Pete Cannon
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Pete Cannon | |
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| Birth name | Peter Buchanan |
| Born | Blackpool, UK |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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Peter Buchanan (a.k.a. Mr. Dick, a.k.a. Opal Block[3]), known professionally as Pete Cannon, is a British jungle, house and hip hop music producer, DJ and vocalist,[4] who uses retro hardware such as Amiga, Akai S900, and Roland Juno-106 and software such as OctaMED.[5]
He was a member of the hip hop group Surreal Knowledge[6] and the music production collective Tactical Thinking. He is originally from Blackpool, but now lives in London where he runs the record label N4 records.[7][8]
Pete has worked with Inja, Guilty Simpson,[9] Dr Syntax,[10] Sway, Stig of the Dump, Magestik Legend, Kyza, Foreign Beggars,[11] Yogi, Sonny Jim, Deadline and Jim Raygun, Kid Genius, MC Shaun Traynor, Kris Psychotik Liberati, Snap, and D Strong, as well as producing two tracks on Rizzle Kicks' album Roaring 20s including the hit single Lost Generation.[12] He has released on several record labels: High Focus, Hospital Records, N4 Records, Kniteforce and Swamp 81.
He also produces music for advertisements, including for companies like Apple [13] and Adidas,[14] and his tracks have been featured in many others, such as ITV's Euro 2020 advertisement.[15]
References
- ^ "N4 Records". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Real Life Drama Records". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Pete Cannon (Discogs)". Discogs. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Pete Cannon". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Retro Jungle Production With Pete Cannon". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Surreal Knowledge". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "7 Sides of Pete Cannon". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "N4 Records". N4 Records. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Pete Cannon - This Year (Feat. Guilty Simpson) (Deli Remix)". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Get your hands up like a hijack: Dr Syntax discusses Let's Talk and Pete Cannon tackles some questions of his own". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Dread ft. Foreign Beggars (Prod. by Pete Cannon and Wizard)". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "Pete Cannon Biography". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ iPhone X Unlock Ad Music — Bang Bang by Pete Cannon, retrieved 2021-08-26
- ^ "Pete Cannon". www.adsoftheworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Sync: Pete Cannon / ITV - Metropolis Songs Music Publishing". 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-26.