Dan the Automator
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Daniel M. Nakamura better known by the stage name
Dan the Automator, is a Japanese-American hip hop producer
. He founded the record label 75 Ark
, which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence.
He has created tracks for an Adidas advertisement campaign and formed a band with Mike Patton
called Crudo
.
In August 2010, California band dredg
announced via their website that Dan the Automator will be producing their fifth album, set for a release in May 2011.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Dan the Automator, is a Japanese-American hip hop producer
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
. He founded the record label 75 Ark
75 Ark
75 Ark was a hip hop record label based in San Francisco, California. It was run by Dan the Automator from 1994 to 2001, when it ceased trading. Its back catalog was sold to Rapp Records.-Artists:*Encore*Dr. Octagon*Antipop Consortium*The Nextmen...
, which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence.
He has created tracks for an Adidas advertisement campaign and formed a band with Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
called Crudo
Crudo (band)
Crudo is a new project featuring Mike Patton and Dan the Automator . Crudo made their stage debut playing a secret warm up show in San Francisco at Great American Music Hall on Thursday May 22...
.
In August 2010, California band dredg
Dredg
Dredg is an American rock group formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mark Engles, bassist Drew Roulette and drummer Dino Campanella....
announced via their website that Dan the Automator will be producing their fifth album, set for a release in May 2011.
Discography
This list does not include singles, remixes or instrumental album versions.- Music To be Murdered By (EP) (1989)
- A Better Tomorrow (1996)
- Dr. OctagonecologystDr. OctagonecologystDr. Octagonecologyst is the debut solo album of American rapper Keith Thornton and the first album he released under the alias Dr. Octagon. It was released May 6, 1996, on Bulk Recordings in the United States and Mo' Wax in the United Kingdom, and re-released in the US on DreamWorks Records in...
(Dr. OctagonDr. OctagonDr. Octagon was a persona created and used by American rapper Keith Matthew Thornton, better known as Kool Keith. First appearing on Thornton's 1996 debut solo album, Dr. Octagonecologyst, Dr. Octagon is an extraterrestrial time traveling gynecologist and surgeon from the planet Jupiter. Thornton...
) (1996) - When I Was Born for the 7th TimeWhen I Was Born for the 7th TimeWhen I Was Born for the 7th Time is a 1997 album by Cornershop.In 2000, Q magazine placed it at number 68 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever....
(CornershopCornershopCornershop are a British indie rock band formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh , his brother Avtar Singh , David Chambers and Ben Ayres , the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General Havoc, who released one single in 1991...
) (1997) - Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and SitarsBombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and SitarsBombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars is a project of producer Dan The Automator in which music from 1970s funk Bollywood composer duo Kalyanji-Anandji was taken and given a funky remix...
(with DJ ShadowDJ ShadowJoshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...
) (1998) - So... How's Your Girl?So... How's Your Girl?So... How's Your Girl? is the debut album by Handsome Boy Modeling School, released on the label Tommy Boy Music. It makes liberal use of sound bites from the 1990 episode "The Prettiest Week of My Life" of the sitcom Get a Life, an episode in which the main character decides to attend the...
(Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator and Prince Paul...
) (1999) - Deltron 3030Deltron 3030Deltron 3030 is an alternative hip hop supergroup composed of producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del the Funky Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala...
(with Del tha Funkee HomosapienDel tha Funkee HomosapienTeren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...
and Kid KoalaKid KoalaEric San , who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, musician and an author of graphic novels. He is signed to the British record label Ninja Tune, is a member of alternative hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030, and The Slew with Dynamite D and former members of the...
) (2000) - A Much Better Tomorrow (2000)
- GorillazGorillaz (album)Gorillaz is the debut album by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today"...
(2001) - Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady ByMusic to Make Love to Your Old Lady ByNathaniel Merriweather Presents... Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By is the debut and so far only album of Lovage, released in 2001. Produced by Dan The Automator...
(LovageLovage (band)Lovage is a collaborative project headed by Dan the Automator, under his pseudonym "Nathaniel Merriweather" . The album is called Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By, which was created in team with Mike Patton and Jennifer Charles, who both provide vocals...
