Michel Geiss is a French sound engineer, instrument designer and musician who was a long-time collaborator of
Jean Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompan ...
. He has also collaborated with other famous French artists such as
Marc Lavoine,
Patrick Bruel or
Laurent Voulzy.
In 1978 during the recording of ''
Équinoxe
''Équinoxe'' (, ) is the fourth studio album by French electronic music, electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released in December 1978 on the Disques Dreyfus, Dreyfus record label, licensed to Polydor Records for its worldwide d ...
'' he designed the ''Matrisequencer 250'', an instrument that later was used in ''
Rendez-Vous'' (1986).
The instrument was succeeded by the ''Geiss Digisequencer''.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
French musicians
French audio engineers
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