Jean-Hervé Péron, also known as “art-errorist”, is a musician, composer and performer born in Casablanca in 1949. He is best known as a co-founder and key member of the legendary band Faust, one of the pioneers of Krautrock and avant-garde music. The political rebellion of the late 1960s also fostered radical ideas in the arts. Péron brought the spirit of Dada, Fluxus ideas and a strong inclination towards experimentation to Faust. These influences were evident not only in the group’s music – sound collages and musique concrète – but also in its stage practice, as Faust concerts evolved into radical spectacles combining music, painting and performance. In the early 1970s, Faust released its landmark albums Faust, So Far and IV. This period also saw the release of Outside the Dream Syndicate, recorded with American minimalist Tony Conrad. The longstanding friendship between Conrad and Péron resulted not only in this album but also in influences that can be traced in Faust’s work, particularly in its performative dimension. Alongside his work with Faust, Jean-Hervé Péron has pursued a solo career; his album MOI was released in 2026. Over the decades, he has been involved in numerous musical projects and initiatives and has collaborated with artists including Jim O’Rourke and Steven Stapleton, as well as groups such as Slapp Happy and Henry Cow, to name just a few. In 1996, Péron initiated the Avantgarde Festival in Schiphorst, near Hamburg. With occasional interruptions, the festival has continued to take place to this day.