From DiscoverNikkei.org
Dan 'The Automator' Nakamura is a hip-hop and rap producer most known for his work in the mid to late 1990s. Nakamura is a major figure in the somewhat higher-brow rap underground that developed while mainstream hip-hop integrated its successful gangsta image with the also-popular Miami Bass party-jam style, with heavy borrowing from its ignored soul music roots. Avenues of rap which pursued more introspective, creative, and esoteric angles became brushed aside, admired only by fans with more eclectic musical tastes and appreciation for dense lyrical constructions and obscure or off-beat musical inspirations. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Article
- He's sold millions of albums. Handsome, too. Calls Beck a pal. The Automator a rock star? No. by Jane Ganahl (San Francisco Chronicle, 11/29/2004)
- Automator for the People: Why does everyone from Beck to Ibrahim Ferrer want a piece of Dan Nakamura? (Slate, 3/18/2002)
- Dan ‘The Automator’ Nakamura: A Much Better Tomorrow by Kimberly Chun (AsianWeek.com, December 2000)
- Album Review: Wanna Buy A Monkey? by Billy Shand (Dusted)
Interview
- Video interview in San Francisco, 2001
- LevelHeaded (2001)