Biography
Brooklyn-born, Atlanta-reared Danger Mouse (real name: Brian Burton) raised the bar on hip hop experimentalism by dropping the infamous Grey Album, which used the full vocal content of Jay-Z's Black Album, recorded over new beats and production created using the Beatles White Album as it';s sole source material. The resulting record is a unique hybrid of work, a re-interpretation being touted as the one of greatest remix albums of all time. With one million downloads in a week and ensuing battle between major record companies, the media, Internet and copyright advocates, the release of the Grey Album has been nothing less than a watershed moment for music. This lead to his ascent to fame. Recently Danger Mouse has produced songs featuring Cee-Lo and Sadat .Danger Mouse had an incredible 2004, receiving massive critical acclaim for his debut Danger Mouse & Jemini Ghetto Pop Life CD (SPIN magazine called it "a remarkable debut." URB magazine called it "an instant classic"). The album features guests including Tha Alkaholiks, J-Zone, Prince Po from Organized Konfusion) and The Pharcyde. Danger Mouse has recently made appearances at some of the biggest events this Summer including Coachella and Bonnaroo.Current project includes his remix of the Zero 7 single "Somersault" featuring MF DOOM. Danger Mouse is currently producing array of artists including Gorillaz, MF Doom, and Tha Alkaholiks as well as remixing Tweaker "Ruby" featuring Will Oldham. (from the official Dangermouse website, slightly adpated)

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