American record producer, songwriter, and artist also known as [[artist:Dan The Automator]]. Dan was born in 9 September 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA. He founded the independent record labels [[label:Bulk Recordings]] and [[label:75 Ark]], and the publishing company [[label:Sharkman Songs]]. For over two decades, he has collaborated with artists such as Del the Funky Homosapien and Damon Albarn or scoring films (e.g. 2019's Booksmart).