Jean Michel Jarre

"I really love the new Prophet Rev2 from Dave Smith. I think it’s probably the best polyphonic synthesizer out there, ever. "

"One of the most unusual synths in Jarre’s collection is the RMI Harmonic Synthesizer, an early additive synth. On top of it is an even rarer device: the Digisequencer matrix sequencer custom–built by Michel Geiss to Jarre’s specification."

Quote and image copied from soundonsound article at https://www.soundonsound.com/people/jean-michel-jarre

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

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

Jean Michel Jarre includes the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Portable Synthesizer among his favorite synthesizers, as featured in the Red Bull Music Academy article.

Jean Michel Jarre is listed as a user of the Korg MicroKORG Synthesizer/Vocoder on Vintage Synth Explorer.

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

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.

At the back of the album cover of the Rendez-vous album by Jean-Michel Jarre is a list of used instruments. In short:

Seiko DS 250, Synthex, Moog, Roland JX 8P, ARP 2600, Fairlight, Emulator II, Eminent, AKS, Lynn 9000, Memory Moog, Drumulator, Laser Harp, RMI, Seiko DS 320, OBX, DX 100, Matrisequencer, TR 808, Prophet, Casio CZ 5000, Baby Korg personal keyboard.

On this video, Jarre promote the MC-808 Groovebox from Roland and explain that he use it to make rythmic and bass sound. Can be seen at kl 2:27 and 1:15.

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

At the back of the album cover of the Rendez-vous album by Jean-Michel Jarre is a list of used instruments. In short:

Seiko DS 250, Synthex, Moog, Roland JX 8P, ARP 2600, Fairlight, Emulator II, Eminent, AKS, Lynn 9000, Memory Moog, Drumulator, Laser Harp, RMI, Seiko DS 320, OBX, DX 100, Matrisequencer, TR 808, Prophet, Casio CZ 5000, Baby Korg personal keyboard.

Quote from album "Oxygene 7-13" by Jean-Michel Jarre (1997 release):

"Jean Michel Jarre played the following Instruments: 2600 ARP Synthesizer, VCS3 synthesizer, AKS, Eminent, Mellotron, Theremin, CS80, Quasimidi Raven, Digisequencer, Logic Audio, Akai MPC3000, Nordlead, JV 90, K2000, RMI, Prophecy, TR808, DJ70."

Quote from album "Oxygene 7-13" by Jean-Michel Jarre (1997 release):

"Jean Michel Jarre played the following Instruments: 2600 ARP Synthesizer, VCS3 synthesizer, AKS, Eminent, Mellotron, Theremin, CS80, Quasimidi Raven, Digisequencer, Logic Audio, Akai MPC3000, Nordlead, JV 90, K2000, RMI, Prophecy, TR808, DJ70."

There is a list of the used instruments on the "Revolutions" album by Jean-Michel Jarre. Its inside the front cover. The text contains the following instruments (and two choirs): "Roland D50, Roland D550, Fairlight CMI II, Fairlight CMI III, Synthex, AKS, Oscar, EMS Vocoder, Dynacord ADDI, Cristal Baschet, AKAI MPC-60, Emulator, Ensoniq ESQ1, ARP 2600, Kawai K5, Geiss Matrisequencer, Cavagnolo MIDY 20, Elka, AMK 800, Drums, Simmons SDX, Bass, Trumpet, Megaphone, Guitar, Choir." Cd cover can bee seen at http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/8370982

A Farfisa Professional was used during the recording of "Oxygene 2007." The organ can be seen to the right on top of a Mellotron.

Jean Michel Jarre includes the RMI Electra-piano and Harpsichord (300-Series) among his favorite synthesizers, as noted by Red Bull Music Academy.

Notes from Chronologie CD booklet: Notes from booklet:

"Keyboards and synthesizers / Claviers et synthétiseurs : Jean Michel Jarre Instruments / Instruments : Digisequencer, Kurzweil K2000, Mini Moog, ARP 2600, Akai MPC-60, Akai S 1000, AKS, JD 800, Korg 01, TR 909, DR 660, Synthex, Eminent, JP 8, DJ 70, Vocalist, Fairlight.

At the back of the album cover of the Rendez-vous album by Jean-Michel Jarre is a list of used instruments. In short:

Seiko DS 250, Synthex, Moog, Roland JX 8P, ARP 2600, Fairlight, Emulator II, Eminent, AKS, Lynn 9000, Memory Moog, Drumulator, Laser Harp, RMI, Seiko DS 320, OBX, DX 100, Matrisequencer, TR 808, Prophet, Casio CZ 5000, Baby Korg personal keyboard.

There is a list of the used instruments on the "Revolutions" album by Jean-Michel Jarre. Its inside the front cover. The text contains the following instruments (and two choirs): "Roland D50, Roland D550, Fairlight CMI II, Fairlight CMI III, Synthex, AKS, Oscar, EMS Vocoder, Dynacord ADDI, Cristal Baschet, AKAI MPC-60, Emulator, Ensoniq ESQ1, ARP 2600, Kawai K5, Geiss Matrisequencer, Cavagnolo MIDY 20, Elka, AMK 800, Drums, Simmons SDX, Bass, Trumpet, Megaphone, Guitar, Choir." Cd cover can bee seen at http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/8370982

Jean Michel Jarre possesses a unique silver/gold edition of the Elka X705 synthesizer, as detailed on Canalblog.

I love the MiniNova, which I think is even better for vocoder than the bigger Novation. It’s a great piece and I must say that for the few vocoders I used in the project, I used mainly the MiniNova

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.

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

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

The theremin is use on the live recording of "Oxygene 2007" during the "Oxygène Pt.3" solo's.

In an interview with Red Bull Music Academy, Jean Michel Jarre mentions the Roland JD-800 Synthesizer as one of his favorite synths.

The Nord website Artist's page shows the A1 on Jean Michel's roster. Also he is seen using the A1 in many Live and other studio videos

In this page, there is virus ti2 in Jean-Michel Jarre's mindblowing studio

"Using a new Roland System 8 with a System 500 attached and a Grp A4, Jarre also had his Moog Sub37, AKS, Buchla and ARP2600 at his disposal"