Dead Man's Bones is a band comprising Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson, Lars and the Real Girl, Blue Valentine) and friend 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 byFlea from Los Angeles, California. Gosling performs under the alias "Baby Goose".