Editing Dan the Automator (section)

===Collaborations===
In 1999, Nakamura and [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]] formed the collaborative project [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]], assuming the alter egos Nathaniel Merriweather and Chest Rockwell, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/nov/04/electronicmusic.urban|title=Cartoon capers|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Dorian|last=Lynskey|date=November 4, 2004|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> Their debut album ''[[So... How's Your Girl?]]'' featured numerous guest musicians, including [[Róisín Murphy]], [[DJ Shadow]], and [[Del the Funky Homosapien]]. They released a second album, ''[[White People (album)|White People]]'', in November 2004, with collaborators including [[RZA]], [[Cat Power]], and [[Mike Patton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/albums/Handsome-boy-modeling-school/White-people|title=White People by Handsome Boy Modeling School|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> Nakamura used the Nathaniel Merriweather pseudonym for his [[Lovage (band)|Lovage]] project with Patton and [[Jennifer Charles]]. After Paul briefly left the duo over a business dispute,<ref name= retirement>{{cite web |date=January 10, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/2006/01/10 | title= Prince Paul Talks Post-Handsome Boy Plans| website= PitchforkMedia.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307162229/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/35685-prince-paul-talks-post-handsome-boy-plans/page_1|archive-date=March 7, 2008}}</ref> Handsome Boy Modelling School have since played further shows and spoken of a forthcoming third album.<ref name="mxdwn-2022">{{cite web| url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2022/04/19/news/handsome-boy-modeling-school-to-play-a-reunion-show-at-record-store-day-party-in-new-york-city/ |title=Handsome Boy Modeling School To Play A Reunion Show at Record Store Day Party in New York City |website=mxdwn.com |date=April 19, 2022 |first=April |last=Rose |access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>

In 2000, Nakamura joined Del the Funky Homosapien and [[Kid Koala]] to form [[Deltron 3030]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/deltron-3030|title=The Future is Deltoron 3030|work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|first=Emma|last=Brown|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> They released their [[Deltron 3030 (album)|eponymous debut album]] the same year, featuring guest appearances by [[Sean Lennon]] and [[Damon Albarn]]. In 2001 he produced the [[Gorillaz (album)|debut album]] of Albarn's "animated" band [[Gorillaz]],<ref name=consequenceofsound/> appearing as a member of the band, alongside Del the Funky Homosapien. Both later appeared on the second Deltron 3030 record, ''Event 2'', released in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=For your ears only: The funky homosapien returns, but worth it? |last=Haering |first=Bradley |date=October 12, 2008 |publisher=[[The Daily Aztek]] |url=http://media.www.thedailyaztec.com/media/storage/paper741/news/2008/03/13/Tempo/For-Your.Ears.Only.The.Funky.Homosapien.Returns.But.Worth.It-3266667.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210175628/http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2.7443/1.794055 |archive-date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> The album also featured appearances by [[Jamie Cullum]], [[Emily Wells]] and [[Zack De La Rocha]], with interludes performed by actors [[David Cross]], [[Amber Tamblyn]] and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]].

Nakamura is one half of [[Got a Girl]], along with actress [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dan-the-automator-and-mary-elizabeth-winstead-got-a-girl-did-we-live-too-fast-premiere/|title=Deltron 3030's Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Video for "Did We Live Too Fast" Would Make Ernest Hemingway Proud|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|first=Eric|last=Sundermann|date=June 17, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> The duo's debut album, ''[[I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now]]'', was released in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/06/dan-the-automator-mary-elizabeth-winstead-got-a-girl-did-we-live-too-fast-stream/|title=Hear Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Cinematic 'Did We Live Too Fast'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Nim|last=Barshad|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> In September 2015, they embarked on a four-city tour of Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles, where they played their entire album live, including a cover of Handsome Boy Modeling School's "I've Been Thinking".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theowlmag.com/news/exclusive-interview-got-a-girl/|title=Exclusive Interview: Got a Girl|work=The Owl Mag|access-date=May 14, 2017|language=en-us|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021215905/http://www.theowlmag.com/news/exclusive-interview-got-a-girl/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theowlmag.com/live-reviews/live-review-got-a-girl-largo-at-the-coronet-los-angeles-92815/|title=Live Review : Got A Girl @ Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles 9/28/15|work=The Owl Mag|access-date=May 14, 2017|language=en-us|archive-date=June 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624184013/http://www.theowlmag.com/live-reviews/live-review-got-a-girl-largo-at-the-coronet-los-angeles-92815/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2023, Handsome Boy Modeling School released a limited release LP of 7 new songs in collaboration with Fords Gin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fordsgin.com/music-to-drink-martinis-to/ | title=Music to Drink Martinis to }}</ref>

In 2025, Nakamura was announced as one of the remixers for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] theme, representing the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/organisation/news/world-cup-2026-host-city-sonic-ids|title=Official FIFA World Cup 26™ Sonic IDs celebrate diversity and creativity of Host Cities|website=inside.fifa.com}}</ref>