Brian Cannon

{{Short description|British graphic designer, music manager and director}}

Brian Cannon is a British graphic designer, art director, photographer, band manager and music video director.{{cite web| title=Brian Cannon> Credits (ARTISTdirect) | url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/credits/0,,594003,00.html |publisher=Artistdirect |accessdate =August 1, 2009}} His Microdot graphic design company created the album cover for Oasis' debut album, Definitely Maybe in 1994.{{cite web |first=Trevor |last=Baker |title=Feature: The dying art of record sleeve design |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/apr/21/thedyingartofrecordsleeve |date=April 21, 2008 |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |accessdate=August 1, 2009}}

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.{{cite web |first=Mickey |last=O'Connor |title=Feature: Cover Story |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/19/100-best-album-covers-ever/ |date=March 19, 2001 |publisher=Time Inc. |accessdate=January 8, 2021}} 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{{cite web| title=Verve, The - Urban Hymns | url=http://www.discogs.com/Verve-Urban-Hymns/release/368250 |publisher=discogs |accessdate =August 1, 2009}} (The Verve) and 1977{{cite web| title=Ash - 1977 | url=http://www.discogs.com/Ash-1977/release/810213 |publisher=discogs |accessdate =August 1, 2009}} (Ash), along with two further Oasis albums—(What's The Story) Morning Glory?{{cite web| title=Oasis (2) - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? | url=http://www.discogs.com/Oasis-Whats-The-Story-Morning-Glory/release/1143137 |publisher=discogs |accessdate =August 1, 2009}} and Be Here Now.

He has also designed record sleeves for Ruthless Rap Assassins,{{cite web| title=Ruthless Rap Assassins - And It Wasn't A Dream | url=http://www.discogs.com/Ruthless-Rap-Assassins-And-It-Wasnt-A-Dream/release/360641 |publisher=discogs |accessdate =August 1, 2009}} Suede{{cite web| title=Suede - We Are The Pigs | url=http://www.discogs.com/Suede-We-Are-The-Pigs/release/720551 |publisher=discogs |accessdate =August 1, 2009}} and Super Furry Animals, and is the former manager of the now-defunct Scottish experimental rock group, The Beta Band.{{cite web| title=Beta Band Biography | url=https://www.nme.com/artists/beta-band#biography |publisher=IPC Media |accessdate =August 1, 2009}}{{cite web | title=The Beta Band: Biography | url=http://music.msn.com/music/artist-biography/the-beta-band/ | publisher=MSN Music | accessdate=August 1, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614045820/http://music.msn.com/music/artist-biography/the-beta-band/ | archive-date=June 14, 2012 | url-status=dead }}

Cannon was given The Lifetime Achievement Award by the global Annual Design Awards in November 2011.