The Qwartz Pierre-Schaeffer 2012 will be given at the 8th Gala of the Qwartz Electronic Music Awards on March 29, 2012 at the Centquatre in Paris (France). Francis Dhomont joins the previous awardees (the prize is given since 2006): Bernard Parmegiani; Henri Pousseur, Otavio Soares Brandão; Jean-Claude Risset, Beatriz Ferreyra, Max Mathews; Åke Parmerud, Roger Cochini; François Bayle; and Éliane Radigue.