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	DJ Danger Mouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brian Burton, better known under his stage name Danger Mouse, is a producer and DJ who came to prominence in 2004 by remixing The Beatles' White Album and rapper Jay-Z's Black Album to make The Grey Album.
		Burton's first original releases under the name Danger Mouse were his collaborations with rapper Jemini, including the album Ghetto Pop Life, released in 2003 on Lex Records.
		While the Danger Mouse debut was well received by critics, he did not rise to fame until he created The Grey Album, mixing an a cappella version of Jay Z's The Black Album over beats crafted from samples of The Beatles' White Album.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DJ_Danger_Mouse (518 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| EMI blocks Beatles album remix
		DJ Danger Mouse created The Grey Album using Jay-Z's vocals and beats made by sampling music on The White Album.
		The DJ is complying - but is happy for fans to copy and distribute promotional copies that have already been pressed.
		The DJ was "just happy for people to burn it, bootleg it and post it on the internet", the spokesman said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3493091.stm (290 words)

	Banned Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Though Danger Mouse knew pairing Jay-Z vocals from The Black Album with instrumentation from the Beatles' famed White Album would land him in trouble, the producer told AllHipHop.com in a recent interview that he had to put his creativity over anything else.
		Danger Mouse has insisted that the album was for promotional purposes and only 3,000 were even pressed up.
		When DJ Danger Mouse began garnering attention for "The Grey Album," his inventive remix of a cappella tracks from Jay-Z's "The Black Album" and music from the Beatles' eponymous 1968 album commonly known as "The White Album," it was always a question when -- not if -- his unauthorized project would be shut down.
	www.bannedmusic.org /albums/grey_album.php (2303 words)

	Web 2.0 Conference
		Danger Mouse has had an incredible year so far, 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").
		Danger Mouse 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.
		Danger Mouse is currently producing array of artists including Gorillaz, MF Doom, and Tha Alkaholiks as well as remixing Tweaker "Ruby" featuring Will Oldham.
	www.web2con.com /cs/web2con/view/e_spkr/1888 (368 words)

	The Mouse That Roared: Danger Mouse - RES Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Danger Mouse never set out to disrupt the equilibrium of copyright law that has governed the music business over the last several decades.
		Danger Mouse's The Grey Album didn't just catch fire with the public, it burned down the established principles some feel unfairly work against hip-hop and the techniques (sampling, namely) that guide the music.
		Danger Mouse will aim to rupture musical boundaries with his first solo album (sans rap partner Jemini, with whom he released the 26-inch EP and Ghetto Pop Life in April); expected next year, one hopes it will be as creatively fearless as The Grey Album.
	www.res.com /magazine/articles/themousethatroareddangermouse_2004-08-10.html (660 words)

	EMI wants DJ Danger Mouse to destroy the Grey Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DJ Danger Mouse recently created a remix of Jay-Z's The Black album and the Beatles White album called, you guessed it, the Grey Album, that has been receiving critical acclaim.
		Unfortunately, DJ failed not only to pay for the use of the White Album, he didn't even ask for permission to use it.
		DJ Danger Mouse didn't pay EMI, but he can't, it doesn't appear that hip hop style artists are able to join the country club.
	www.cdfreaks.com /news2.php?ID=9118 (648 words)

	CNN.com - Jay-Z, Beatles album: An unauthorized Web hit - Feb. 25, 2004
		DJ Danger Mouse's "Grey Album" is a blend of unauthorized samples from Jay-Z's "Black Album" and the Beatles' "White Album."
		When DJ Danger Mouse decided to combine raps from Jay-Z's "The Black Album" with music from the Beatles' legendary "White Album" to create "The Grey Album," he didn't have permission from either side to do it -- and he didn't care.
		Although Danger Mouse says he created the "Grey Album" only for fans and friends, he did sell some copies to record stores and promote it on his Web site, www.djdangermouse.com.
	www.cnn.com /2004/TECH/internet/02/25/music.greyalbum.ap (741 words)

	EMI Asks DJ Danger Mouse To Cease And Desist
		DJ Danger Mouse was slapped with a cease-and-desist order after EMI caught wind of the project (rumours of which have been circulating on the internet for weeks), citing copyright infringement.
		Unfortunately for fans of the West Coast producer and DJ (not to mention fans of The Beatles and Jay-Z), goliaths of the music industry tend to see copyright issues in fl and white — not in shades of grey.
		The DJ has agreed to comply with the order and will no longer distribute the record, which was allegedly only intended for the ears of friends.
	www.chartattack.com /damn/PrintThis.cfm?ID=2004021308 (269 words)

