Brian Cannon
Introduction '''Brian Cannon''' is a British graphic designer, art director, photographer, band manager and music video director. His Microdot graphic design company created the album cover for Oasis' debut album, ''Definitely Maybe'' in 1994.Two of Cannon's record sleeve designs—''Definitely Maybe'' (#14) and "This Is Music" (#79)—featured in ''Q'' magazine's "The Hundred Best Record Covers Of All Time" list published in 2001.He is noted for "his grandiose, ridiculously time-consuming (photo) shoots", and has produced a number of record sleeves for UK number one albums, including ''Urban Hymns'' (The Verve) and ''1977'' (Ash), along with two further Oasis albums—''(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'' and ''Be Here Now''.He has also designed record sleeves for Ruthless Rap Assassins, Suede and Super Furry Animals, and is the former manager of the now-defunct Scottish experimental rock group, The Beta Band.Cannon was given The Lifetime Achievement Award by the global Annual Design Awards in November 2011.
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