Francis Dreyfus

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Francis Dreyfus (1940 – June 24, 2010) was a French record producer, who focused on jazz and electronic music, publishing Jean-Michel Jarre's first commercially successful work, Oxygène. ^[1]

In 1971, Dreyfus was the founder of the French record label, Disques Motors, and became the producer of Christophe. In 1985, he founded Disques Dreyfus.^[1] In 1991, Dreyfus also founded a jazz label called Dreyfus Jazz, whose artists have included Marcus Miller, Steve Grossman, Richard Galliano and Alan Stivell.^[1]

Dreyfus was born in Le Raincy, France, the son of a Romanian mother and an Alsatian father. His father was a descendant of the famous Captain Alfred Dreyfus.^[2] He was the father of Laura, Chloe and actress Julie Dreyfus.

Francis Dreyfus died at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, on June 24, 2010, at the age of 70.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stickgold (2010-06-25). "Décès du producteur Francis Dreyfus". Agence France Presse (Le Point). Retrieved 2010-06-26.
↑ L'Express.fr (1997-07-03). "Francis Dreyfus, la musique, c'est son affaire" (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 2010-07-14.

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