	DJ Danger Mouse makes RIAA turn 'Grey' with anger - Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DJ Danger Mouse is the intimidating name of a hip-hop disc jockey who has not been paying attention to the news.
		Danger Mouse claims it was all in fun and that he just wanted to give it to friends and family-"Merry Christmas 'Nana"- but he also sold some copies to a record store to get his name out.
		Letters from lawyers were released and Danger Mouse's pals started up a website and made Tuesday, Feb. 24, "Grey Tuesday." A plethora of websites posted the album for free download just to antagonize the RIAA and EMI.
	www.smsuspur.com /news/2004/03/04/Commentary/Dj.Danger.Mouse.Makes.Riaa.Turn.grey.With.Anger-625015.shtml (372 words)

	sfbg.com \| Grooves
		A familiarity with the Beatles' version certainly doesn't detract from Lewis's cover, but it's not a prerequisite either – the mark of a good cover/remake is that it nods back to its progenitor but still stands on its own.
		Danger Mouse works with a simple, brilliant premise: he remixes Jay-Z's recent Black Album by using samples solely from The White Album.
		Danger Mouse's Grey Album sets itself apart far from the pack.
	www.sfbg.com /38/20/x_grooves.html (973 words)

	NME.COM - News - GREY AREA! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DJ Danger Mouse insists his 'Grey Album' was only intended as a promotional item...
		The producer, who last year found fame as one half of hip-hop duo DM and Jemini, found himself behind one of the coolest records of the year by splicing vocals from last year's 'The Black Album' by Jay-Z with beats created from The Beatles' seminal 'The White Album'.
		Danger Mouse himself insists that the 3,000 copies were only intended as promotional items, but the record's popularity soon saw it spill to mainstream acclaim.
	www.nme.com /news/107490.htm (241 words)

	hollowcube.com - talk: the beatles + jay-z = one pimpin' remix album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DJ Danger Mouse has done just this, and calls his groundbreaking creation 'The Grey...
		DJ Danger Mouse has done just this, and calls his groundbreaking creation 'The Grey Album' (fl + white = grey...
		I think it is a fabulous work of art, and DJ Danger Mouse should be recognized for his musical talent.
	www.hollowcube.com /talk/archives/000512.php (502 words)

	Alkaline Earth \| DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DJ Danger Mouse - The Grey Album - In case you were unable to download it before the EMI cease and desist letter, here is a place where you can download the songs.
		Danger Mouse insists he can explain and prove that all the music on the Grey Album can be traced back to the White Album and its musical content via sampling.
		Boom Selection seems the definitive collection of these art?works: see DJ Danger Mouse's 50 Cent vs. Tom's Diner or Freelance Hellraiser's "Stroke of Genie-us" (Christina Aguilera vs. The Strokes) (hard to find on the web, easy to find on P2P).
	alkalineearth.com /link.ae/148 (510 words)

	Download "The Grey Album" by DJ Danger Mouse
		Despite that and the fact that only 3,000 copies of the album are in circulation, EMI sent cease and desist letters yesterday to Danger Mouse and the handful of stores that were selling the album, demanding that the album be destroyed.
		DJ Danger Mouse has created a unique work of art.
		Using what might be called "our" culture (apparently these Beatles made their fortune from something called an "audience"), DJ Danger Mouse has made a statement that further contributes value to that culture.
	www.slumdance.com /blogs/brian_flemming/archives/000647.html (1033 words)

	betterPropaganda
		Danger Mouse has been one of the stories of the year in 2004 for his landmark Grey Album, an illicit copyright copywrong mash up of Jay-Z's Black Album acapellas and The Beatles White Album, which was downloaded a million times at the start of the year and reached corporate mass media news columns.
		Less than several months later, a legal commercial product with Danger Mouse's name all over it hits the shops, a collaboration with Brooklyn MC Jemini.
		Time will tell if Danger Mouse- a red hot producer- will continue to be known for this affiliation with Jemini, or on his own.
	betterpropaganda.com /artist_page.asp?id=308 (220 words)

	c h i c a g o I N N E R V I E W
		DJ Danger Mouse) was in his bedroom fiddling around with his mixer, just doing DJ types of things.
		Danger Mouse has been a longtime fan of Jemini's and decided to make the trek from his home in London all the way to New York to court the rapper.
		However, Danger Mouse condemns this bottom-line-driven attitude and nails the actual problem on the head with a refreshing take on the subject.
	www.chicagoinnerview.com /archives/jun04_dj_danger_mouse.htm (1486 words)

	TANGMONKEY.COM [ REVIEW: DJ Danger Mouse: The Grey Album ]
		The basslines are wonderful in their own right, pleasantly skipping through songs with playful samples and twittering guitars.
		I was initially lukewarm about "December 4th," since the backing is almost too upbeat considering the subject matter (Jay-Z's apparently difficult upbringing); but the more I listen to it, the more I come to appreciate Danger Mouse's decision.
		Even better are Danger Mouse's truly inventive moments, like on "My First Song," remixing instantly recognizable Beatles vocal harmonies into an eerily catchy intro that sounds like Paul McCartney possessed (a good thing, I assure you).
	www.tangmonkey.com /columns/107932362757992.php (565 words)

	djmixed.com forum: DJ Danger Mouse Mixing The Beatles With Jay-Z On 'The Grey Album' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		DJ Danger Mouse explains that all the music on The Grey Album can be traced back to The White Album.
		The resulting album is a unique hybrid of work from DJ Danger Mouse, one of hip hop's fastest rising stars.
		This re-interpretation is already being touted as the one of the greatest remix albums of all time and is bound to be remembered as a 'must have' album of the year for collectors and critics alike.
	www.djmixed.com /djmixed/forums/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=18&t=006548 (356 words)

