- Jean-Jacques Perrey
Jean-Jacques Perrey is a French electronic music producer and was an early pioneer in the genre. He is best known within the sphere of popular music as a member of the influential electronic music group
Perrey and Kingsley .Biography
Perrey was born in France in 1929. He was studying medicine in Paris when he met George Jenny, inventor of the
Ondioline . Quitting medical school, Perrey traveled through Europe demonstrating this keyboard ancestor of the modern synthesizer. At the age of 30, Perrey relocated to New York, sponsored by Caroll Bratman, who built him an experimental laboratory and recording studio. Here he invented "a new process for generating rhythms with sequences and loops", utilising the environmental sounds of "musique concrète." With scissors, splicing tape, and tape recorders, he spent weeks piecing together a uniquely comique take on the future. BefriendingRobert Moog , he became one of the first Moog synth musicians, creating "far out electronic entertainment". In 1965 Perrey metGershon Kingsley , a former colleague ofJohn Cage . Together, using Ondioline and Perrey's loops, they created two albums for Vanguard — "The In Sound From Way Out" (1966) and "Kaleidoscopic Vibrations" (1967). Perrey and Kingsley collaborated on sound design for radio and television advertising. Perrey returned to France, composing for television, scoring for ballet and continuing medical research into therapeutic sounds for insomniacs.Trivia
* The rap group
Beastie Boys released an instrumental CD titled, as a tribute to Perrey & Kingsley, "The In Sound From Way Out."* Two themes from Perrey, "The elephant never forgets" and "Barroque Hoedown" were used in Mexico by the writer/ comedian
Roberto Gomez Bolaños ,Chespirito as the main themes fron his comedy showsEl Chavo Del Ocho andEl Chapulin Colorado .* In 2006 Perrey began collaborating with producer
Luke Vibert for Lo Records. The result is a blend of retro and modern analogue synth-pop, encapsulating many genres and the two respective styles of the artists.* One theme from Perrey, "Gossip Perpetuo" were used in Sweden by the comedians
Anders och Måns in their selftitled comedy show on Swedish television.Discography
As
Perrey and Kingsley * "The In Sound From Way Out!" (1966)
* "Kaleidoscopic Vibrations " (1967)As Jean Jacques Perrey
* "Prelude au Sommeil" (1957) [France only]
* "Cadmus, Le Robot de l'Espace" (1959) [France Only]
* "Mr. Ondioline" (1960) [EP]
* "Musique Electronic Du Cosmos" (1962)
* "The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound of Jean Jacques Perrey" (1968)
* "The Happy Moog" (1969)
* "Moog Indigo " (1970)
* "Moog Sensations" (1971)
* "Moog Expressions" (1972)
* "Quadraphonic Demonstration Album - Program 2" (1972)
* "Moog Generation " (1973)
* "Mig Mag Moog" (1974)
* "Dynamoog" (with Gilbert Sigrist) (1978)
* "Good Moog - Astral Animations & Komputer Kartoons" (1998)
* "Circus of Life" (with Gilbert Sigrist) (1999)
* "Eclektronics" (with David Chazam) (2000)
* "Moog Sensations" (2001)
* "The Happy Electropop Music Machine" (withDana Countryman )(2006)
* "Moog Acid " (withLuke Vibert ) (2007)
* "Destination Space" (withDana Countryman )(2008)External links
* [http://emusician.com/em_spotlight/perrey_countryman/ November 2006 interview with Perrey]
* [http://jeanjacquesperrey.com Perrey's official site]
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