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Pete Cannon

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Pete Cannon
Birth namePeter Buchanan
BornBlackpool, 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

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  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.