	Rolling Stone : EMI Traps Danger Mouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Danger Mouse hadn't initially intended the record for commercial release, pressing only 3,000 copies for non-retail distribution.
		Danger Mouse claims that he hasn't distributed any additional copies, making him compliant with the order, though his Web site still boasts that the record "will be made available worldwide" this month or next.
		And according to the DJ, he still hasn't received the mark of disapproval that would sting the most.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/5937117 (237 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Beatles remix was 'art project'
		DJ Danger Mouse, whose Beatles remix album was blocked by record label EMI, has said he never intended to break copyright laws.
		Danger Mouse said he wanted to prove "such radical things can really work".
		But the Beatles' label has told the DJ and record shops to stop selling the album, which uses unauthorised samples.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3488670.stm (214 words)

	Grey Tuesday - Free the Grey Album February 24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Danger Mouse moved more "units" than Norah Jones and Kanye West, with well over 100,000 copies downloaded.
		DJ Danger Mouse created a remix of Jay-Z's the Black Album and the Beatles White Album, and called it the Grey Album.
		Danger Mouse’s album is one of the most "respectful" and undeniably positive examples of sampling; it honors both the Beatles and Jay-Z. Yet the lawyers and bureaucrats at EMI have shown zero flexibility and not a glimmer of interest in the artistic significance of this work.
	greytuesday.org (1357 words)

	IGN: Danger Mouse Vs. The Gorillaz
		Regardless of any demonic intervention, Danger Mouse's involvement on the production tip should insure a tripadelic sonic experience for all who choose to purchase the album.
		MF Doom and Danger Mouse go Adult Swimming with sublime results.
		Infamous DJ who made his mark with the now legendary Grey Album in which he reworked Jay-Z's raps from The Black Album with the music of The Beatles' The White Album.
	music.ign.com /articles/588/588936p1.html (397 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Shades of Grey - A Grey album review
		I was never a DJ Dangermouse listener prior to this whole controversy, but I've always loved the Beatles' White Album, DJ music in general, and hip-hop.
		Briefly, for those who haven't heard of the album yet, what DJ Danger Mouse did is to take an a capella version of Jay Z's The Black Album, and put those lyrics over beats created from samples taken from The Beatles' The White Album.
		Danger Mouse uses a very intelligent use of vocal non-verbal sounds (from "Julia") over a very up-tempo, dirty south reminiscent beat.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2004/02/26/120542.php (828 words)

	Pop Life: January 2004
		But, Danger Mouse lays down a challenge to be outdone and I'm willing to put down good money that his mix will reign supreme at the end of it all.
		DJ Nu-Mark has a new solo album due out in the spring - Blend Crafters, his long-awaited chance to shine on his own after his many years with Jurassic 5 (he's not leaving the group, just doing his own thang for a minute).
		And it ends in 1995 since that is the year that the Invisibl Skratch Piklz formed, thus marking the symbolic transition from the end of the mobile crews to the rise of the scratching crews.
	www.o-dub.com /weblog/2004_01_01_archive.html#107428308286160354 (11343 words)

	dallasobserver.com \| \| Hear, There \| DJ Danger Mouse \| 2004-03-11
		The rumor became reality till it evolved into myth, and DJ Danger Mouse's pop-art project deserves its reputation as all three; at last someone's elevated the mash-up from novelty to concept, and this beguiling collection has the tenacity to go the distance.
		Mouse doesn't merely fit Jay-Z's boasts to the Beatles' beats, cutting and compressing the rhyming till it jibes with the timing.
		He's created something altogether brand-new, the magical third thing that results when two unlikely entities breed to form the inexplicable--meaning, oh, "Piggies" and "Change Clothes" end up in the same dressing room wearing the same pair of pants.
	www.dallasobserver.com /issues/2004-03-11/hearthere.html (292 words)

	Meatball Wiki: GreyAlbum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, in his [press release] Danger Mouse called it flattering.
		Since DJ Danger Mouse is, counter to the EMI claim, perfectly happy with the situation, as is Jay-Z and Roc-a-fella, I think it's a fucking dumbass case.
		If DJ Danger Mouse could simply pay a royalty to EMI for The White Album, he could have, and that would be the end of it the story.
	usemod.com /cgi-bin/mb.pl?GreyAlbum (3311 words)

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