Danger Mouse is Brian Burton, the American producer born in White Plains, New York in 1977, who broke through with 2004's Grey Album mashup and went on to Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, Dangerdoom, and six Grammys' worth of work with the Black Keys, Beck, U2, and Adele. Start with St. Elsewhere (2006) or Cheat Codes (2022) with Black Thought. Find Danger Mouse vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Brian Joseph Burton was born in White Plains, New York on July 29, 1977. He launched his career with The Grey Album (2004), an unauthorized mashup combining Jay-Z's The Black Album with samples from the Beatles' White Album that became a viral cultural moment. He subsequently formed Gnarls Barkley with CeeLo Green (Crazy reached number one in multiple countries in 2006), Broken Bells with the Shins' James Mercer (debut 2010), and Dangerdoom with MF DOOM (The Mouse and the Mask, 2005). He has produced major albums by the Black Keys, Beck, U2, Adele, and many others, winning six Grammy Awards.
Danger Mouse's production aesthetic spans hip hop, indie rock, alternative rock, soul, and electronic music, with consistent attention to vintage analog production approaches and dense layered arrangements.
Pressings of the Danger Mouse / Gnarls Barkley / Broken Bells catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions across the various labels.
Listeners new to Danger Mouse typically start with St. Elsewhere (2006, as Gnarls Barkley) or Cheat Codes (2022, with Black Thought).
