"The rose and the cross" - on Roland SH-2000

Published on Feb 16, 2015 organfairy

"It's kinda funny that I haven't covered anything by Jean Jacques Perrey untill now. But there is a first time for everything and this time I am playing 'The rose and the cross' from the late 1960's.

I play the melody by hand on the SH-2000. The other parts run as a MIDI file that is controlling my Wersi Prisma DX-5 and Hohner GP-180 organs. The drums sounds are from a Roland RA-30."

NAMM 2015 - Moog Modular Re-issue NAMM Floor Demo Video

Published on Jan 21, 2015 sonicstate

Sound on Sound's Gordon Reid shows Sonic State's Nick Batt the new Moog Modular system at NAMM 2015 with Keith Emmerson smiling on.  Bob Moog, Brian Eno, Klaus Schulze and Herb Deutsch are featured in the background pics as well.

Update: I originally thought Klause Schulze was Jean-Jacques Perrey. Thanks goes to Qwave for the correction in the comments.  Herb Deutsch also added to the list.

"It is Klaus Schulze (with a special steel worker helmet) in the very beginning of the video behind Nick. The picture was taken during the Stahl Symphonie ("Steel Symphony") at the Ars Electronica festival in Linz (Austria) on the 8th September 1980."

"And at 20:24 you see Bob Moog with Herb Deutsch on the left picture in the back. And it is Eberhard Schoener (german musician, composer, conductor, and arranger) on the right picture. He got the a III P Moog Modular system as one of the very first musicians in Germany. Btw: in the next bavarian village used to live Florian Fricke (Popul Vuh), who also got a Moog Modular III P with the sequencer complement B very early. And Mr. Fricke sold his Modular to Klaus Schulze on the 22nd of December 1975. I think you will now see why I did the little detour about Florian Fricke."

An Interview with Jon Appleton - One of the Creators of the NED Synclavier

via Astronauta Pinguim where you'll find the full interview.

"APPLETON - I have the first and the second Synclavier but I don't play them. I am not sure they work. Sydney and Cameron and I developed the instrument first from something called The Dartmouth Digital Synthesizer. It was my conception and their design..."

Check out the "all-star" pic below. You should recognize some of the names. Peter Zinovieff was he man behind EMS. Via Fabricio Carvalho on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Astronauta Pinguim also brought us interviews with Vince Clark, Gershon Kingsley, Herb Deutsch, and Jean Jacques Perrey.

Remember you can find all interviews featured on the site via the Interviews label below.

Life, Laughter & Loops DVD - Jean-Jacques Perrey on the Ondioline

Published on Sep 20, 2012 by mee3d

"An extract from the Jean-Jacques Perrey 'Life, Laughter & Loops' DVD Boxset.
http://www.jjpdvd.com/
copyright © 2004-2012 Mal Meehan"

Adebayor, por Lira

YouTube Published on Aug 7, 2012 by cultura

MATRIXSYNTH-T sighting.

"O convidado de Fernando Faro, Lira, canta ?Adebayor?, música de sua autoria, inspirada no jogador de futebol togolês Adebayor."

Googlish: "The guest of Fernando Faro, Lira sings? Adebayor? Music of his own, inspired by the Togolese footballer Emmanuel Adebayor."

The band:
Lirinha: voice and sampler
Astronauta Pinguim: Minimoog, Crumar organ, Wurlitzer 200A electronic piano and Moog theremin
Neilton Carvalho: guitar
Hugo Carranca: percussion
Angelo Medrado: percussion
Igor Medeiros: bass synthesizer

via Fabricio Carvalho aka Astronauta Pinguim.

Be sure to see previous posts featuring Fabricio Carvalho aka Astronauto Pinguim. You'll find a performance with Lirinha here, and interviews including Vince Clarke, Gershon Kingsley, Herb Deutsch, Jean Jacques Perrey and more.

Ah se não fosse o amor, por Lira

Published on Aug 7, 2012 by cultura

"Lirinha canta ?Ah se não fosse o Amor?, uma composição dele em parceria com Dan Maia."

Ela Vai dançar, por Lira

Published on Aug 7, 2012 by cultura

"Lira fala de sua peça de teatro ?Mercadorias e Futuro? e ainda canta ?Ela Vai dançar?, uma composição dele em parceria com Fábio Trummer, da banda Eddie."

My Life, Memória e Ducontra, por Lira

Published on Aug 7, 2012 by cultura

"Lira fala de seu filho de 9 anos, que compõe e canta, nos mostra um trecho de ?My Life? canta ?Memória? e ?Ducontra?."

An RL Music interview with Jean-Jacques Perrey

Added to this post.

