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Dan the Automator (09 Sep 1967 - )

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (4)

Releases (15)

Official

Album

  1. A Much Better Tomorrow 18 Jul 2000 (as Automator)

Album - Compilation / DJ-mix

  1. Wanna Buy a Monkey? 2002

Album - Soundtrack

  1. 2K7: The Tracks 19 Sep 2006
  2. 2K7 Instrumentals 14 Nov 2006
  3. Booksmart (Original Motion Picture Score) 24 May 2019
  4. Easter Sunday (Music from the Motion Picture) 05 Aug 2022

Single

  1. Music to Be Murdered By 1989
  2. Don't Hate the Player / Baller Blockin' 29 Aug 2006
  3. Rapper's Delight Remixed 06 Jul 2009
  4. Rapper's Delight - Live Young 06 Jul 2009
  5. What Makes the World Go Round? (MONEY!) 13 May 2016
  6. A New Day 22 Feb 2017
  7. Summer Lovin’ 29 May 2017 (as Nathaniel Merriweather)

EP

  1. King of the Beats 1990 (as Automator)

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Def Beat Remixes, Volume 9 2007

Relationships (10)

Collaborator On

  1. DRC Music (Jul 2011)

Member Of

  1. Crudo original
  2. Deltron 3030
  3. Got a Girl
  4. Men Without Pants
  5. Handsome Boy Modeling School
  6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  7. Head Automatica
  8. Lovage
  9. Pillowfight

Recordings by (74)

  1. Music to Be Murdered By 5:40 (1989)
  2. Get Down to the Funky Sound 5:09 (1989)
  3. Do You Wanna Dance 5:10 (1989)
  4. Bonus Noise 3:03 (1989)
  5. I'm Non Violent 4:25 (1990)
  6. King of the Beats 5:21 (1990)
  7. Wha Cha Lookin At 2:50 (1990)
  8. Talking Bout Nothing 3:40 (1990)
  9. Noone Rocks Harder 2:20 (1990)
  10. We Want the Funk 2:30 (1990)
  11. Classical Beatdown 2:40 (1990)
  12. Tonight Is Party Time 4:20 (1990)
  13. Name Dat Toon ?:?? (1992)
  14. The Truth (All Those Lies) 6:41 (15 Apr 1996)
  15. 4:17 3:44 (15 Apr 1996)
  16. Sleep 5:11 (15 Apr 1996)
  17. A Better Tomorrow (instrumental) 6:53 (15 Apr 1996)
  18. A Better Tomorrow 5:45 (19 May 1998)
  19. A Better Tomorrow (Molasses Spaced Out mix) 6:05 (1998)
  20. A Better Tomorrow (Z-Trip Final mix 1) 5:57 (1999)
  21. 2000-03-05: Solid Steel Radio Show: Part 1 30:28 (05 Mar 2000)
  22. 2000-03-05: Solid Steel Radio Show: Part 2 35:26 (05 Mar 2000)
  23. The Truth 4:59 (18 Jul 2000)
  24. My Guru 3:29 (2002)
  25. Bear Witness III 4:43 (2003)
  26. Steeplechase (Sittin' on 22's) 4:03 (2003)
  27. Perhaps (Someday the Roof Will Get Fixed) 3:46 (2003)
  28. Ali Mola 4:49 (2003)
  29. Relaxation Spa Treatment 3:25 (22 Sep 2004)
  30. Buck Buck 4:01 (2004)
  31. Baller Blockin' 3:34 (29 Aug 2006)
  32. Don't Hate the Player 3:58 (29 Aug 2006)
  33. Intro 0:58 (19 Sep 2006)
  34. Ball Til You Fall 4:35 (14 Nov 2006)
  35. Champions 3:57 (14 Nov 2006)
  36. I Love This Game 4:02 (14 Nov 2006)
  37. Bang the Ball 3:06 (14 Nov 2006)
  38. 2K007 3:57 (14 Nov 2006)
  39. Catch Me 4:16 (14 Nov 2006)
  40. Here Comes the Champ 4:20 (14 Nov 2006)
  41. Anchor Man 4:18 (14 Nov 2006)
  42. Lyrics to Go (remix) 4:42 (14 Nov 2006)
  43. Fade Away 3:38 (14 Nov 2006)
  44. Chaos Theories 1:03 (01 Dec 2007)
  45. Rapper's Delight (Evian mix) 4:01 (06 Jul 2009)
  46. Rapper's Delight (Tepr remix) 4:37 (06 Jul 2009)
  47. Rapper's Delight (The Bewitched Hands on the Top of Our Heads remix) 3:43 (06 Jul 2009)
  48. Rapper's Delight (Van She Tech remix) 5:11 (06 Jul 2009)
  49. Rapper’s Delight 4:02 (09 Oct 2009)
  50. The A-Team Theme (Hannibal mix) 3:45 (01 Jul 2010)
All Recordings By Results >>

