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Dan the Automator

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

Pressings credited

234

Albums

5

Decades active

882

In collections

Biography

Daniel M. Nakamura (born August 29, 1966), better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark.

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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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