Simon Cann is a writer based in London. He is the author of a range of music-related and business-related books, including How to Make a Noise, Made it in China, and Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User.

Before turning his attention to full-time writing, he spent over 15 years as a management consultant where his clients included global music industry, entertainment, and broadcasting companies, as well as companies in the financial services, aeronautical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.