Anas Canon is an American audio engineer, producer, DJ, songwriter and media consultant.Sobh, Mariam. " ", Illume, 21 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-20. He lectures at conferences,"[Curtis, E. Edward, "Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History, Volume 1", Facts on File INC, 2010. universities,"", USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20. and embassies" ", US Embassy, 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23. on cultural diplomacy, globalization, sound arts, and the music industry.

Career

Decorative Audio/Very Necessary Canon currently serves as the creative director for the record label "Decorative Audio" as well as the chief creative consultant for its multimedia branch.

Remarkable Current Canon served as the artistic director and executive producer for the independent music collective Remarkable Current, which he founded in 2001.Sobh, Mariam. " ", Illume, 21 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-20. Since 2001, Remarkable Current has released 15 full-length albums ranging in genres.

Hip Hop Ambassadors

As an extension of Decorative Audio, Canon developed the 'Hip Hop Ambassadors' program which presents positive examples of Urban American musicians to the international community.Jusuf, Muhammad. "", All Voices, 21 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20. The Hip Hop Ambassadors have toured Indonesia, The UK, Turkey, Jerusalem, The UAE, Morocco, Egypt, Tanzania, Tunisia and Algeria" ", Hip Hop Ambassadors, 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20. Their Indonesian tour in 2010, sponsored by the US State Department's Performance Arts Initiative, broke US Embassy press records in the region and reached millions of viewers.Embassy, U.S. "", Embassy of The United States – Jakarta, Indonesia, 23 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

Music: Producing, Recording and Touring Canon has toured and recorded with artists in America, Europe,Mascarenhas, Hyacinth "", Elan, 23 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-20. Africa.Megrov. "", MidEast Dynasty, 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-20. the Middle East," ", Retrieved 2011-10-20. and Asia.Siregar, Lisa. "", The Jakarta Globe, 23 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20. In addition to producing records, he creates music for film, television, and commercials."", IMDB, Retrieved 2011-10-20.

Distinctions His client list includes: Aloe Blacc, The Black Eyed Peas, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Common, Zion I, Erik Rico, Amir Sulaiman, Native Deen, and Poetic Pilgrimage.Gigernzer, Thalia. "", The New York Times, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

Canon is highlighted in the documentary film Deen Tight.Davis, Mustafa. " ", Deen Tight, 2009. Retrieved 2011-10-20. The documentary continues to be screened around the globe at embassies, universities and cultural centers."", USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

Canon has been published in the Washington Post,Canon, Anas. "", The Washington Post, 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20. the New York Times,Gigernzer, Thalia. "", The New York Times, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20. CNN.com and has been aired on PBS,"", POV, 23 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-10-20. BBC and MTV.

Canon broadcasts a monthly DJ set called The Center of Intention.Canon, Anas. "", The Center of Intention, January 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

Since 2006 Canon has been employed by Apple Inc as a Creative.

References

External links http://www.anascanon.com http://www.remarkablecurrent.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110915090255/http://www.hiphopambassadors.com/ http://remarkablecurrent.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/djanascanon http://www.thecenterofintention.com