Wobbly (musician)
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Wobbly (aka Jon Leidecker) | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jon Leidecker |
Genres | Experimental, Electronic |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Instruments | Keyboards |
Associated acts |
J Lesser Matmos People Like Us |
Website | detritus.net/wobbly/index.html |
Wobbly is the moniker of Jon Leidecker a San Francisco–based musician/composer of experimental electronic music.[1] He has released works on Tigerbeat6, Illegal Art, Alku, Phthalo, and others. He has been producing music since 1987 and ongoing studio and live projects involve collaborations with People Like Us,[2][3] Thomas Dimuzio, Kevin Blechdom, Tim Perkis, Matmos and The Weatherman of Negativland.[1] He is also a member of the Chopping Channel and Sagan.
In 2002, Leidecker was responsible for the first montage and final cleanup of the Keep the Dog album, That House We Lived In (2003).[4][5]
With Negativland's Mark Hosler and Peter Conheim along with Doug Wellman, Leidecker produced "There Is No Don", a live tribute to the late Don Joyce and his work, on July 23, 2015.[6]
Discography
- Wild Why (CD, 2002, Tigerbeat6)
- Simultaneous Quodlibet (CD, 2010, Important Records) – with Lesser and Matmos
- Music for the Fire (CD, 2010, Illegal Art) – with People Like Us
References
- 1 2 Rowell, Mike (October 9, 2002). "Wobbly: Wild Why (Tigerbeat6)". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Shepherd, Sam (June 14, 2010). "People Like Us & Wobbly – Music for the Fire". musicOMH. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Couture, François. "Music for the Fire". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Sękowski, Tom. "Fred Frith interview, October 2003". Bagatellen.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ That House We Lived In (Media notes). Keep the Dog. London: Fred Records. 2003.
- ↑ There Is No Don free download on Negativland's website.
- ↑ "Wobbly discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jon Leidecker. |
- Official homepage
- Variations #1. A series on Sampling Music by Jon Leidecker for Ràdio Web MACBA. Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
- Jon Leidecker lecture on sampling music and collage. Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona.
- Golden, Barbara. "Conversation with Tim Perkis and Wobbly." eContact! 12.2 — Interviews (2) (April 2010). Montréal: CEC.
- _____. "Conversation with Sagan (Wobbly)." eContact! 12.2 — Interviews (2) (April 2010). Montréal: CEC.
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