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Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman

General Info

  • Genre: Electronica

    Location Evian, Rhône-Alpes, FR

    Profile Views: 16214

    Last Login: 4/20/2010

    Member Since 7/8/2008

    Website http://www.jeanjacquesperrey.com

    Record Label OGLIO RECORDS

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    WANT TO BE OUR FRIEND? Great!.. However, if you are just contacting us to plug your own music, that's not a good reason. To convince us you are really a fan, you must say something about JJP or DC in your Friend request. Hope to hear from you soon...! -- JJ and DC .. ***** .... JEAN-JACQUES PERREY Bio: .. Jean-Jacques Perrey is a legend, and a pioneer in the popular electronic music field. He was the second musician to ever own a Moog Synthesizer, and one of the first to record with it, way back in 1966. Over the past five decades, Perrey has released many classic MOOG albums, featuring his trademark crazy tape loops and his catchy original melodies. His theme "Baroque Hoedown" (co-composed with Gershon Kingsley) has been featured as part of Disneyland's much-loved "Main Street Electrical Parade" for over 30 years. Even today, Perrey's music has been sampled by countless popular Hip-hop and Rap artists, including Ice T, DJ Premier, Gangstarr, and many others. At age 77, Perrey is still very much active, and still creating "Music for Smiles and Laughs"..... Perrey comments: "Today, more than ever, mankind continues to face so many negative influences. So, many years ago I decided to make it my musical mission to contribute by bringing more optimism, humor and faith in the future to all my brothers and sisters of this planet.".... For bookings of concerts, lectures, or to license the music of Jean-Jacques Perrey, please contact his daughter, Patricia Leroy at patricia.leroy@citycable.ch.... Thank you very much friends and in the words of Jean-Jacques, "Keep Smiling"! .... DANA COUNTRYMAN Bio:.. As a kid, Dana Countryman took the usual piano lessons, but he says he never did well in his lessons, and (just like Jean-Jacques) never learned how to read music. He taught himself to play the piano (by ear) at age 16, and started writing songs, influenced by the Beatles and the Carpenters. At 17, Dana became fascinated with Jean-Jacques' Vanguard records, and he remembers taking them to high school. "In French class, I was too busy studying the cover art to JJ's records, to bother to learn to speak French!".... Years later, Dana was in many bands, from rock 'n' roll bands to jazz and lounge groups, and for 7 years, Dana was the editor and publisher of a music publication called COOL AND STRANGE MUSIC MAGAZINE. The magazine had a loyal readership, with subscribers all over the world. One of the readers' favorite artists was Jean-Jacques Perrey, who appeared on the cover of two different issues. Jean-Jacques eventually considered Dana his official biographer, due to his many interviews with JJ, and in 2000 Dana traveled to France to meet JJ face-to-face in Paris. .... The two met again, in person, in 2003, when they recorded a tune together in David Chazam's Paris recording studio. That laid the foundation down for their first CD, "The Happy Electropop Music Machine" on Oglio Records (2006.) Dana says "Jean Jacques and I have been friends now for 14 years, and I never dreamed when I was carrying his albums to high school, that someday we'd become good friends, AND record two CDs together!".... .. .. ..
  • Members

    You are listening to a few tracks from our current CD, "DESTINATION SPACE"! It was released on OGLIO RECORDS on Sept. 30, 2008!
  • Influences

    Too many to mention!
  • Sounds Like

    Jean-Jacques Perrey! ;)

Videos

Neutronia

05:14 | 203 plays | Jul 18 2008

Comments

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  • 3 years ago
  • Votre CHAZAM

    that comment will only talk to french ones
    (excuse our french)

    hey !
    David Chazam

    3 years ago
  • Film_ Inacan

    Hi

    Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman



    thank you for being my myspace friend and.........

    Photobucket

    4 years ago
  • Christus & The Cosmonau…

    Thanks for adding us, Jean-Jacques and Dana! Dana, I am really impressed my that Martenot controller, I am looking forward to seeing it in action!

    4 years ago
  • yves baechler

    thank you for accepting my request 8P
    you are the best ^0^

    4 years ago
  • SWITCHED ON BOB

    SWITCHED ON BOB - A Tribute to BOB MOOG

    Welcome to the SWITCHED ON BOB project!
    Switched on Bob is a tribute to Bob Moog. Not a conventional compilation, but an authentic project dedicated to the father of modern synthesizers.

    Switched on Bob is represented by 20 Artists from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, U.S.A.
    Among these artists, two milestones of electronic music: Mr.
    Jean Jacques Perrey
    and Mr.
    Dan Lacksman
    .


    Follow this link for listening to this premiere!
    >> Switched on Bob [myspace page]

    4 years ago
  • Per Olund band

    Hello Maestros !

    Get ready for something strange:
    With kind permission of the world famous opera singer Ingvar Wixell, born 1931, per olund band present their latest song "the crippled court jester".
    Welcome!

    Per

    4 years ago
  • Per Olund band

    thank you for friendship. i have red your biography and hope you two guys will do more music together.
    i have a new song up, come and listen to it when you get time. it's called "irreparably damaged".

    4 years ago
  • Peter Alsop

    Welcome to our space!
    Thanks for the add!!
    And thanks for sharing some of your music. We enjoyed visiting your space!!!
    Thanks, Peter Alsop & Staff

    4 years ago
  • D@vid

    Quel honneur ! Un nouveau CD à quelques jours de mon anniversaire. Merci pour l'ajout.
    D@vid (grand fan surtout de BH!)

    4 years ago
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