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Brian Burton, better known by his stage name "Danger Mouse" (taken directly from the [[Danger Mouse (Animation)|show of the same name]]), a record producer (for lack of a better job title) responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed albums of the past few years. His work seems to slide between hip-hop and alternative, but has included pop and electronic rock.
 
Known primarily for his collaborations, he rarely produces works on his own. He first found fame in 2004 with a mash-up of [[Jay-Z]]'s ''The Black Album'' with [[The Beatles (Musicband)|The Beatles]]' ''[[The White Album (Music)|The White Album]]'', creatively titled ''The Grey Album''.
 
Danger Mouse's first big collaboration was with underground rapper [[MFDOOMMF DOOM]] and [[Adult Swim]] to create ''The Mouse and the Mask'', a rap album featuring songs explicitly about shows in the Adult Swim lineup (including voices from many of the shows' casts).
 
Burton's next big project was a team-up with [[Cee Lo Green (Music)|Cee Lo Green]], a group named [[Gnarls Barkley]]. The two produced their first album, ''St. Elsewhere'', in 2006. It included the single ''Crazy'', which hit #1 in the UK charts and #2 on the Billboard Top 100. The group followed this up with the 2008 album ''The Odd Couple''.
 
Burton's other collaborations include:
* ''Dark Night of the Soul'' (2009) with [[Sparklehorse]], accompanied by a photo book created by [[David Lynch]]. Each song featured a different vocalist, with guest artists including [[The Strokes|Julian Casablancas]] and [[Iggy Pop]]. The album received attention after its release became uncertain due to legal disputes and only the book was released, sold with a blank cd and the note "For legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. [[Digital Piracy Is Evil|Use it as]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|you will.]]" The album was eventually officially released, but not until after the unrelated suicide of Sparklehorse's [[Face of the Band]] Mark Linkous.
* ''Broken Bells'', (2010) a collaboration with [[The Shins]] [[Face of the Band]] James Mercer. In addition to its amazing music, the album is notable for a music video featuring [[Christina Hendricks]] [[Shout -Out|in]] [[Firefly|space]]. Was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]], but lost to [[The Black Keys]]' album ''Brothers'' (which Danger Mouse ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|also produced]]''). A second album is in production.
* ''Rome'', (2011) co-written with Italian composer Daniele Luppi (who wrote the orchestral parts of ''Broken Bells''), this album is directly inspired by the works of [[Ennio Morricone]] and features [[The White Stripes|Jack White]] and [[Norah Jones]] on vocals.
 
Burton is also a notable producer (having won the Grammy for Best Producer in 2010), and has produced such albums as [[Gorillaz (Music)|Gorillaz]]' big album ''Demon Days'' in 2005, [[Beck (Musicmusician)|Beck]]'s album ''Modern Guilt'' in 2008, and [[The Black Keys]] Grammy award-winning album ''Brothers'' in 2010. He is slated to produce an album with [[U 2U2]] sometime in the future.
 
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