Daniel M. Nakamura, better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American music producer from San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark.

Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper and record producer from The Bronx, New York City, known for his surreal, abstract and often profane or incomprehensible lyrics. Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is generally considered to be one of hip-hop's most eccentric and unusual personalities.