
Gooding
Singer-songwriter Gooding performs songs from his upcoming album Osage and shares his advocacy work on financial literacy.
Nashville-based songwriter, touring artist, producer and advocate Gooding has played nearly 3,000 shows across 300 cities in 7 countries. He has performed at SXSW and UCLA, participated in Grammy Camp and the Conference on World Affairs, and appeared at the White House. His new album Osage will be released on October 16, 2026 on Shamus Records.
Beyond the stage and studio, Gooding founded Funding the Future, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit teaching financial literacy to students across America. Through that work he has reached more than 350,000 students in 36 states, visited over 500 high schools and three Federal Reserves, and appeared on national platforms such as NPR, CNBC and The Wall Street Journal. Using his story as a lens, he inspires young people to take control of their financial futures.



