Wobbly (musician)

Wobbly is the moniker of Jonathan Henning Leidecker<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (born 1970),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> an American musician/composer of experimental electronic music based in San Francisco.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Biography

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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Thomas Dimuzio, Kevin Blechdom, Tim Perkis, Matmos, The Weatherman of Negativland,<ref name=":0" /> and Dieter Moebius & Tim Story.<ref name="discogs.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2008, Leidecker worked on the podcast 'Variations' for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is an overview of the history of collage and the practice of 'sampling' through 20th century music.<ref name=":2" />

In 2011, Leidecker joined the multimedia collective Negativland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jon continues to produce and host Don's Over the Edge weekly radio program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}/</ref>

In 2015, he joined Splendor Generator with Bill Thibault, Tim Perkis and Xopher Davidson (of ANTIMATTER).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

Date	Title	Artist(s)	Type and label	Notes
2000	Campfire Special on KZSU	Wobbly, People Like Us, The Jet Black Hair People	online	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Wild Why	Wobbly	CD, Tigerbeat6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	There Goes Nothing	Wobbly, People Like Us	CD, Tigerbeat6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Live at Black Box	Wobbly, People Like Us	CD, Tigerbeat6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Live At ATA, 12 October 2002	Wobbly, People Like Us	CD, Tigerbeat6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Baby Makes Three 2 on Over The Edge, KPFA	Wobbly, People Like Us, Don Joyce	online	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2003	Wide Open Spaces	Wobbly, People Like Us, Matmos	CD, Tigerbeat6	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	Simultaneous Quodlibet	Wobbly, Lesser, Matmos	CD, Important Records	<ref name=":1" />
2010	Music for the Fire	Wobbly, People Like Us	CD, Illegal Art	<ref name=":1" />
2014	Snowghost Pieces	Wobbly, Moebius, Story	CD, Bureau B	<ref name="discogs.com" />
2017	Familiar	Wobbly, Moebius, Story	LP/CD, Bureau B	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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• 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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