Danimal Cannon

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]

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

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

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)
  • Mighty No. 9 (2016)
  • Just Shapes & Beats (2018) (licensed from Parallel Processing)
  • RetroMania Wrestling (2021)

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
  • Stemage – 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.[8] His work has been featured on sites like OverClocked ReMix and Dwelling of Duels. He also performs remixes of video game music with his other bands Armcannon and Metroid Metal.[9]

  • 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
  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.
  8. ""Danimal Cannon: From Blip across to BitGen" | Alpha and Omega Radio". Alphaomegaradio.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  9. "Danimal Cannon knows how to rock chiptunes HARD". Destructoid. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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