On Recordings (50)

Remixed

  1. Only the Strong Survive (Automator remix) 5:11 DJ Krush (1996)
  2. Blue Flowers (instrumental remix) 5:20 Dr. Octagon (1996)
  3. Waiting List (DJ Shadow / Automator mix) 4:59 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  4. Le soleil est près de moi (Automator remix) 6:42 Air (Apr 1997)
  5. Kowalski (Automator mix) 5:11 Primal Scream (05 May 1997)
  6. Beautiful Night (Automator remix) 4:17 Prince Paul (21 Oct 1997)
  7. Love’s Theme (Automator mix) 4:13 Pizzicato Five (1997)
  8. Miss Modular (Automator mix) 4:14 Stereolab (15 Jan 1998)
  9. Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator remix) 4:57 Depeche Mode (07 Sep 1998)

Engineered

  1. Moosebumps 1:48 Dr. Octagon (11 Nov 1996)
  2. Tricknology 101 4:56 Dr. Octagon (11 Nov 1996)
  3. Bear Witness (extended version) 6:45 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  4. Real Raw 5:34 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  5. Waiting List 5:31 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  6. Le soleil est près de moi (Automator remix) 6:42 Air (Apr 1997)

Produced

  1. King of the Beats 5:21 Dan the Automator (1990)
  2. Tonight Is Party Time 4:20 Dan the Automator (1990)
  3. I'm Non Violent 4:25 Dan the Automator (1990)
  4. Wha Cha Lookin At 2:50 Dan the Automator (1990)
  5. Talking Bout Nothing 3:40 Dan the Automator (1990)
  6. Noone Rocks Harder 2:20 Dan the Automator (1990)
  7. Classical Beatdown 2:40 Dan the Automator (1990)
  8. We Want the Funk 2:30 Dan the Automator (1990)
  9. Tricknology 101 4:56 Dr. Octagon (11 Nov 1996)
  10. Moosebumps 1:48 Dr. Octagon (11 Nov 1996)
  11. I Got to Tell You 0:48 Dr. Octagon (1996)
  12. A Visit to the Gynecologyst 2:20 Dr. Octagon (1996)
  13. Girl Let Me Touch You 3:40 Dr. Octagon (1996)
  14. Bear Witness (extended version) 6:45 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  15. I’m Destructive 3:19 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  16. Blue Flowers Revisited 4:07 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  17. Waiting List (DJ Shadow / Automator mix) 4:59 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  18. 1977 2:20 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  19. Real Raw 5:34 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  20. Waiting List 5:31 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  21. Kowalski (Automator mix) 5:11 Primal Scream (05 May 1997) additional
  22. Candyman 3:49 Cornershop (08 Sep 1997)
  23. Sleep on the Left Side 4:06 Cornershop (08 Sep 1997)
  24. Good Shit 4:40 Cornershop (08 Sep 1997)
  25. Right Place Wrong Time 3:16 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (02 Dec 1997)
  26. Ganges a Go-Go 1:58 Kalyanji-Anandji (1998)
  27. The Great Gambler 3:17 Kalyanji-Anandji (1998)
  28. Kundan's Hideout 3:24 Kalyanji-Anandji (1998)

Programming

  1. Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator remix) 4:57 Depeche Mode (07 Sep 1998)

Mixed

  1. Moosebumps 1:48 Dr. Octagon (11 Nov 1996)
  2. Tricknology 101 4:56 Dr. Octagon (11 Nov 1996)
  3. Real Raw 5:34 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  4. Bear Witness (extended version) 6:45 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  5. Waiting List 5:31 Dr. Octagon (29 Apr 1997)
  6. Talk About the Blues 3:58 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (06 Oct 1998)

Credited as (49)

