There have been several bands and artists named Canon. 1. The most recent of which, Aaron "Canon" McCain, Christian rap artist: Aaron “Canon” McCain was born in Chicago, Illinois, in a lower middle class area, but violence and crime would soon force his parents to journey throughout the state in hopes of finding a safe environment for him and his two older siblings. And while Canon’s parents were married and present in his life, his dad worked at night and rested during the day; so his mom took on a more influential role. As an employee at Moody Bible Institute, she would try to teach her kids about God and made sure the family went to church.Canon grew more curious about God and wanted to try rapping about things he was learning at his church. He had also begun making his own beats and rapping with his friends, but there was no place for rap at his grandfather’s traditional church. Hoping to finally grab the mic and rock the stage, Canon started attending a Hip Hop church called The House. However, the lead pastor was more concerned about his relationship with God rather than his ability to rap about him. Pastor Phil and several other brothers at the church began pouring into Canon and as a result, he gradually came to know the Lord. Within a year, he had left behind his childish ways, was performing at The House and had an ever-growing desire to know more about the Lord. And although he was now surrounded by budding rappers, his focus was on maturing in the faith; but they soon encouraged him to take all he was learning and share it through music. Canon took their advice and in 2009 dropped The Great Investment mixtape, which hit the Internet a year later to favorable reviews and caught the attention of listeners around the world. He has since been featured on Lecrae’s Rehab: The Overdose and several Reflection Music projects, as well as currently serving as hype man for Lecrae as he tours the country. Canon recently joined Reflection Music Group and now lives in Atlanta where he is preparing a full-length free album to be released this year. His desire is to contribute truth to culture while being true to who he is as an artist and a young person that is also influenced by culture. Canon wants his music and his life to inspire others to repent and trust in Christ, but also encourage believers to “be you in light of a biblical worldview.” 2. Canon was a reggae band from Skopje, Macedonia. http://ow.ly/OrdfM Members: Julijana Stojcevska (vocals) Klimentina Nasevska(vocals) Bisera Bazer(trombone, vocals) Aleksandar Savovski-Krisho (guitar) Mustafa Jonuzovski-Muso (bass) Aleksandar Ninich (keyboard, thrombone) Filip Krstevski (drums) Filip Petreski (saxophone) Valentin Vidovic (tenor saxophone) Nenad Slobodan Nedelkov-nEL(e) Producente Former members: Marija Jancevska (keyboards) Jordanco Putevski(root's) Sasko Jurukov(drumsr) Bozidar Jovovich(percusion) Dragan Mitev-cavka(trumpet) Sandra Angelova (backing vocals) Zoran Velkovski-Zuro (guitar) Vilijam Barakoski (trumpets) Krunislav Stojkovski (vocals) 3. “Canon was a short lived Philadelphia area band, Doylestown to be exact. Vegan straight edge was ascending in status throughout the hardcore scene. These youngsters picked up “Firestorm” and must have been immensely inspired by it. Canon drew influences from the burgeoning Syracuse hardcore scene. At times they remind me of Earth Crisis, Green Rage, and what Morning Again would later go on to do. Their live shows were decent and the kids seemed into what they were doing.” - Coregasm (http://coregasm.blogspot.com/2006/06/canon-solution-7.html 4.The now defunct Los Angeles rock group Canon (Mercury Records), comprised of Jason Turbin, Benji Pope, Cassidy Turbin, and Tieg Johnson. They received much attention in the LA music scene from 2006-2007 for their eclectic sound, garnering comparisons to King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Radiohead. Their singles Wide Awake, Euromatic, and S.O.S. from their debut album "Wide Awake" received widespread attention and radio play. Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/canon | Crave Review: http://www.cravemagazine.com/Evo-Content_-_pa_-_showpage_-_pid_-_752.html Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.