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==Career== ==Career==
Nakamura started his career as a DJ when he was a teenager.<ref name=consequenceofsound>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/08/whatever-happened-to-dan-the-automator/|title=Whatever Happened To: Dan the Automator|work=]|first=Len|last=Comaratta|date=August 29, 2010|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> After seeing the younger DJs ] and ] performing live, he decided to focus on producing tracks.<ref name=sfchronicle/> He first gained attention for his work on ]'s 1996 album '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/01/19/back-to-the-future-with-the-automator/ffcd3856-74c9-42f5-8e95-ee891250b838/|title=Back to the Future With the Automator|work=]|first=Richard|last=Harrington|date=January 19, 2001|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> His debut EP, ''Music to Be Murdered By'', was released in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-17-ca-weingarten17-story.html|title=Alchemist of Alternative Rap|work=]|first=Marc|last=Weingarten|date=February 17, 2002|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> He released his debut album '']'' in 2000,<ref name=consequenceofsound/> an expansion of his 1996 EP ''A Better Tomorrow''. Keith featured extensively across both versions. Nakamura started his career as a DJ when he was a teenager.<ref name=consequenceofsound>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/08/whatever-happened-to-dan-the-automator/|title=Whatever Happened To: Dan the Automator|work=]|first=Len|last=Comaratta|date=August 29, 2010|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> After seeing the younger DJs ] and ] performing live, he decided to focus on producing tracks.<ref name=sfchronicle/> He first gained attention for his work on ]'s 1996 album '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/01/19/back-to-the-future-with-the-automator/ffcd3856-74c9-42f5-8e95-ee891250b838/|title=Back to the Future With the Automator|newspaper=]|first=Richard|last=Harrington|date=January 19, 2001|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> His debut EP, ''Music to Be Murdered By'', was released in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-17-ca-weingarten17-story.html|title=Alchemist of Alternative Rap|work=]|first=Marc|last=Weingarten|date=February 17, 2002|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> He released his debut album '']'' in 2000,<ref name=consequenceofsound/> an expansion of his 1996 EP ''A Better Tomorrow''. Keith featured extensively across both versions.


He composed the score for the 2019 comedy film '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/dan-the-automator-2019-interview-2639174963.html|title=Broke a Couple of Rules: Movie Scores with Dan the Automator|work=]|first=Paul|last=Carr|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> with the soundtrack album released that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/film/article/exclusive-check-out-this-track-from-dan-the-automator-nakamura-s-score-to-olivia-wilde-s-booksmart-155|title=Exclusive: Check out this track from Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's score to Olivia Wilde's Booksmart.|work=]|first=Wess|last=Haubrich|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> He composed the score for the 2019 comedy film '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/dan-the-automator-2019-interview-2639174963.html|title=Broke a Couple of Rules: Movie Scores with Dan the Automator|work=]|first=Paul|last=Carr|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> with the soundtrack album released that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/film/article/exclusive-check-out-this-track-from-dan-the-automator-nakamura-s-score-to-olivia-wilde-s-booksmart-155|title=Exclusive: Check out this track from Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's score to Olivia Wilde's Booksmart.|work=]|first=Wess|last=Haubrich|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>
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Nakamura is one half of ], along with actress ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ry7bkr/dan-the-automator-and-mary-elizabeth-winstead-got-a-girl-did-we-live-too-fast-premiere|title=Deltron 3030's Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Video for "Did We Live Too Fast" Would Make Ernest Hemingway Proud|work=]|first=Eric|last=Sundermann|date=June 17, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> The duo's debut album, '']'', was released in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/06/dan-the-automator-mary-elizabeth-winstead-got-a-girl-did-we-live-too-fast-stream/|title=Hear Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Cinematic 'Did We Live Too Fast'|work=]|first=Nim|last=Barshad|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> In September 2015, they embarked on a four-city tour of Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles, where they played their entire album live, including a cover of Handsome Boy Modeling School's "I've Been Thinking".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theowlmag.com/news/exclusive-interview-got-a-girl/|title=Exclusive Interview: Got a Girl|work=The Owl Mag|access-date=2017-05-14|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theowlmag.com/live-reviews/live-review-got-a-girl-largo-at-the-coronet-los-angeles-92815/|title=Live Review : Got A Girl @ Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles 9/28/15|work=The Owl Mag|access-date=2017-05-14|language=en-us}}</ref> Nakamura is one half of ], along with actress ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ry7bkr/dan-the-automator-and-mary-elizabeth-winstead-got-a-girl-did-we-live-too-fast-premiere|title=Deltron 3030's Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Video for "Did We Live Too Fast" Would Make Ernest Hemingway Proud|work=]|first=Eric|last=Sundermann|date=June 17, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> The duo's debut album, '']'', was released in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/06/dan-the-automator-mary-elizabeth-winstead-got-a-girl-did-we-live-too-fast-stream/|title=Hear Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Cinematic 'Did We Live Too Fast'|work=]|first=Nim|last=Barshad|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> In September 2015, they embarked on a four-city tour of Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles, where they played their entire album live, including a cover of Handsome Boy Modeling School's "I've Been Thinking".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theowlmag.com/news/exclusive-interview-got-a-girl/|title=Exclusive Interview: Got a Girl|work=The Owl Mag|access-date=2017-05-14|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theowlmag.com/live-reviews/live-review-got-a-girl-largo-at-the-coronet-los-angeles-92815/|title=Live Review : Got A Girl @ Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles 9/28/15|work=The Owl Mag|access-date=2017-05-14|language=en-us}}</ref>


