About
Known best as a composer of contemporary art music, Dufour wrote such acclaimed electroacoustic pieces as "In Paradisum," "Je Voulais Parler des Oiseaux," and "The Blob." He pioneered a pre-recorded, speaker-based genre of concert music known as "Acousmatic music."
Before Fame
After training at the Paris Conservatoire, he began a music teaching career at the Paris Boulogne-Billancourt.
Trivia
He created an annual French electronic music event known as the Futura Festival.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Lyons, France.
Associated With
He and Jean Jarre are both well-known French composers of electronic music.
