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Brian Joseph Burton (born July 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released ''The Grey Album'', which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's ''The Black Album'' with instrumentals from The Beatles' ''The Beatles (aka the White Album)''. He formed Gnarls Barkley with CeeLo Green and produced its albums ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''The Odd Couple''. In 2009 he collaborated with James Mercer of the indie rock band The Shins to form the band Broken Bells. As a producer Danger Mouse produced the second Gorillaz album, 2005's ''Demon Days,'' as well as Beck's 2008 record ''Modern Guilt'' and the album ''Attack & Release'' with The Black Keys in 2008. He has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won 5. He's been nominated in the Producer of the Year category five times, and won the award in 2011. In addition, Burton worked with rapper MF Doom as Danger Doom and released the album ''The Mouse and the Mask''. Danger Mouse most recently produced and co-wrote albums by The Black Keys (''El Camino'', ''Turn Blue''), Norah Jones (''Little Broken Hearts''), Electric Guest (''Mondo''), Portugal. The Man (''Evil Friends'') and ASAP Rocky's (''At.Long.Last.ASAP (ALLA)''). As of August 2015, Danger Mouse is currently working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their eleventh studio album which is due for release in 2016. Danger Mouse was listed as one of ''Esquire'' magazine's seventy-five most influential people of the 21st century. == Early life == Brian Joseph Burton was born in White Plains, New York. He spent much of his childhood in Spring Valley, New York. Burton also lived in Athens, Georgia for a while, where his trip hop work was released under the name "Pelican City". He also remixed work by several local artists, including Neutral Milk Hotel and DJ'd for University of Georgia radio station WUOG-FM. From 1998 to 2003, Burton also created a series of remix CDs and records under the stage name Danger Mouse. He performed in a mouse outfit because he was too shy to show his face, and took his name from the British cartoon series ''Danger Mouse''.〔"An American musician and producer, Brian Burton, created remix CDs under the stage name Danger Mouse, which he took from the television series." Associated Press, "Mark Hall, 75, 'Danger Mouse' cartoonist," ''New York Times'', November 20, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Danger Mouse (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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