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Dan the Automator is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of DJ QBert, Zack de la Rocha, Barrington Levy, Kid Koala and Peeping Tom. Those roots explain a lot about how Dan the Automator arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cut Chemist, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Dr. Octagon, RJD2 and Ultramagnetic MC's, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kool Keith, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Prince Paul, Róisín Murphy and DJ Shadow, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Dan the Automator, reaching back through DJ QBert and forward to Kool Keith. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Daniel M. Nakamura, 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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Dan the Automator connections
Dan the Automator grew out of DJ QBert, Zack de la Rocha, Barrington Levy and Kid Koala, shares an orbit with Cut Chemist, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Dr. Octagon and RJD2, went on to shape Kool Keith, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Prince Paul and Róisín Murphy. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Dan the Automator
Sounds and acts that shaped Dan the Automator.
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- Handsome Boy Modeling Schoolartist
- Dr. Octagonartist
- RJD2artist
- Ultramagnetic MC'sartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Peanut Butter Wolfartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Dilated Peoplesartist
- Blackaliciousartist
- Mr. Lifartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- DJ QBertartist
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- DJ Jazzy Jeffartist
- Company Flowartist
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Bands Dan the Automator shaped
Where the influence of Dan the Automator travelled next.
- Kool Keithartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Prince Paulartist
- Róisín Murphyartist
- DJ Shadowartist
- RZAartist
- Cat Powerartist
- Mike Pattonartist
- Kid Koalaartist
- Sean Lennonartist
- Damon Albarnartist
- Jamie Cullumartist
- Zack de la Rochaartist
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- Dr. Octagonartist
- DJ Z-Tripartist
- Handsome Boy Modeling Schoolartist
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