His journey began in a modest home in Bridgeport, Connecticut, within a family of skilled amateur musicians. He was the second of three children born to Jerry and Rose Goode on Halloween, 1977. Both his father and older brother were trained guitarists, and classic rock by the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen served as background music for most of his early years. A self-described “unusual kid,” Gerald often found solace in music, and by the age of eleven, he was already learning to play the piano by ear. In no time at all, he found himself saving up money to buy a multi-track recorder to capture the songs he was writing; as high school rolled around, Gerald’s passion for music and performance was alive and well, and he continued to work intently at honing his craft.

In 1995, during the latter half of his senior year, older brother Jon cast Gerald as the lead singer in his college band Simple Jim, and not long after, Gerald's star began to shine. Everyone was talking about the group and the ‘crazy kid’ they had as their frontman. The band's popularity in Southern Connecticut swelled on account of Gerald’s raw performance style; he would roll around on the floor during a rendition of the Violent Femme’s “Blister in The Sun,” and strip down to nothing but his underwear. One time he came out on stage dressed in an American Flag and combat boots; another time, in full tuxedo complete with top hat and cane. For a period of time, he even taunted his audiences by doing an entire set in a style of cross-dressing that would give Kiss a run for their money. His onstage antics set a new standard of performance and entertainment for cover bands throughout the region.

Not long after forming, Simple Jim began to turn their attentions to writing original music. With Gerald as chief lyricist, he would often demo songs in his home studio, and then bring them to the band to be picked apart and adapted for live performance. By 1999, Simple Jim had released two albums of original material through their own label, and the band sold several thousand copies in the tri-state area.  The band continued to draw their legion of rabid fans to such legendary venues as Toad’s Place, CBGBs, and The Elbow Room.  Their song, ‘Laqueeda,’ about a gender-bending club kid, garnered the band airplay on Connecticut’s #1 Contemporary Hit Radio Station KC 101 (WKCI-CT).

It was only a matter of time before Gerald began to expand his musical horizons. He began to frequent the NYC underground club scene, spending weekend nights at the Sound Factory, Tunnel, Roxy and Limelight, and fell in love with the energy of house music. In 2001, armed with a fierce desire to have his production skills recognized, Gerald began remixing under the professional moniker ‘Blue Room’ and went on to become a presence on the Billboard Dance Charts with his remixes for Ru Paul, Lisa Hunt, and Amuka. His productions and bootleg reworkings of songs by Mariah Carey, Madonna and Mary J. Blige, were frequently incorporated into Celebrity DJ Junior Vasquez’s sets. In 2005, Vasquez commissioned Blue Room to remix “Set It Free,” a song from house artist Jason Walker’s debut record, which found a place among Billboard’s Top 20 regular players in 2005. Grammy Award winning producer Peter Rauhofer also enlisted Gerald to write and produce a track for Star69 Records artist Suzanne Palmer’s full-length album, “Home."  He simultaneously became a resident DJ at clubs in both New York and Connecticut.

All the while, Gerald was working on his original, more contemplative music.  “For Those Who Have” became a five-year labor of love that involved many stops and starts. “Many of my own experiences during my 20’s are the basis for the songs on ‘For Those Who Have,’” says Gerald, "and in the end it wound up being a really cathartic experience." He adds: “Making this record was the boldest way I could think of to turn the page, so to speak - both musically and spiritually.”  With veteran producer Scott White on mixing detail, and Grammy Award winning engineer Phil Magnotti in charge of mastering, the outcome is a collection of songs that are well-executed, insightful and unforgettably melodic, taking the listener over an emotional arc from start to finish.

Gerald Goode is a true artist with a penchant for bearing his proverbial soul to his audience; a singer and performer with undeniable charisma and presence; and a skilled producer and song stylist in the recording studio. To call "For Those Who Have" a strong first release from an up and coming singer/songwriter is an understatement; it is, in fact, yet another compelling chapter in Gerald’s remarkable musical journey.