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Hip-hop producer Dan "the Automator" Nakamura has collaborated on recordings with Kool Keith, Gorillaz, DJ Shadow and DJ Q-Bert. He's one of the three members of Deltron 3030 and worked with Prince Paul on the conceptual hip-hop project Handsome Boy Modeling School. He has also produced tracks for a variety of advertising campaigns.
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Fast Facts:
- Birth Name: Daniel Nakamura
- Born in 1967 in San Francisco, California
- Frequently samples science-fiction movies and TV shows
- Collaborates regularly with Del The Funky Homosapien, Kid Koala and Mike Patton
- Owns studio [The Glue Factory
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Career Overview
As a child, Dan Nakamura was classically trained on the violin. He worked on a DJ at clubs and parties around California's Bay Area in the early 1990s before starting to take on production work. His big break came in 1995, when he teamed up with rapper Kool Keith on his recordings as Dr. Octagon.After making his name on the Dr. Octagon project, Nakamura started finding more and more work. In 1999, he and former De La Soul producer Prince Paul collaborated on the satirical Handsome Boy Modeling School album So...How's Your Girl?, with Nakamura adopting the alias "Nathaniel Merriweather."
In 2001, Nakamura had his biggest commercial success producing the debut album for Damon Albarn's experimental lo-fi/trip-hop group Gorillaz. The following year, he produced his first mix album, Wanna Buy a Monkey?. As with the term "Handsome Boy Modeling School," the name is a reference to the comedy of Chris Elliott.
Rock Production
In addition to his work in hip-hop, Nakamura has been involved with a number of rock recordings as well, including production work on the Cornershop album When I Was Born for the 7th Time and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's 1998 release Acme.
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Dan The Automator Questions
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Is there occasionally a period of group think regarding question topics or is there some automation involved? 1 AnswerWhat you are seeing is questions that we import from Twitter. Once you hit a certain belt or if you are an employee of Mahalo you are allowed to do this. It's ... read more -
On a Mac, whats the best tool/way to convert a series of webcam still JPEG images into an MPEG video? Preferably using Automator? 2 AnswersIt's a little more technical than using Quicktime, but I think you'll get the best results from using FFmpeg. Taking in a bunch of JPEGs and outputting a movie ... read more -
is there an automated squirt gun on the market I can use to get rid of birds on my patio? 1 Answerthere is a motion detecting sprinkler that you can use. http://www2.northerntool.com/outdoors/pest-control/item-168572.htm read more
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♫ Dean Martin - Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)
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Escuchando en Songbird: Nelly Furtado - ....On The Radio (Dan The Automator Remix)
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@jahdielV jajaja no son piropos es una rolita de Dan the Automator :P
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#Twitmix Dan the Automator - Rappers delight (Van She Tech Remix)...
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908)Kasabian/West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum: Fact: Dan The Automator will make your lousy band good.#6.5
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