  1. Dan the Automator
  2. DJ Shadow & Automator
  3. DJ Shadow & Dan the Automator
  4. Lyrics Born feat. Dan the Automator
  5. Peeping Tom feat. Rahzel & Dan the Automator
  6. Dan the Automator feat. Sinister 6000
  7. Dan the Automator feat. Neph the Madman
  8. Dan the Automator feat. Poet
  9. X-Ecutioners feat. Dan the Automator
  10. Peeping Tom feat. Rahzel and Dan the Automator
  11. Dan the Automator feat. The Magic Disco Machine
  12. Dan The Automator
  13. EELS feat. Automator, Prince Paul
  14. Shah Brothers & Dan the Automator
  15. Exodus feat. Dan the Automator
  16. Automator
  17. Dan the Automator feat. Kool Keith
  18. Dan the Automator feat. Q-Bert
  19. Dan the Automator & DJ Baba G
  20. Automator with Kool Keith
  21. Nathaniel Merriweather presents Lovage
  22. Nathaniel Merriweather
  23. Nathaniel Merriweather feat. Jennifer Charles
  24. DJ Shadow & Dan The Automator
  25. Cornershop feat. Automator
  26. John Spencer feat. Automator
  27. EELS feat. Automator & Prince Paul
  28. Rob Swift feat. Automator
  29. Stereo MCs Vs Dan the Automator
  30. Kasabian feat. Lyrics Born, Dan the Automator, Gift of Gab & Lateef
  31. Kool Keith feat. Dan the Automator
  32. X‐Ecutioners featuring Dan the Automator
  33. Lovage, Nathaniel Merriweather
  34. Dan the Automator feat. Del the Funky Homosapien
  35. Dan the Automator feat. Alex Winston
  36. Dan the Automator & Lyrics Born
  37. Dan the Automator, Coldcut & Laub
  38. Dan the Automator & Adam Freeland
  39. Dan the Automator feat. Jennifer Charles
  40. Nathaniel Merriweather presents... Lovage avec Michael Patton & Jennifer Charles
  41. Automator feat. Sinister6000
  42. Nathaniel Merriweather presents... Lovage
  43. AWOLNATION feat. Del & Dan the Automator
  44. Dan the Automator & DJ Shadow
  45. Kool Keith feat. Dan The Automator
  46. 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE, Dan the Automator & Del the Funky Homosapien
  47. Superorganism & Dan the Automator
  48. Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage
  49. Lyrics Born & Dan The Automator

Works (110)

Wrote

  1. 3000
  2. I Got to Tell You
  3. No Awareness
  4. General Hospital
  5. Blue Flowers
  6. Mojo
  7. Sucker
  8. Strangers on a Train
  9. Crunchy
  10. Anger Management
  11. Magnetizing
  12. Metaphysical (A Good Day)
  13. Rock n’ Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)
  14. Look at This Face
  15. Waterworld
  16. Once Again (Here to Kick One for You)
  17. The Truth
  18. Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)
  19. Calling the Biz
  20. The Projects (PJays)
  21. Sunshine
  22. Modeling Sucks
  23. Torch Song Trilogy
  24. The Runaway Song
  25. Megaton B-Boy 2000
  26. Father Speaks
All Works Results >>

Composed

  1. Intro
  2. Real Raw
  3. My Only Love
  4. A Visit to the Gynecologyst
  5. Bear Witness
  6. Girl Let Me Touch You
  7. I’m Destructive
  8. Wild and Crazy
  9. Elective Surgery
  10. halfsharkalligatorhalfman
  11. Blue Flowers Revisited
  12. Waiting List (DJ Shadow / Automator mix)
  13. 1977
  14. My Descent Into Madness
  15. State of the Nation
  16. 3030
  17. The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza
  18. Things You Can Do
  19. Positive Contact
  20. St. Catherine St.
  21. Virus
  22. Upgrade (A Brymar College Course)
All Works Results >>

Lyrics

  1. Intro
  2. A Visit to the Gynecologyst
All Works Results >>

Links (22)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.whosampled.com/Dan-the-Automator/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dan_the_automator
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98034539
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98034539/
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14053256n

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Dan-the-automator

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Dan+the+Automator

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/406462

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/27341
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/499393

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000953102
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000563183

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/19293400

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2254458

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/2082
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fv5w0LJib9OMbXQegqZ01

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id2236744

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3721100

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/dantheautomator
  2. https://www.facebook.com/dantheautomator

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/dantheautomator

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLwUBNj7E47O3PiWdmMIyWQ