i doubt it. its on his menu so i'm sure he doesn't want to give it up.
He probably came up with it from trial and error. I think sometimes it´s good that you get ideas from other chefs, specially as admirable as Brian and Michael, but I think you should make your own by experimenting with a standard brioche recipe, just like Michael did.
Just a thougt
You can find the techinique through El Bulli's cookbook. Paul Liebrandt makes a variation as a corn "sponge" and I have seen others as corn bread. All same technique. Hoep that helps!