Jean-Jacques Perrey Lecture with Bob Moog Appearance

Jean-Jacques Perrey Lectures at the Tryptych Festival, Scotland 2004

YouTube Published on Jul 28, 2012 by mee3d

Jean-Jacques Perrey Lectures at the Tryptych Festival, Scotland 2004"

Click here and scroll for posts featuring Jean-Jacques Perrey if you are not familiar with his work. You'll find a few videos featuring him down in the list of posts.

Update:

An RL Music interview with Jean-Jacques Perrey


YouTube Published on Jul 28, 2012 by mee3d

"Richard Lawson of RL Music interviews the legendary Jean-Jacques Perrey at mee3d studio in London, August 2004."

Bleep's Guide to Electronic Music

This one in via Scott, via Bleep: "Bleep's guide to Electronic Music is a 55 track compilation charting the historical emergence of electronic music by looking at landmark tracks from the 1930s up to present day.

Our aim with this selection of music is to show the length and breadth of the medium, providing a snapshot of the genres forms and styles, and the development of the artform. Whilst there are omissions and compromises that we have had to make, we hope that we achieve our aims and we do some justice to the variety of music that we love.

This compilation developed out of a project to create a Facebook timeline charting the development of electronic music from the late 19th Century until now."

For reference check out 120 Years of Electronic Music

The collection begins with Olivier Messiaen's Oraison from 1937 performed on Ondes Martenot & Theremin (you can find the original full track previously posted here and a beautiful cover on Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum from the late Richard Lainhart here):

"Originally composed by Olivier Messiaen, this beautiful and contemplative piece of music is a monumental moment in electronic music. Argued to be the first piece of purely electronic music written expressly for live performance on the Ondes Martenot, an instrument closely related to the Theremin."

The collection ends with James Blake's CMYK"

"At just 21 years old, London producer, James Blake releases on newly relaunched R&S Records.

At its core 'CMYK' is forged from a myriad of 90's R&B samples (Aaliyah, Kelis) their voices mangled, barely recognisable and thrown into a red-eyed fire of DSP and hours spent in the waveforms."

The full track listing:

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Astronauta Pinguim MATRIXSYNTH T Sighting on TV Cultura

via Fabricio Carvalho on Facebook

"Sabado passado, logo após a gravação do Programa Ensaio (da TV Cultura) com o Fernando Faro e a turma toda reunida!!!!"

"Last Saturday, after recording the test program (TV Cultura) with Fernando Faro and the whole gang reunited!!"

Thank you my friend!

Click here for a number of posts featuring Astronauta Pinguim including interviews with Gershon Kinglsey, Herb Deutsch, and Jean Jacques Perrey. Also see One Minute of Noise for Bob Moog by Astronauta Pinguim, Astronauta Pinguim - live at CCSP - Complete Performance, and Silver Apples - A pox on you (live at SESC Vila Mariana).

Update: pictured above: "Left to right: Astronauta Pinguim (Minimoog, Crumar organ, Wurlitzer electronic piano and theremin), Neilton Carvalho (guitar - he hand-makes his own amplifiers!!!!!!!), Fernando Faro (director of TV show Programa Ensaio), Angêlo Medrado (stand-up drums), Hugo Carranca (percussion and sampler), Igor Medeiros (Nord modular synthesizer playing the basslines) and Lirinha (compositions, voice and samplers)!!!!!"

The TV episode will be televised July 15 at 23:00 (11 p.m.) Brasilia hour. It will be reprised on the following Wednesday, July 18, at 1:00 a.m. (Brasilia hour). It will also be online on TV Cultura's site. You can click on the link 'ao vivo' to watch via the Internet. http://tvcultura.cmais.com.br/ensaio

On July 28 Astronauta Pinguim will be playing with Lirinha at Festival Musicas do Mundo, in Sines (Portugal) and also in Lisboa (Portugal) on next august 1st.

Jean Jacques Perrey Interview on Astronauta Pinguim

"Jean Jacques Perrey was born on January 20, 1929 in a small village in the north of France. When he was 4 years old, Santa Claus brought him his first accordion (on Christmas Eve, 1933) and, after that, he was possessed by a "little demon of music", as he says. In 1952 while attending medical school in Paris he met George Jenny, inventor of an innovative musical instrument called Ondioline. This contact with Georges Jenny was only the first of a series of meetings with personalities who passed through the life of Jean Jacques Perrey and that somehow have marked his whole career. Because of his enormous talent to play the "ondioline", he was invited by the famous singer Edith Piaf to take part in her shows - as a musician, playing the Ondioline..."

Read the full post on Astronauta Pinguim here. via Fabricio Carvalho on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Mark Evans Rock and Moog Party

via Dana Countryman on Facebook

"One of the coolest versions of "Caravan" I've ever heard.... on the MOOG!"

Dana Countryman plays with Jean-Jacques Perrey.

