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Jean-Jacques Perrey (20 January 1929 – 4 November 2016) was a French electronic musician and composer, recognized as an early pioneer in the electronic music genre. Born in Amiens, France, he initially studied medicine in Paris before meeting the inventor of the Ondioline, which led him to quit medical school and travel across Europe to demonstrate this keyboard, a precursor to modern synthesizers. At the age of 30, Perrey moved to New York City, where he was sponsored by a benefactor who provided him with an experimental laboratory and recording studio. There, he developed a new process for generating rhythms using sequences and loops, incorporating environmental sounds from musique concrète. Utilizing tape recorders and splicing tape, he created a unique and humorous vision of the future of music. He became one of the first musicians to work with Moog synthesizers, producing what he described as "far out electronic entertainment." In 1965, Perrey collaborated with a former associate of another electronic music pioneer. Together, they produced two albums, "The In Sound from Way Out!" (1966) and "Moog Indigo" (1967), using the Ondioline and Perrey's innovative loops. He also contributed to sound design for radio and television advertising. After returning to France, Perrey continued his creative endeavors by composing for television, scoring ballet performances, and conducting medical research into therapeutic sounds for insomniacs. Some of his works released on

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