Peter Buchanan (a.k.a. Mr. Dick, a.k.a. Opal Block^[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 was a member of the hip hop group Surreal Knowledge^[6] and the music production collective Tactical Thinking. He is originally from Blackpool, but now lives in London where he runs the record label N4 records.^[7][8]

Pete has worked with Inja, Guilty Simpson,^[9] Dr Syntax,^[10] Sway, Stig of the Dump, Magestik Legend, Kyza, Foreign Beggars,^[11] 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.^[12] 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 ^[13] and Adidas,^[14] and his tracks have been featured in many others, such as ITV's Euro 2020 advertisement.^[15]

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