After graduating from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, he and several high school friends formed the band The Cheapskates, a ska-punk band that went through many line-up changes before several of its members, including Burton, formed The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
Burton moved to Hollywood, California, where he worked as a production assistant on various projects while not performing with the Bosstones.
In 2005, he relocated to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, but continued to work on films, including The Year of Getting to Know Us and HBO's Recount.
At the conclusion of the Bosstones' summer 2010 tour, Burton returned to his home in Jacksonville and continued his volunteer work.
[3] Burton produced and performed on Victims of Circumstance's 2007 debut album, Do It Yourself, released by Financial Records.