Dan the Automator, Daniel Nakamura, is a producer and DJ known for his work on Deltron 3030 and with Kool Keith. Automator relies on hip-hop inspired beats, electronic influences, and unorthodox sounds to create his landscape. Notably, this style helped usher in the genre of hip-hop seen under Dr. Octagon, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, and Murs.