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Input (English): Context: 75 Ark is a hip hop record label based in San Francisco, California. It was created in 1998 when Erik Gilbert of Asphodel Records left to form and run 75 Ark., Asphodel Ltd (Asphodel Records) was a San Francisco-based independent record label founded by musician Mitzi Johnson in 1992. The label is named after the mythological flower that grows along the banks of the River Styx in Hades. The label had shut down as of January 2011., Hip hop is a subcultural art movement that was formed during the early 1970s primarily by African-American and Afro Puerto Rican youths residing in the South Bronx in New York City. Art historian Robert Farris Thompson describes the demographics of the youth that characterize the South Bronx in the early 1970s as "English-speaking blacks from Barbados" like Grandmaster Flash, "black Jamaicans" like DJ Kool Herc, "thousands of Nuyoricans", who introduced the rhythms from Salsa (music), as well as Afro conga and bonga drums, as well as many who emulated the sounds of Tito Puente and Willie Colón with existing styles of musical styles from jazz to funk associated with African Americans prior to the 1970s. Hip hop music became popular outside of the African-American community in the late 1980s. After the rise of new media platforms and Web 2.0 technology of the Internet, fans would primarily consume the musical genre through social networking sites (SNS) beginning with Myspace evolving to notable mobile apps like YouTube, Worldstarhiphop, SoundCloud, and Spotify., A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Often, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists ("artists and repertoire" or "A&R"); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information., A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, and musicians., An actor (or actress for females; see terminology) is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre, or in modern mediums such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is, literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of their role pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art, or, more commonly; to act, is to create, a character in performance., A pseudonym (and ) or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which can differ from their original or true name (orthonym). Pseudonyms include stage names and user names (both called "screen names"), ring names, pen names, nicknames, aliases, superhero identities and code names, gamer identifications, and regnal names of emperors, popes, and other monarchs. Historically, they have often taken the form of anagrams, Graecisms, and Latinisations, although there are many other methods of choosing a pseudonym., Daniel M. Nakamura ( born August 29 , 1966 ) , better known by the stage name Dan the Automator , is an American hip hop producer . He founded the record label 75 Ark , which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence ( 1996 - 2001 ) . Nakamura is a classically trained violinist and started DJing when he was a teenager . He first gained fame producing Kool Keith 's 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst . Nakamura 's studio , dubbed The Glue Factory , was a recording workshop for DJ Shadow , Latyrx and other artists on the Solesides label . Alongside Prince Paul , Nakamura formed the collaborative project Handsome Boy Modeling School in 1999 , assuming the character Nathaniel Merriweather . In 1999 , he joined with Del tha Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala to form Deltron 3030 . He also produced Gorillaz 's debut album and is currently one half of Got a Girl , along with actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead . Among his other current projects , he formed a band with Mike Patton called Crudo ., Subject: dan the automator, Relation: place_of_birth, Options: (A) barbados (B) brand (C) california (D) center (E) francisco (F) johnson (G) media (H) new york (I) of (J) san francisco (K) south bronx (L) york
Output (English): san francisco