A search for Dana Countryman on the top right will bring up numerous posts featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

Bob Moog Foundation Releases 2012 “Moog Pioneers in the Studio” Calendar

"December 6, 2011 - Asheville, NC - The Bob Moog Foundation announces the release of its 2012 calendar, “ Moog Pioneers in the Studio.” The calendar features photos and history from Bob Moog’s archives, as well as photos from collections of pioneering synthesists. The photos and text, compiled and written by BMF volunteer historian Brian Kehew, focus on more obscure luminaries and their fascinating instruments.

Through documenting the many musicians, composers, and scholars who collaborated with Moog, the Foundation aims to share the breadth of material encompassed in the inventor’s archives and to share the very rich history of electronic music. In addition to three photos that feature Moog himself, “Moog Pioneers in the Studio” also features Joel Chadabe, Jon Appleton, Jean Jacques-Perrey, Chris Swansen, Jon Weiss, Max Brand, Herb Deutsch, JD Robb, Eric Siday, Emmanuel Ghent, Mort Garson, and Gil Trythall.

As an ode to Moog’s pioneering work in modular synthesis, the background of calendar grid features art images of vintage Moog modules from symphonic synthiesist Erik Norlander’s 1967 modular system. The images were taken by Shaun Hollingsworth of [SIC] Images. The calendar was designed by Rose Hecht and edited by Geary Yelton. Both Kehew and Executive Director Michelle Moog-Koussa wrote forewords for the calendar.

“Saints be praised, the Bob Moog Foundation has released another fantastic, picture-laden calendar, this one for 2012! Featured in gorgeous vintage photos and posing with Moog modular synthesizers — and on occasion with the great Bob Moog himself — are 12 important pioneers of synthesized and electro-acoustic music. Some of these pioneers I’m familiar with, others not so much, and I welcome the challenge of learning more about them beyond what’s revealed by their accompanying captions. Cheers to the Bob Moog Foundation for recognizing these pioneers! I urge everyone to support the crucial Bob Moog Foundation cause by first purchasing this new calendar and by contributing in any way humanly possible.”

—Mark Vail, Music Historian, Author, Teacher and Journalist

The calendar is available for purchase on the Bob Moog Foundation's brand new online store. All proceeds from online sales go to support the Foundation's ongoing projects, including the preservation of Bob's historical and extensive archives, the expansion of our Dr. Bob's Sound School, and creation of the Moogseum in Asheville, N."

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Two Performances on The Ondioline

YouTube via BeeldenGeluid | Oct 16, 2010 | 4 likes, 0 dislikes\

The Ondioline
"De Fransman Jenny heeft een electronisch muziekinstrument uitgevonden. Hij komt, toetsenbord onder de ene arm, draagbare versterker in de hand van de andere, een geluidsstudio binnen, installeert het toetsenbord en sluit de versterker aan. Daarna demonstreert hij, samen met drie andere musici
(saxofoon, banjo, viool), hoe goed zijn uitvinding echte muziekinstrumenten kan nabootsen en speelt tenslotte samen met een violist een duet op de melodie van 'Plaisir d'amour'.
Jouw TV-favoriet op DVD bestellen?
Ga naar: http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/tvfavoriet"

Googlish:
The Frenchman Jenny has an electronic musical instrument invented. He comes, keyboard under one arm, portable amplifier based on the other, a sound studio in, install the keyboard and connect the amplifier. Then he demonstrates, along with three other musicians (Saxophone, banjo, violin), how good can mimic real musical invention and finally with a violinist playing a duet on the melody of 'Plaisir d'amour.
Your favorite TV on DVD order? Jump to: http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/tvfavoriet "

via elgauchoandres in the comments of this post on Oskar Sala and the Mixtur-Trautonium.

And via Andres: "The video on BeeldenGeluid channel [above] shows a very early model of the Ondioline like the one is on the Museo de Ureña in Spain [here].

This other video: [below] shows three different models of Ondioline on minute 8, featuring Jean-Jaques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley. As here.

In the case of interest here's the schematic: http://www.danacountryman.com/Jenny/Repairs.html and lots of info in http://www.ondioline.com/"



Electronic Musician Jean-Jacques Perrey on "I've Got a Secret"
YouTube via rrgomes | Mar 20, 2010 |

"Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey appears on "I've Got a Secret" (November 21st, 1966) with host Steve Allen and panelists Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen, Bess Myerson, and Henry Morgan.

After several other musicians are introduced along with their instruments (violin, French horn, bagpipe, clarinet) we learn that Perrey's secret is "I play one instrument that can sound like all of these."

After the game, that instrument is revealed to be the Ondioline, an early synthesizer-like keyboard instrument. He demonstrates that it can indeed mimic the sounds of the others and make unique sounds of its own.

Perrey and his collaborator Gershon Kingsley, with whom he recorded the 1966 album "The In Sound from Way Out", then play one of their compositions."

Also see this post and of course the Ondioline label below for more.