In 2023, Handsome Boy Modeling School released a limited release LP of 7 new songs in collaboration with Fords Gin.<ref>https://www.fordsgin.com/music-to-drink-martinis-to/ {{bare URL inline|date=April 2023}}</ref> In 2023, Handsome Boy Modeling School released a limited release LP of 7 new songs in collaboration with Fords Gin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fordsgin.com/music-to-drink-martinis-to/ | title=Music to Drink Martinis to }}</ref>


==Discography== ==Discography==
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* ] - "What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!)" "Da Da Da" (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Dan the Automator's 'Money Monster' music video|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/18/money-monster-dan-automator-music-video/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref> * ] - "What Makes the World Go Round? (Money!)" "Da Da Da" (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Dan the Automator's 'Money Monster' music video|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/18/money-monster-dan-automator-music-video/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref>
* ] - Original Score & Music * ] - Original Score & Music
* ] - "Hello Peril" "I Punched Keanu Reeves" (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carlin|first=Shannon|title=How Randall Park's Rap Song About Punching Keanu Reeves Ended Up in Always Be My Maybe|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/randall-park-interview-always-be-my-maybe-keanu-reeves/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Pitchfork|language=en-us}}</ref> * ] - "Hello Peril" "I Punched Keanu Reeves" (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carlin|first=Shannon|title=How Randall Park's Rap Song About Punching Keanu Reeves Ended Up in Always Be My Maybe|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/randall-park-interview-always-be-my-maybe-keanu-reeves/|access-date=2020-11-14|website=Pitchfork|date=3 June 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref>
* ] - Original Score Season 1 (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=July 12, 2019|date=July 13, 2019|first=Peter|last=Hartlaub|title=Dan the Automator follows his own lane to food, movies, 'Always Be My Maybe'|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/dan-the-automator-follows-his-own-lane-to-food-movies-always-be-my-maybe|access-date=2020-11-14|website= San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide|language=en-US}}</ref> * ] - Original Score Season 1 (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=July 12, 2019|date=July 13, 2019|first=Peter|last=Hartlaub|title=Dan the Automator follows his own lane to food, movies, 'Always Be My Maybe'|url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/dan-the-automator-follows-his-own-lane-to-food-movies-always-be-my-maybe|access-date=2020-11-14|website= San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide|language=en-US}}</ref>
* ] - Original Score (2020) * ] - Original Score (2020)

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American record producer
Dan the Automator
File:Dan the automator 2019.jpgDan the Automator in 2019
Background information
Birth nameDaniel M. Nakamura
Also known asNathaniel Merriweather
Born (1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 56)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationRecord producer
Years active1986–present
Labels
Musical artist

Daniel M. Nakamura better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark.

Early life

Nakamura was born in San Francisco, California, on 20 December 1968. His parents spent time in Japanese internment camps as children. His father worked for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and his mother taught at City College of San Francisco. As a child, he learned to play violin. While in high school, he became immersed in hip hop culture. He graduated from San Francisco State University.

Career

Nakamura started his career as a DJ when he was a teenager. After seeing the younger DJs DJ Qbert and Mix Master Mike performing live, he decided to focus on producing tracks. He first gained attention for his work on Kool Keith's 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst. His debut EP, Music to Be Murdered By, was released in 1989. He released his debut album A Much Better Tomorrow in 2000, an expansion of his 1996 EP A Better Tomorrow. Keith featured extensively across both versions.

He composed the score for the 2019 comedy film Booksmart, with the soundtrack album released that same year.

Collaborations

In 1999, Nakamura and Prince Paul formed the collaborative project Handsome Boy Modeling School, assuming the alter egos Nathaniel Merriweather and Chest Rockwell, respectively. Their debut album So... How's Your Girl? featured numerous guest musicians, including Róisín Murphy, DJ Shadow, and Del the Funky Homosapien. They released a second album, White People, in November 2004, with collaborators including RZA, Cat Power, and Mike Patton. Nakamura used the Nathaniel Merriweather pseudonym for his Lovage, his project with Patton and Jennifer Charles. After Paul briefly left the duo over a business dispute, Handsome Boy Modelling School have since played further shows and spoken of a forthcoming third album.

In 2000, Nakmura joined Del the Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala to form Deltron 3030. They released their eponymous debut album the same year, featuring guest appearances by Sean Lennon and Damon Albarn. In 2001 he produced the debut album of Albarn's "animated" band Gorillaz, appearing as a member of the band, alongside Del the Funky Homosapien. Both would later appear on the belated second Deltron 3030 record, Event 2, released in September 2013. The album also featured appearances by Jamie Cullum, Emily Wells and Zack De La Rocha, with interludes performed by actors David Cross, Amber Tamblyn and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Nakamura is one half of Got a Girl, along with actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The duo's debut album, I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now, was released in 2014. In September 2015, they embarked on a four-city tour of Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles, where they played their entire album live, including a cover of Handsome Boy Modeling School's "I've Been Thinking".

In 2023, Handsome Boy Modeling School released a limited release LP of 7 new songs in collaboration with Fords Gin.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

EPs

  • Music to Be Murdered By (1989)
  • King of the Beats (1990)
  • A Better Tomorrow (1996)

Singles

  • "Bear Witness III (Once Again)" (2002)
  • "Rapper's Delight" (2009)

Productions

Film Music/Scoring

References

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