Pete Cannon

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Pete Cannon
Birth namePeter Buchanan
Born Blackpool, UK
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • DJ
  • vocalist
Years active2012–present
Labels

Peter Buchanan [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 is originally from Blackpool, but now lives in London where he runs the record label N4 records. [6] [7] He also runs Melonskin Records with Dirty Dike https://www.melonskinrecords.co.uk/

Pete has worked with Inja, Guilty Simpson, [8] Dr Syntax, [9] Sway, Stig of the Dump, Magestik Legend, Kyza, Foreign Beggars, [10] 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. [11] 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 [12] and Adidas, [13] and his tracks have been featured in many others, such as ITV's Euro 2020 advertisement. [14]

References

  1. "N4 Records" . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  2. "Real Life Drama Records" . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. "Pete Cannon (Discogs)". Discogs . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. "Interview with Pete Cannon". 5 June 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. "Retro Jungle Production With Pete Cannon" . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  6. "7 Sides of Pete Cannon". 21 March 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  7. "N4 Records". N4 Records. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  8. "Pete Cannon - This Year (Feat. Guilty Simpson) (Deli Remix)" . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  9. "Get your hands up like a hijack: Dr Syntax discusses Let's Talk and Pete Cannon tackles some questions of his own". March 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  10. "Dread ft. Foreign Beggars (Prod. by Pete Cannon and Wizard)" . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  11. "Pete Cannon Biography" . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  12. iPhone X Unlock Ad Music — Bang Bang by Pete Cannon , retrieved 2021-08-26
  13. "Pete Cannon". www.adsoftheworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  14. "Sync: Pete Cannon / ITV - Metropolis Songs Music Publishing". 22 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-26.