Bernard Szajner could be considered France's answer to (pre-ambient) Brian Eno, in terms of quirky approaches to the rock idiom. His early albums mix inventive rock music with electronics and progressive ideas making something unique. His use of Zeuhl musicians and stylisms puts him firmly in the post-Magma camp, but his is a much darker, more industrial world; later albums move further into new-wave pop-rock. Originally a visual effects artist, he worked with Gong, Magma, The Who and Klaus Schulze, staging some of the first laser shows at their concerts. He also invented the Laser Harp, a pioneering device to control synthesisers using lasers, as used famously by Jean-Michel Jarre. Bernard continues to work as a high-tech theatrical and event designer, and claims (like Eno) to not be a real musician; his music came secondary as a soundtrack to his laser shows, after yearning to create true multimedia compositions rather than trying to accompany other musicians without proper structure. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.