 Combo Organ, Nord Electro 4, Nord Lead A1, Nord Lead 2

The Nord website Artist's page includes the Electro 4 on Jean Michel's roster