Crudo is a project featuring Mike Patton (Fantômas, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom) and Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Dr Octagon, Handsome Boy Modeling School). Crudo made their stage debut playing a secret warmup show in San Francisco at Great American Music Hall on May 22, 2008. They also performed at the 2008 Sasquatch festival.
A sample of the song "Let's Go" was placed on the band's MySpace profile in August 2008, but as of February 2013, an album has yet to be released or announced.
The band was mentioned in the film Obsessed starring Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter, and Idris Elba, whose character exclaims "Dan the Automator is king!"