Peter Buchanan (a.k.a. Mr. Dick, a.k.a. Opal Block), known professionally as Pete Cannon, is a British

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and hip hop music producer, DJ and vocalist, famous for producing on

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hardware such as

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and

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and

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such as

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. He was a member of the hip hop group Surreal Knowledge 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. Pete has worked with Inja,

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, Dr Syntax, Sway, Stig of the Dump, Magestik Legend, Kyza,

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, 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

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' album Roaring 20s including the hit single

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. He has released on several record labels: High Focus,

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, N4 Records, Kniteforce and Swamp 81. He also produces music for advertisements, including for companies like Apple and Adidas, and his tracks have been featured in many others, such as ITV's Euro 2020 advertisement.

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