INA-GRM

Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM) is a pioneering French public centre in electro-acoustic research operating from Maison de Radio France in Paris and commissioning music works, developping compositional tools, promoting electro-acoustic music through radio, concerts, records, books and the internet.

1958 - Foundation of GRM by Pierre Schaeffer
1960 - Foundation of RTF Research Department featuring GRM
First studio established rue de l'université in Paris
1965 - Settling of ORTF Research Department and GRM new analog studios rue du recteur Poincaré in Paris
1973 - The Acousmonium - GRM orchestra of speakers is inaugurated in concert by François Bayle's L’expérience acoustique
1974 - First computer-music experiences led by Bénédict Mailliard, Pierre-Alain Jaffrenou & Bernard Durr
1975 - Merging of GRM & Departement de recherche et de recherche et de création musicales into the newly founded Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA) settled at Maison de Radio France.
1978 - Launching of Collection GRM, quickly followed by Série Gramme directed by François Bayle and active up tp 1985 with more than 30 records published
1979 - Inauguration by Ivo Malec, François Bayle, Geneviève Mâche of an ongoing serie of concerts entitled Cycle acousmatique at Grand auditorium of Maison de Radio France
1984 - First SYstème TEmps Réel (SYTER) developped by Jean-François Allouis for real-time audio signal processing
1985 - First compact-disc released with Concert imaginaire, more than 50 discs released up to 1997
1988 - IRCAM MAX processor is further developped in GRM
1990 - Hugues Vinet's GRM Tools
1993 - Inauguration of Acousmathèque, the GRM library in charge of the preservation of more than 5000 tapes from 1500 works recorded since 1948 by more than 200 different composers
1997 - Daniel Teruggi succeed to François Bayle (1967-1997) at GRM's head
2002 - Emmanuel Favreau enhanced GRM Tools with Contrast, Equalize, Freq Warp & Freq Shift
2005 - Launching of Festival "Présences électronique" by its director Christian Zanési
2006 - Christian Zanési succeed to Daniel Teruggi at GRM's head
2016 - François Bonnet (2) succeed to Christian Zanési at GRM's head