Didier Bocquet

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Didier Bocquet is a French electronic music composer and musician who was active in the late 1970s [1] and early 1980s. His primary instrument was the keyboard and he was inspired by German artist Klaus Schulze.

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References

  1. Macan, Edward (9 January 1997). Rocking the classics: English progressive rock and the counterculture . Oxford University Press. p.  172. ISBN   978-0-19-509887-7 . Retrieved 30 May 2010.