Danger Mouse launches 30th Century Records
18 August 2015 - Press releaseBrian Burton, aka Danger Mouse, is excited to announce 30th Century Records, his imprint in collaboration with Columbia Records. Beginning this Autumn, the renowned artist, songwriter and producer will oversee a label comprised of artists he is personally signing. 30th Century Records will kick off with Burton’s first signing, Autolux, who are currently at work on the follow-up to 2010's celebrated Transit Transit.
Last year marked the 10th anniversary of Danger Mouse's innovative release, The Grey Album, which fused a cappellas from Jay Z's Black Album with instrumental elements of The Beatles' White Album and helped thrust music production in to the 21st Century.
Since The Grey Album, many have sought out the Danger Mouse treatment. Burton’s songwriting and production work as Danger Mouse can be heard on such notable releases as Gorillaz’s Demon Days, Beck’s Modern Guilt, Norah Jones' Little Broken Hearts, and The Black Keys’ El Camino. Most recently, Burton's talents can be heard on U2's Songs of Innocence and A$AP Rocky's AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP.
Aside from his work as a producer, Burton has established himself as an artist, composer and songwriter too. In 2006, Burton teamed up with CeeLo Green to form Gnarls Barkley: a partnership which gave birth to two full-length albums and, of course, the all-conquering single Crazy, which Rolling Stone dubbed Song of the Decade. In 2010, Burton collaborated with Sparklehorse and David Lynch to create Dark Night of the Soul, a star-studded studio album featuring Gruff Rhys, Wayne Coyne, Julian Casablancas and Iggy Pop, among others. The album was accompanied by a photo book consisting of images taken by Lynch which provided a visual narrative for the music. Burton would eventually showcase his talents as a composer in 2011 when he joined Daniele Luppi to craft the epic Rome featuring Jack White, Norah Jones and the original musicians who performed composer Ennio Morricone's Italian film scores, which were an inspiration for the project.
Burton has devoted much of his time during the last seven years to his band Broken Bells which he formed with James Mercer of The Shins. This partnership resulted in two full length albums: their self-titled debut and After the Disco.
Burton's work has been recognised by the music world's governing bodies. Among his 21 Grammy nominations that span nine years, Burton has won five awards including Producer of the Year. In 2014, Burton won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for his writing and production work with U2 on their track Ordinary Love.
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