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Dan the Automator

May 04, 2023

Daniel M. Nakamura[1] 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[5] and the record label 75 Ark.[6]

Dan the Automator
Dan the Automator in 2019
Background information
Birth nameDaniel M. Nakamura[1]
Also known asNathaniel Merriweather[2]
Born (1968-12-20) December 20, 1968 (age 54)
San Francisco, California, U.S.[3]
GenresHip hop[4]
Occupation(s)Record producer
Years active1986–present
Labels

Early life

Nakamura was born in San Francisco, California, on 20 December 1968.[3] His parents spent time in Japanese internment camps as children.[7] His father worked for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and his mother taught at City College of San Francisco.[3] As a child, he learned to play violin.[8] While in high school, he became immersed in hip hop culture.[3] He graduated from San Francisco State University.[9]

Career

Nakamura started his career as a DJ when he was a teenager.[1] After seeing the younger DJs DJ Qbert and Mix Master Mike performing live, he decided to focus on producing tracks.[3] He first gained attention for his work on Kool Keith's 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst.[10] His debut EP, Music to Be Murdered By, was released in 1989.[11] He released his debut album A Much Better Tomorrow in 2000,[1] 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,[12] with the soundtrack album released that same year.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] Nakamura used the Nathaniel Merriweather pseudonym for his Lovage project with Patton and Jennifer Charles. After Paul briefly left the duo over a business dispute,[16] Handsome Boy Modelling School have since played further shows and spoken of a forthcoming third album.[17]

In 2000, Nakmura joined Del the Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala to form Deltron 3030.[18] 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,[1] 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.[19] 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.[20] The duo's debut album, I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now, was released in 2014.[21] 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".[22][23]

In 2023, Handsome Boy Modeling School released a limited release LP of 7 new songs in collaboration with Fords Gin.[24]

Discography

Studio albums

  • A Much Better Tomorrow (2000)
  • Booksmart: Score by Dan the Automator (2019)
  • Easter Sunday: Music from the motion picture (2022)

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Comaratta, Len (August 29, 2010). "Whatever Happened To: Dan the Automator". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Keast, Darren (December 27, 2001). "Nathaniel Merriweather Presents..." Dallas Observer. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Harlaub, Peter (July 12, 2019). "Dan the Automator follows his own lane to food, movies, 'Always Be My Maybe'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (May 1, 2001). "Dan the Automator: The Complete Package Concept". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Crain, Zac (November 25, 1999). "Handsome Dan, Automator Man". Miami New Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Kelley, Brendan Joel (January 17, 2002). "Nathaniel Merriweather". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Ganahl, Jane (November 29, 2004). "He's sold millions of albums. Handsome, too. Calls Beck a pal. The Automator a rock star? No". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  8. ^ Rotondi, James (March 1, 2001). "Automater for the People". Electronic Musician. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Bee, Adrianne (December 17, 2004). "Holiday gifts with a Gator connection". San Francisco State University. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Harrington, Richard (January 19, 2001). "Back to the Future With the Automator". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Weingarten, Marc (February 17, 2002). "Alchemist of Alternative Rap". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  12. ^ Carr, Paul (July 18, 2019). "Broke a Couple of Rules: Movie Scores with Dan the Automator". PopMatters. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  13. ^ Haubrich, Wess (May 10, 2019). "Exclusive: Check out this track from Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's score to Olivia Wilde's Booksmart". The 405. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (November 4, 2004). "Cartoon capers". The Guardian. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "White People by Handsome Boy Modeling School". Genius. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  16. ^ . PitchforkMedia.com. 2006-01-10. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  17. ^ Rose, April (2022-04-19). "Handsome Boy Modeling School To Play A Reunion Show at Record Store Day Party in New York City". mxdwn.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  18. ^ Brown, Emma (October 9, 2013). "The Future is Deltoron 3030". Interview. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  19. ^ Haering, Bradley (October 12, 2008). . The Daily Aztek. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
  20. ^ Sundermann, Eric (June 17, 2014). "Deltron 3030's Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Video for "Did We Live Too Fast" Would Make Ernest Hemingway Proud". Vice. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  21. ^ Barshad, Nim (June 3, 2014). "Hear Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Cinematic 'Did We Live Too Fast'". Spin. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Got a Girl". The Owl Mag. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  23. ^ "Live Review : Got A Girl @ Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles 9/28/15". The Owl Mag. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  24. ^ "Music to Drink Martinis to".
  25. ^ Scream 2 (1997) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-14
  26. ^ "Various - Scream 2 (Music From The Dimension Motion Picture)". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  27. ^ Ocean's Eleven (2001) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-14
  28. ^ Archive-Corey-Moss. "Elvis, Electronic Music Flow Together On 'Ocean's Eleven' Disc". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  29. ^ "Various - Blade II The Soundtrack". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  30. ^ Blade II (2002) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-14
  31. ^ "Tony Hawk's Underground (Video Game 2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  32. ^ "Charmed" Imaginary Fiends (TV Episode 2005) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-14
  33. ^ "Music from Californication S1E01". Tunefind. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  34. ^ "Music from The Sopranos S6E14". Tunefind. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  35. ^ "Better Call Saul" RICO (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-14
  36. ^ "Watch Dan the Automator's 'Money Monster' music video". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  37. ^ Carlin, Shannon (3 June 2019). "How Randall Park's Rap Song About Punching Keanu Reeves Ended Up in Always Be My Maybe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  38. ^ Hartlaub, Peter (July 13, 2019) [July 12, 2019]. "Dan the Automator follows his own lane to food, movies, 'Always Be My Maybe'". San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2020-11-14.

