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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. Initially studying medicine in Paris, he met the inventor of the Ondioline, which led him to quit medical school and travel across Europe to demonstrate this early keyboard instrument. At the age of 30, he moved to New York City, where he was sponsored by an individual who built him an experimental laboratory and recording studio. There, Perrey invented a new process for generating rhythms using sequences and loops, incorporating environmental sounds from musique concrète. He used scissors, splicing tape, and tape recorders to create a unique and comedic vision of the future of music. In New York, Perrey befriended other musicians and became one of the first Moog musicians, known for creating innovative electronic entertainment. In 1965, he collaborated with a former associate of another notable musician, and together they produced two albums: "The In Sound from Way Out!" (1966) and "Moog Indigo" (1967). Perrey also worked on sound design for radio and television advertising. After returning to France, he composed for television, scored ballets, and continued his research into therapeutic sounds for insomniacs. Some of his works released on library labels are credited to his daughter, who inspired him with ideas while playing the organ, earning her recognition in his compositions.

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