Dan the Automator
Groundbreaking, internationally known, platinum-selling hip-hop producer, remixer, and composer Dan The Automator has been compared to other superstar, auteur-producers of the 1990s like RZA, Kanye West, Timbaland, and Rick Rubin. Born Daniel M. Nakamura in San Francisco in 1967, Nakamura played pivotal roles in such eclectic hip-hop classics as Dr. Octagon: Ecologist (1996 Mo' Wax), Deltron 3030 (2000 75 Ark), and Gorillaz (2001 Virgin). With influences as varied as Serge Gainsbourg, Brian Wilson, Q-bert and The Simpsons, Nakamura's collaborators have included DJ Shadow, Mike Patton, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Prince Paul, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Damon Albarn, Mos Def, Blink-182 and hundreds more. An essentially... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Genre:
- Hip Hop, Underground, Instrumental, Rock, Alternative/Indie
- Birthdate:
- 09/09/1967