) (2001) - Wanna Buy a Monkey? (2002)
- hey you. yes you.Hey you. yes you.hey you. yes you. is the fourth album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 2002. The single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", was voted #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.-Track listing:#"Running with Scissors" – 3:32...
(Ben LeeBen LeeBenjamin Michael "Ben" Lee is an ARIA Award winning musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake...
) (2002) - RuckusRuckus (album)Ruckus is the fourth studio album by the New Orleans, LA based band Galactic. It was produced by Dan the Automator.-Track listing:# "Bittersweet" – 3:29# "Bongo Joe" – 3:21# "The Moil" – 3:11# "Paint" – 3:19# "Never Called You Crazy" – 3:08...
(GalacticGalacticGalactic is a funk and jazz jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.-Origins and background:Originally formed in 1994 as an octet and including singer Chris Lane and guitarist Rob Gowen, the group was soon pared down to a sextet of: guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio,...
) (2003) - White PeopleWhite PeopleWhite People is the second and final album by Handsome Boy Modeling School.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 1:08# "If It Wasn't For You" – 4:37...
(Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator and Prince Paul...
) (2004) - DecadenceDecadence (album)Decadence is the debut album by Dance punk group Head Automatica. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2004, and was produced by Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura. Head Automatica is fronted by Glassjaw singer Daryl Palumbo....
(Head AutomaticaHead AutomaticaHead Automatica is a Dance Rock band, formed by Glassjaw frontman Daryl Palumbo with Jarvis Holden, formerly of Give Up the Ghost or American Nightmare, Jim Greer, and Brandon Arnovick.-History:...
) (2004) - 2K Sports Mixtape (Hosted By Clinton Sparks), (2006)
- Dan The Automator Presents 2K7Dan the Automator Presents 2K7Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 is a basketball-themed album by Dan the Automator, released to promote the 2K Sports video games. It contains many exclusive tracks from artists such as; Lupe Fiasco, Evidence, Rhymefest, Mos Def, Chali 2na, and Dilated Peoples...
, (2006) - Peeping Tom (Peeping Tom) (2006)
- Naturally (Men Without Pants) (2008)
- The Love Album (Anais CrozeAnaïs CrozeAnaïs, full name Anaïs Croze, is a French singer. She was born in Grenoble, Isère, France on August 20, 1976. Her first album, called The Cheap Show, was recorded live in January 2004 and released in 2005...
) (2008) - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic AsylumWest Ryder Pauper Lunatic AsylumWest Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third studio album by British indie rock rock band Kasabian, which was released on 5 June 2009.The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. In October 2009, it was voted the best album of the year by Q Magazine.-History:"Vlad the Impaler" was made...
(KasabianKasabian (band)Kasabian are an English rock band formed in Leicestershire in 1997. Originally comprising vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and keyboardist Christopher Karloff, guitarist and backing vocalist Sergio Pizzorno and bassist Chris Edwards, the band has released four studio albums – Kasabian , Empire ,...
) (2009) - Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy (DredgDredgDredg is an American rock group formed in 1993 in Los Gatos, California. The band consists of vocalist Gavin Hayes, guitarist Mark Engles, bassist Drew Roulette and drummer Dino Campanella....
) (2011) - Colour of the TrapColour of the TrapColour of the Trap is the debut solo album by English musician Miles Kane, released on 6 May 2011. The album peaked to number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.Clémence Poésy is featured on the track "Happenstance".- Singles :...
(Miles KaneMiles KaneMiles Peter Kane is an English musician originally from Meols on the Wirral near Liverpool, best known as the co-frontman of The Last Shadow Puppets and former frontman of The Rascals...
) (2011) - Velociraptor!Velociraptor!Velociraptor! is the fourth album by the British indie rock group Kasabian, released on 16 September 2011.-History:"La Fée Verte" originally called "The Green Fairy" appeared on the soundtrack for London Boulevard, the 2010 film directed by William Monahan...
(Kasabian) (2011)
External links
- Slate article on demand for Dan the Automator in music projects
- Dan the Automator page at Yahoo! MusicYahoo! MusicYahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
- Waxpoetics' Automator Interview (by David Ma)
- Interview with R.U. Sirius