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Dan the Automator

real name Daniel M. Nakamura

San Francisco, United States · b. 1967-09-09

Dan the Automator is credited on 716 releases across 234 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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716

Credits

234

Albums

5

Decades active

945

In collections

Biography

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American record producer, songwriter, and artist. Dan was born in 9 September 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA. He founded the independent record labels Bulk Recordings and 75 Ark, and the publishing company Sharkman Songs. For over two decades, he has collaborated with artists such as Del the Funky Homosapien and Damon Albarn or scoring films (e.g. 2019's Booksmart).

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Credited work

716 releases · 234 albums · active 1988–2025

  • Performance · 512
  • Production · 487
  • Engineering · 188
  • Other credits · 3
  • Mastering · 3

Studios: The Glue Factory · Geejam Studios · The Hit Room · Eastcote Studios

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