- Dead Man's Bones
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Dead Man's Bones Origin Los Angeles, California,
United StatesGenres Indie rock, folk rock Years active 2008–present Labels ANTI- Website deadmansbones.net Members Ryan Gosling
Zach ShieldsDead Man's Bones is a band founded by actor Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields. Their first album, Dead Man's Bones, was released on October 6, 2009 through ANTI- Records. The entire album is a collaboration with the Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir started by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea from Los Angeles, California.[1] Gosling performs under the alias "Baby Goose".
When Shields and Gosling met in 2005 they discovered a mutual obsession with ghosts and decided to write love stories about ghosts and monsters. The pair chose to play all the instruments on the record, even those they had never touched before. They also imposed rules on themselves during the recording process, like not playing with a click track, or trying to do no more than three takes on any song, letting any imperfections highlight the strengths of the music.[2] On December 25, 2008, Dead Man's Bones released a music video and free download for their song "In The Room Where You Sleep,"[3] and on April 4, 2009, the band released another music video for their song "Name In Stone" on MySpace and YouTube. The self-titled debut album from the band, featuring members of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music's children's choir, was released on October 6, 2009 through ANTI- records and was produced by Tim Anderson of I’m A Robot.[4] Gosling and Shields also toured[5] around North America for fall/Halloween 2009[6] with a local choir and talent show at every show to rave reviews.[7] Each children's choir was similar to the LA group, Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir, which they recorded with on the album.[8] In 2010, they released two other music videos for tracks: "Dead Hearts"[9] and "Pa Pa Power".[10]
Contents
Discography
Release Year Album 2009 Dead Man's Bones They've also played various concerts and at "FYF 2010" in Los Angeles, CA.
Members
- Ryan Gosling: Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar (2008–Present)
- Zach Shields: Vocals, Percussion, Drums, Guitar (2008–Present)
References
- ^ Carpenter, Ellen (October 14, 2009). "Breaking: Dead Man's Bones". The Rolling Stone, accessed September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Dead Man's Bones". ANTI-, accessed September 27, 2011.
- ^ Ryan Gosling Debuts His First Music Video at The Insider
- ^ Pitchfork: The Playlist: Dead Man's Bones – "My Body's a Zombie For You"
- ^ Dead Man's Bones official website, Tour dates.
- ^ Pitchfork: Dead Man's Bones (Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields) Announce First Tour
- ^ Dead Man’s Bones: Concert Review
- ^ Dead Man’s Bones reinvent the concert experience (6/27) « Consequence of Sound
- ^ YouTube – Dead Man's Bones – "Dead Hearts"
- ^ Pa Pa Power – Dead Mans Bones On Vimeo
External links
- Video Premiere: Dead Man’s Bones’ Haunting “Dead Hearts” - Rolling Stone
- Dead Man's Bones performing "Name In Stone" at a cemetery with L.A. Inner Mass Choir & the Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir: Dead Man's Bones: Name In Stone on YouTube
- In The Room Where You Sleep (Wrap Party Live Video)
- Official Website
- Dead Man's Bones at MySpace
- Dead Man's Bones at Twitter
- Dead Man's Bones at Facebook
- Dead Man's Bones at Last.fm
- Dead Man's Bones at ANTI-
- Ryan Gosling at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Musical groups from California
- United States rock musical group stubs
- Ryan Gosling: Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar (2008–Present)
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