Career
He also headed the band Preston School of Industry, and has been a solo artist. Together they would form the band Pavement under the pseudonyms "Spiral Stairs" and "Master of Science", respectively. Kannberg wrote and sang lead vocals on several Pavement songs, including "Painted Soldiers", "Hit the Plane Down", "Kennel District", "Date With IKEA", and "Passat Dream".
After Pavement disbanded he formed a new band called Preston School of Industry on Matador Records.
The band released two albums and an European Parliament, but became inactive in 2004. He released his first solo album in 2009.