His light shows are known all over the world, he was one of the pioneers of electronic music. The famous French composer Jean-Michel Jarre proved once again that it is possible to be on the crest of the musical wave even at the age of 72.

Amid the pandemic and the curfew in place in France, all mass New Year’s Eve events went “off-line. One of them was a virtual concert by Jarre within the walls of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris in 2019 called Welcome to the Other Side. The unique show is timed to coincide with the release of the new album of the “laser artist” with the same name.

The multimedia concert was broadcast online on New Year’s Eve directly from Notre Dame. Physically, Jarre was in his music studio in Paris – and his avatar controlled the light show under the vaults of the cathedral, visually completely reconstructed for the occasion.

The concert is the result of the composer’s collaboration with the French virtual reality startup VRroom and the Paris City Hall.

Jean-Michel Jarre was four times included in the Guinness Book of World Records, his concerts were recognized as the most massive concerts in history.