In 1472 and 1473, Caron is mentioned by Loyset Compère alongside Guillaume Dufay, and stylistic similarities between the two composers suggests a relation. In addition, one of Caron's masses appears in a Cambrai manuscript dated to 1472 or 1473, the year before Dufay's death there.
Around 1472 and 1473, Caron was mentioned by Loyset Compère alongside Guillaume Dufay, and their musical styles seem related.  Furthermore, one of Caron's masses is found in a Cambrai manuscript from the year before Dufay died there.