RIP: Jean-Claude Risset, electronic music pioneer

RIP: Jean-Claude Risset, electronic music pioneer

From Exclaim:

French electronic visionary Jean-Claude Risset has sadly died. According to French media reports, Risset passed away on Monday (November 21) in Marseille. He was 78.

Alongside the likes of Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Boulez, Risset brought early electronic music into new, unexplored territories. With a training in physics, piano and composition, he is often seen as the first French musician to ever use computers for composition and music production. […]

Most Read



Etc.