The Beatles broke up the day Zach was born. He's felt guilty about it ever since.

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Born in New York City and mostly raised in the small artists' community of Provincetown, Massachusetts, Zach’s creative spark ignited early. He began writing, acting, and singing as a child, quickly developing a passion for performance. Zach’s formative years were spent at the prestigious Saint Ann's Performing Arts School in Brooklyn alongside future stars like Beastie Boys and Jennifer Connelly and he received classical training at Stagedoor Manor in upstate New York. At age 9, he appeared in a television commercial with Superman's Christopher Reeve and an Off-Broadway production of “Runaways” alongside future star Amy Ryan (The Office/The Wire), and by the time he reached his teens, he had already starred in dozens of plays and musicals including The Boyfriend, Guys and Dolls, The Prince and The Pauper, Winnie the Pooh, The Pajama Game, Dames at Sea, The Cashier, and Grease. He later played Roger in an Off-Broadway production of "RENT".

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Armed with only a backpack and guitar, Zach left home at age 16 and sang in rock bands while putting himself through High School. He picked coffee in Hawaii, traveled the world, and eventually landed in San Diego, California where he spent most of the 90's and 2000's fronting the award-winning bands Ghoulspoon, Divided by Zero, and Secret Seven, playing hundreds of shows with the likes of Foo Fighters, Blink-182, No Doubt, Deftones, Korn, Sugar Ray, Incubus, and Sublime, while releasing 7 albums of original music and building a reputation as a versatile frontman with an infectious stage presence.

 

In the 2010s, Zach moved to Los Angeles and explored new musical horizons. He performed with mock-senior citizen performance art band Geezer, provided smooth vocals for Yacht Rock band The Windbreakers, and sang lead in a 50th Anniversary theater production of The Beatles’ Abbey Road. Meanwhile, he found new opportunities in the world of voice acting and jingle writing, with clients like Hot Wheels and Tostitos, and most notably as the voice for a national Taco Bell television ad campaign.

 

But the biggest chapter of Zach’s career came in 2022. On March 1st, he was introduced as the new lead singer of the multi-platinum band Smash Mouth. The announcement came live on KROQ’s Kevan Kenney show, where bassist Paul De Lisle introduced Zach to fans with excitement: “His name is Zach Goode, he’s from Brooklyn, Provincetown, New York City via LA, and we’re very, very happy to have him on board.”​

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Smash Mouth then christened their new era by debuting a fairly faithful, but decidedly Mouth-y cover of Rick Astley‘s iconic 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” in which Zach strikes the perfect blend of scratchy Steve Harwell-esque vocals and his own upbeat vibe.

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As of 2025, Zach and the band had already released four original singles - 4th of July, Underground Sun, Money (ft. Chad Tepper), and Ride On - along with a full-length Christmas album, Missile Toes. They also released several covers, including Love Me Do and Blinding Lights for the Punk Rock Valentines compilation album on Cleopatra Records, and a revamped version of the iconic Brady Bunch song, Sunshine Day, featuring none other than Greg Brady himself, Barry Williams.

 

In January, the band unveiled the first 38 dates of its Mercury Comet Tour, and a new album set to drop in 2026.​

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On July 3, 2025, Zach joined forces with L.A.-based alternative rock project Love Ghost to unveil their cinematic collaboration “Sandcastles”, a track that "...sounds like Nirvana went surfing with Foo Fighters and ended up writing a song with The Beach Boys after an existential chat in Venice Beach”.

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With over 150 shows under its belt, Smash Mouth 2.0 has toured everywhere from Alaska to Hawaii, with major festival stops in Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Malaysia along the way. Known for their high-energy shows and genuine crowd engagement, the band continues to connect with audiences wherever they play.

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In a full circle moment, Zach was inducted into the New England Music Hall of Fame alongside the Class of 2025.

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