Daniel Behrens (born March 11, 1983) better known by his stage name Danimal Cannon, is an American

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composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

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chiptune Chiptune, also known as chip music or 8-bit music, is a style of synthesized electronic music made using the programmable sound generator (PSG) sound chips or synthesizers in vintage arcade machines, computers and video game consoles. The t ...

music performer. He is most known for combining guitar playing with Game Boy music. He is also known for his presentations on chipmusic, having hosted panels at Penny Arcade Expo, YouTube tutorials, a TEDx Talk, and a Game Boy masterclass workshop at

Blip Festival The Blip Festival was a festival that celebrated chiptune music with musical performances, workshops, and screenings of movies. It was held annually starting in 2006 in New York City. In recent years, there have been international versions of Bl ...

2012. His album releases have been licensed for several games, including 8BitMMO, Wave Wave, and

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''The Power Cosmic'' (2011) (only available on the Player vs Performer Tour) * ''Roots'' (2012) * ''Parallel Processing'' (with Zef) (2013) * ''Lunaria'' (2016)

Game soundtracks

* ''Surfing Tsunami'' (2012) * ''Build a Zombie' (2012) * ''Cursor Curse'' (2013) * ''Rocket Fizz CandyCade'' (2013) * ''Wave Wave'' (2014) (licensed from Parallel Processing) * '' 8bit MMO'' (2014) (licensed from Roots and Parallel Processing) * ''Proton Pulse'' (2014) * '' JumpJet Rex'' (2015) * ''Apocolypse Baseball'' (2015) * ''Chip Beat Blaster'' (2015) * ''Bounty Hackers'' (2016) * ''Vanguard V'' (2016) * ''Starr Mazer'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2018) (licensed from Parallel Processing) * ''

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Armcannon

* ''Legvacuum'' (2008) * ''The Return Of The Attack Of The Legend Of Pizzor'' (2009) * ''Legvacuum 2'' (2013)

Metroid Metal

* ''Varia Suite'' (2009) * ''Expansion Pack'' EP (2010) * ''Other Album'' (2014)

Weaponex

* ''Nuclear Winter'' EP (2012)

Compilations

* ''Chiptunes = Win Volume 1'' (2012) * ''Rochester Chip Fest 2012'' (2013) * ''World 1–2'' (2013) * ''MAGfest = Win'' (2014) * ''Format.DF'' (2014)

Guest appearances

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– ''Frets of Valmar: Grandia II'' (2011) * C-Jeff – ''Preschtale'' (2012) * Minecraft: The Story of Mojang Soundtrack (2012) * Mega Man 25th Anniversary – ''For Everlasting Peace'' (2013) * C-Jeff – ''Big Steel Wheels'' (2013) * Joshua Morse – ''Vlad II'' (2015)

Video game remixes

Danimal Cannon honed his production skills and knowledge of old video game consoles by remixing video game music. His work has been featured on sites like

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He also performs remixes of video game music with his other bands Armcannon and Metroid Metal. * The Bad Dudes – ''No Balls, No Glory'' (2008) * The Bad Dudes – ''Chronotorious'' (2009) * The Bad Dudes – ''Jingle All The Way'' (2009) * Contra 4 – ''Rocked 'n' Loaded'' (2010) * The Bad Dudes and OverClocked Remix – ''Heroes Vs Villains'' (2011) * Shovel Knight - ''Strike The Earth!'' – Just Shapes & Beats (Just Shovels and Knights DLC) (2020)

References

External links

*
Video Game Music Database artist page

Danimal Cannon Bandcamp page
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