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C418

German composer and record producer (born 1989)

PersonAge 37humanQ1847436

Also known as Daniel Rosenfeld

Born: May 9, 1989
Birthplace: Chemnitz
Citizenship: Germany
Occupation: composer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, record producer
, musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Languages spoken, written or signed: German

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Daniel Rosenfeld, known professionally as C418, is a German composer and record producer. Known for his minimalistic ambient work, he rose to fame as the original composer and sound designer for the 2011 sandbox video game Minecraft. Acclaimed for its nostalgic value and relaxing quality, his music for the game is considered one of the greatest video game soundtracks ever composed.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-08-29
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Given name: Daniel
Birth name: Daniel Rosenfeld
Website: c418.org language: English
Family name: Rosenfeld
Genre: electronic music
ambient music
tech house
intelligent dance music
dance-pop
downtempo
house music
drum and bass
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chiptune
Start of work period: 2006
Label: Ghostly International
Discography: C418 discography
Social media followers: 785,000(August 17, 2025) youtube channel id: UCnsbQM9ZgyCvYdHVRlRr8dg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-08-17
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228,145(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14649689
710,000(March 10, 2025) youtube channel id: UCnsbQM9ZgyCvYdHVRlRr8dg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-03-10
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640,000(July 13, 2024) youtube channel id: UCnsbQM9ZgyCvYdHVRlRr8dg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-07-13
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579,000(January 14, 2024) youtube channel id: UCnsbQM9ZgyCvYdHVRlRr8dg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-14
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472,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCnsbQM9ZgyCvYdHVRlRr8dg
219,284(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14649689
340,000(February 2, 2022) youtube channel id: UCnsbQM9ZgyCvYdHVRlRr8dg
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200,762(January 6, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14649689
177,671(April 25, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14649689
Field of work: music
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
2.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Commons Creator page: C418
Name in native language: Daniel Rosenfeld
Pseudonym: C418, Minecraft Music Creator
Instrument: synthesizer
keyboard instrument
piano

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