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Birth name | Daniel Rosenfeld |
Born | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 9 May 1989
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Discography | C418 discography |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Ghostly International[3] |
Member of | Co-founder of Ivy Road |
Website | c418 |
Daniel Rosenfeld (born 9 May 1989), known professionally as C418 (pronounced "see four eighteen"),[4] is a German musician, producer and sound engineer. Known for his minimalistic ambient work, he rose to fame as the former composer and sound designer for the sandbox video game Minecraft (2011).
Rosenfeld was first introduced to music production by his brother Harry, and took it up as a hobby. Rosenfeld met game developer Markus Persson on the online forum TIGSource, and became the sound designer and composer for Persson's project Minecraft. Rosenfeld released the soundtrack albums Volume Alpha (2011) and Volume Beta (2013) for the game. Rosenfeld released the album 148 (2015), and wrote and produced the theme for Beyond Stranger Things (2017). He released the studio album Excursions (2018), and scored the Steam release of Cookie Clicker (2021). Rosenfeld co-founded the independent video game developer Ivy Road with developers Davey Wreden and Karla Zimonja. He is composing the soundtrack for their first game, Wanderstop (2024).
Rosenfeld's music has received acclaim for its nostalgic value and relaxing quality. In August 2023, he was ranked at #1 on Billboard magazine's emerging artists chart.[5]