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Daniel M Nakamura 1 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 5 and the record label 75 Ark 6 Dan the AutomatorDan the Automator in 2019Background informationBirth nameDaniel M Nakamura 1 Also known asNathaniel Merriweather 2 Born 1968 12 20 December 20 1968 age 54 San Francisco California U S 3 GenresHip hop 4 Occupation s Record producerYears active1986 presentLabels75 ArkBulkDeconLakeshoreUbiquity Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Collaborations 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilation albums 3 3 Remix albums 3 4 EPs 3 5 Singles 3 6 Productions 3 7 Film Music Scoring 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditNakamura was born in San Francisco California on 20 December 1968 3 His parents spent time in Japanese internment camps as children 7 His father worked for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and his mother taught at City College of San Francisco 3 As a child he learned to play violin 8 While in high school he became immersed in hip hop culture 3 He graduated from San Francisco State University 9 Career EditNakamura started his career as a DJ when he was a teenager 1 After seeing the younger DJs DJ Qbert and Mix Master Mike performing live he decided to focus on producing tracks 3 He first gained attention for his work on Kool Keith s 1996 album Dr Octagonecologyst 10 His debut EP Music to Be Murdered By was released in 1989 11 He released his debut album A Much Better Tomorrow in 2000 1 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 12 with the soundtrack album released that same year 13 Collaborations Edit In 1999 Nakamura and Prince Paul formed the collaborative project Handsome Boy Modeling School assuming the alter egos Nathaniel Merriweather and Chest Rockwell respectively 14 Their debut album So How s Your Girl featured numerous guest musicians including Roisin 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 15 Nakamura used the Nathaniel Merriweather pseudonym for his Lovage project with Patton and Jennifer Charles After Paul briefly left the duo over a business dispute 16 Handsome Boy Modelling School have since played further shows and spoken of a forthcoming third album 17 In 2000 Nakmura joined Del the Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala to form Deltron 3030 18 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 1 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 19 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 20 The duo s debut album I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now was released in 2014 21 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 22 23 In 2023 Handsome Boy Modeling School released a limited release LP of 7 new songs in collaboration with Fords Gin 24 Discography EditStudio albums Edit A Much Better Tomorrow 2000 Booksmart Score by Dan the Automator 2019 Easter Sunday Music from the motion picture 2022 Compilation albums Edit Wanna Buy a Monkey 2002 Dan the Automator Presents 2K7 2006 Remix albums Edit Bombay The Hard Way Guns Cars and Sitars 1998 EPs Edit Music to Be Murdered By 1989 King of the Beats 1990 A Better Tomorrow 1996 Singles Edit Bear Witness III Once Again 2002 Rapper s Delight 2009 Productions Edit Dr Octagon Dr Octagonecologyst 1996 Cornershop When I Was Born for the 7th Time 1997 Kalyanji Anandji Bombay the Hard Way Guns Cars and Sitars 1998 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Acme 1998 Handsome Boy Modeling School So How s Your Girl 1999 Primal Scream XTRMNTR 2000 Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 2000 Gorillaz Gorillaz 2001 Lovage Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By 2001 Ben Lee Hey You Yes You 2002 Galactic Ruckus 2003 Handsome Boy Modeling School White People 2004 Head Automatica Decadence 2004 Jamie Cullum Catching Tales 2005 Teriyaki Boyz Beef or Chicken 2005 Peeping Tom Peeping Tom 2006 Little Barrie Stand Your Ground 2006 Josh Haden Devoted 2007 Men Without Pants Naturally 2008 Anais Croze The Love Album 2008 Kasabian West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum 2009 Dredg Chuckles and Mr Squeezy 2011 Miles Kane Colour of the Trap 2011 Lateef the Truthspeaker Firewire 2011 Kasabian Velociraptor 2011 DRC Music Kinshasa One Two 2011 Pillowfight Pillowfight 2013 Jamie Cullum Momentum 2013 Deltron 3030 Event 2 2013 Got a Girl I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now 2014 Dr Octagon Moosebumps An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation 2018 Film Music Scoring Edit Scream 2 Right Place Wrong Time 1997 25 26 Ocean s Eleven The Projects P Jays 27 28 2001 Slackers Rock n Roll Could Never Hip Hop Like This Holy Calamity 2002 Blade II Gorillaz on my Mind 2002 29 30 Tony Hawk s Underground A Better Tomorrow Positive Contact 2003 31 Tony Hawk s Underground 2 Holy