American hip-hop producer Daniel Nakamura (born 1966), who contributed additional music to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy alongside the series' composer Jeff Russo.
Dan the Automator is the professional name of Daniel Nakamura (born 1966), an American record producer from San Francisco. He is known for the science fiction rap project Deltron 3030, for Handsome Boy Modeling School and for producing the first Gorillaz album.
He is credited with additional music on the first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, released in early 2026. The orchestral score is by Jeff Russo, who has written music for Star Trek since Discovery, and Nakamura's contributions sit alongside it.
The pairing of a hip-hop producer with the franchise's regular composer was unusual for Star Trek, and the two discussed their collaboration in the music press when the series launched.