Teddy Lasry

Teddy Lasry — Teddy Albert Lasry (April 24, 1947 – May 10, 2024) — was a French composer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist who moved between Zeuhl, library electronics and instrumental funk (Wikidata, Discogs). A member of Magma in the 1970s, he played on landmarks including Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (1973) and Üdü Wüdü (1976) (Prog Archives). His solo catalogue — flute and clavinet over vintage synths — runs from the cult funk of Action Printing (1975) through the 1990s (Discogs).[edit]

Born April 24, 1947 — liner notes for a reissue place the birth in Nice, while his label's obituary says Paris (Liner notes, MIG Music). Son of Jacques and Yvonne Lasry, brother of Stany (Discogs). His tutors at the Versailles Conservatoire noted his natural musicianship (Liner notes). By the late 1960s he was inside Paris's avant-garde circles, and a tip from bassist Jacques Vidal led him toward Magma.[edit]

Early 1970s: joins Magma; plays on Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (1973) and Üdü Wüdü (1976), keys, flute and percussion inside Vander's Zeuhl machine (Prog Archives). 1975: releases the solo Action Printing, synth-funk that becomes a collector artifact (Discogs). After leaving Magma he leans into synthesizers and library music, releasing electronic albums into the 1990s (Last.fm). E=mc², cut with Jannick Top and André Ceccarelli, showcases his play-nearly-everything method (Proper Music). May 2024: dies in Paris, aged 77 (Wikidata).[edit]

Serious, studio-bound, anti-spotlight: the sideman's sideman who let the flute do the talking (MIG Music). Streaming has quietly widened the circle — playlist discoveries feeding a catalogue that never chased hits (Last.fm). Among prog collectors, Action Printing is furniture.[edit]

iFANN-only numbers, read from live data: Last.fm: 14,584 listeners, 76,228 plays (fetched 2026-10-13). No YouTube data is attached to this entry. Popularity rank: #40,095 overall, #29,915 by type (ranked 2026-10-19). He holds no placement in the iFAMOUS Global Fame Engine Top 1,000 or any Top-100 scope list. His public is a connoisseur cult — Zeuhl devotees and vinyl collectors — with no formal fandom name.[edit]

His full name was Teddy Albert Lasry (Discogs). Last.fm's bio notes the pivot: sax in Magma, then synthesizers and library releases (Last.fm). Birthplace sources conflict — Nice per reissue liner notes, Paris per the label obituary (Liner notes, MIG Music). Claims about compilation features, viral videos and studio habits could not be verified and are dropped.[edit]

Son of Jacques and Yvonne Lasry; brother Stany (Discogs). Married to Talila Guteville, singer of Yiddish and Jewish-diaspora repertoire, until his death (Discogs). Lived in Paris for most of his adult life. Whether the couple had children is not publicly documented.[edit]

Magma, the Christian Vander-led band he recorded and toured with (Prog Archives). Talila (Talila Guteville), the Yiddish-repertoire singer, his wife and collaborator (Discogs). Structures Sonores Lasry-Baschet and Univeria Zekt, among his listed groups (Discogs).[edit]

Married to Talila Guteville, interpreter of Yiddish and diaspora song, until his death in May 2024 (Discogs). Courtship detail is not public; the partnership fused their shared heritage with intertwined musical lives.[edit]

The final days of Teddy Lasry unfolded quietly in Paris, where the composer and multi-instrumentalist spent most of his adult life. On May 10, 2024, Lasry passed away, bringing an end to a career that had bridged experimental progressive rock, electronic music, and instrumental funk since the late 1960s. The specific cause of death was not publicly disclosed by his family or official sources, leaving the circumstances of his passing private.

Available records confirm his birth in Nice or Paris in 1947 and document his work as a co-founder of the band Magma alongside his contributions to discography released between 1974 and 1996. His musical legacy persists through existing recordings found on streaming platforms and music repositories, which continue to serve as primary sources for understanding his artistic output. The details regarding his final days, public reaction, funeral arrangements, or posthumous estate handling remain unverified in current documentation.[edit]

No net worth figure was published by Lasry or a credible outlet; the $5 million posthumous estimate previously on this page was unsourced and is dropped. Documented revenue lines: solo-album royalties, Magma royalties, licensing and reissues (Discogs, MIG Music).[edit]