Calamity Bear Witness II 2004 Charmed Fallen 2005 32 Californication Mojo 2007 33 The Sopranos Stage 5 Remix 2007 34 Scott Pilgrim vs The World Slick Patel s Song featuring Satya Bhabha Ninja Ninja Revolution 2010 Better Call Saul The Truth 2015 35 Money Monster What Makes the World Go Round Money Da Da Da 2016 36 Booksmart Original Score amp Music Always Be My Maybe Hello Peril I Punched Keanu Reeves 2019 37 Broken Bread Original Score Season 1 2019 38 Holidate Original Score 2020 Dash amp Lilly Original Score 2020 Salt amp Pepa Music 2021 Easter Sunday Original Score 2022 References Edit a b c d e Comaratta Len August 29 2010 Whatever Happened To Dan the Automator Consequence of Sound Retrieved September 27 2019 Keast Darren December 27 2001 Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Dallas Observer Retrieved September 27 2019 a b c d e Harlaub Peter July 12 2019 Dan the Automator follows his own lane to food movies Always Be My Maybe San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved September 27 2019 Quinlan Thomas May 1 2001 Dan the Automator The Complete Package Concept Exclaim Retrieved September 27 2019 Crain Zac November 25 1999 Handsome Dan Automator Man Miami New Times Retrieved September 27 2019 Kelley Brendan Joel January 17 2002 Nathaniel Merriweather Phoenix New Times Retrieved September 27 2019 Ganahl Jane November 29 2004 He s sold millions of albums Handsome too Calls Beck a pal The Automator a rock star No San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved October 11 2019 Rotondi James March 1 2001 Automater for the People Electronic Musician Retrieved September 27 2019 Bee Adrianne December 17 2004 Holiday gifts with a Gator connection San Francisco State University Retrieved September 27 2019 Harrington Richard January 19 2001 Back to the Future With the Automator The Washington Post Retrieved September 27 2019 Weingarten Marc February 17 2002 Alchemist of Alternative Rap Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 27 2019 Carr Paul July 18 2019 Broke a Couple of Rules Movie Scores with Dan the Automator PopMatters Retrieved September 27 2019 Haubrich Wess May 10 2019 Exclusive Check out this track from Dan The Automator Nakamura s score to Olivia Wilde s Booksmart The 405 Retrieved October 11 2019 Lynskey Dorian November 4 2004 Cartoon capers The Guardian Retrieved September 27 2019 White People by Handsome Boy Modeling School Genius Retrieved 2018 06 19 Prince Paul Talks Post Handsome Boy Plans PitchforkMedia com 2006 01 10 Archived from the original on 2008 03 07 Retrieved 2009 05 10 Rose April 2022 04 19 Handsome Boy Modeling School To Play A Reunion Show at Record Store Day Party in New York City mxdwn com Retrieved 2022 09 28 Brown Emma October 9 2013 The Future is Deltoron 3030 Interview Retrieved September 27 2019 Haering Bradley October 12 2008 For your ears only The funky homosapien returns but worth it The Daily Aztek Archived from the original on 10 December 2008 Sundermann Eric June 17 2014 Deltron 3030 s Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead s Video for Did We Live Too Fast Would Make Ernest Hemingway Proud Vice Retrieved September 27 2019 Barshad Nim June 3 2014 Hear Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead s Cinematic Did We Live Too Fast Spin Retrieved May 14 2020 Exclusive Interview Got a Girl The Owl Mag Retrieved 2017 05 14 Live Review Got A Girl Largo at the Coronet Los Angeles 9 28 15 The Owl Mag Retrieved 2017 05 14 Music to Drink Martinis to Scream 2 1997 IMDb retrieved 2020 11 14 Various Scream 2 Music From The Dimension Motion Picture Discogs Retrieved 2020 11 14 Ocean s Eleven 2001 IMDb retrieved 2020 11 14 Archive Corey Moss Elvis Electronic Music Flow Together On Ocean s Eleven Disc MTV News Retrieved 2020 11 14 Various Blade II The Soundtrack Discogs Retrieved 2020 11 14 Blade II 2002 IMDb retrieved 2020 11 14 Tony Hawk s Underground Video Game 2003 IMDb Retrieved 2020 11 14 Charmed Imaginary Fiends TV Episode 2005 IMDb retrieved 2020 11 14 Music from Californication S1E01 Tunefind Retrieved 2020 11 14 Music from The Sopranos S6E14 Tunefind Retrieved 2020 11 14 Better Call Saul RICO TV Episode 2015 IMDb retrieved 2020 11 14 Watch Dan the Automator s Money Monster music video EW com Retrieved 2020 11 14 Carlin Shannon 3 June 2019 How Randall Park s Rap Song About Punching Keanu Reeves Ended Up in Always Be My Maybe Pitchfork Retrieved 2020 11 14 Hartlaub Peter July 13 2019 July 12 2019 Dan the Automator follows his own lane to food movies Always Be My Maybe San Francisco Arts amp Entertainment Guide Retrieved 2020 11 14 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dan the Automator Dan the Automator discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan the Automator amp oldid 1150312248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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