Synthetic Sound Labs JJP SampleCorder - Model 1450 - Preliminary Specifications

"The SSL 1450 JJP SampleCorder module is a humble tribute to Jean-Jacques Perrey and the early musique-concrete pioneers, where small snips of recordings were pieced together into new forms of musical expression. Now you can experiment using true analog sound samples that can be played back with electronic precision.

The SampleCorder is designed around an ISD2560 analog voice recorder chip, and includes compander chip to reduce noise and improve clarity.

Each module can hold two samples, each from a few milliseconds up to about 30 seconds. Each can be triggered manually via a panel mounted button, or by a gate pulse. A short "done" output pulse is available so that multiple modules can be cascaded. An onboard PIC CPU microprocessor controls timing, and is updateable by replacing a small socketed chip. Once triggered, the sample will play to the end of the sample and stop, and/or proceed to the next triggered sample. Premature retriggering or early truncation of a sample is not possible."

Synthetic Sound Labs on eBay
http://www.steamsynth.com/m_SampleCorder.aspx

Jean-Jacques Perrey Biography by Dana Countryman

via Dana Countryman

"My biography, "Passport To The Future: The Amazing Life and Music of Electronic Pop Music Pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey", is out NOW!
312 pages, and over 250 photographs. Interviews with Angelo Badalamenti, Robert Moog, Gershon Kingsley and many more...
Available online, and in select bookstores.

Order online here:
https://www.createspace.com/3489660

More info here:
http://passport-to-the-future.com/

- Dana Countryman
http://www.danacountryman.com"

Also on Amazon.

Added to the Synth Books section.

Moog_Tastic Offer from Dana Countryman

"The future of electronic music is now, and the legacy of Bob Moog's musical genius is alive. -- Dana Countryman

Bob Moog's inspiration spans generations of people who love music, technology and making a difference! That is why Dana Countryman—musician, composer and Jean-Jacques Perry musical partner and biographer—is offering something truly special for people who support Bob Moog's legacy with a donation to the Bob Moog Foundation

The Dana Countryman/ Jean-Jacques Perrey Holiday Moog Inspiration Gift Package

Dana's 2010 release of Moog-tastic: Electronic Melodies from the 24th Century

plus

Dana and Jean-Jacques Perrey's second collaboration, Destination Space, “a Moog-fueled trip dripping with Space Age Spy Pop and Funky Science Fiction”

plus

A handsome autographed photograph of Moog synth music legend, Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman in the studio.

All for your donation of $75 to the Bob Moog Foundation..."

Full details here. Also, don't forget to vote for the Bob Moog Foundation today and every day in December.

Passport to the Future

passport-to-the-future.com

"First, the book came out....

Now, the dedicated web site"

Jean-Jacques Perrey

Jean-Jacques Perrey Biography

via Dana Countryman

"My biography on the legendary electronic pop pioneer, Jean-Jacques Perrey is finally out NOW!!!

This has been a seven-year project, and it feels so good to finally have my book completed, and out for sale!
It will be in stores soon, and also it will be on Kindle soon, but for now you can order physical copies from my web site.

The book is 312 pages long, and has over 250 photos and illustrations. This is the ONLY biography of this French genius, and I'm proud that Jean-Jacques chose me to write it.
I interviewed scores of Jean-Jacques' collaborators and friends for this book, including Angelo Badalamenti, Robert Moog, Gershon Kingsley, Don Dorsey, Vinnie Bell, Billy Mure, and many, many more.

You can view sample pages on the ordering site here:

http://www.danacountryman.com/not%20yet.html.

I hope you'll check it out."

Update: I originally had "Auto Biography" in the title. It's actually a biography. Title fixed.

BTW, this would make a great "stocking stuffer" for the coming holidays.

Jean Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman SF 2006

YouTube via doctorpopular | August 30, 2006

"Footage from Jean Jacques Perrey's August 27th show at Recombinant Labs in San Francisco. JJP is on the left, Dana Countryman is on the right.

More info on my blog www.DrownRadio.com" [this post]

Playlist:
Opening Song - Corn on the Cob
JJ on Edith
Chicken On The Rocks
Mickey
Atomic Twist
Pizzicato Samba"

http://www.jeanjacquesperrey.com/
http://danacountryman.com/

Football Commercial, using Jean-Jacques Perrey tune!

YouTube via ElvaLives | September 01, 2010

"Here's a 2010 Football commercial, using Jean-Jacques Perrey's tune, "Brazilian Flower"!
What a combination!"


This one spotted and sent in via Dana Countryman. "It’s all “Moog” -- done in 1968. From JJ’s 1968 Vanguard LP, 'The Amazing New Electronic Sound of Jean-Jacques Perrey.'"

on Amazon.

Added to the synth CDs post.

You might also recognize the track from What you see when you die, previously posted here.

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