Danimal Cannon

Danimal Cannon
Danimal Cannon performing in 2012
Danimal Cannon performing in 2012
Background information
Born (1983-03-11) March 11, 1983 (age 41)
OriginBuffalo, New York, United States
GenresChiptune, video game music
Instrument(s)Guitar, Game Boy
Years active2008–present
Websitedanimalcannon.com

Daniel Behrens (born March 11, 1983), better known by his stage name Danimal Cannon, is an American video game composer[1] and chiptune music performer.[2] 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,[3] YouTube tutorials, a TEDx Talk,[4] and a Game Boy masterclass workshop at Blip Festival 2012.[5]

His album releases have been licensed for several games, including 8BitMMO,[6] Wave Wave,[7] and Just Shapes & Beats.

  1. ^ "New Kickstarter Featuring Music by Jake Kaufman and Danimal Cannon". Original Sound Version. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. ^ "5 Quick Questions: Parallel Processing (Danimal Cannon)". Original Sound Version. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. ^ Danimal Cannon (2012-04-30). "PAX East 2012 – Chiptune panel by Danimal Cannon ft. Bright Primate". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. ^ TEDx Talks (2013-11-15). "Chiptune: Pushing the Limits Using Constraints: Dan Behrens(Danimal Cannon) at TEDxBuffalo". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  5. ^ "Blip Festival 2012: Interview with Danimal Cannon". Pixelitis. Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  6. ^ "8BitMMO now has Music! « 8BitMMO Blog". Blog.8bitmmo.net. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  7. ^ Jeffries, Adrianne (2014-03-07). "The brutally hard 'Wave Wave' is twitch gaming at its best". The Verge. Retrieved 2014-08-22.