Gods Child

Gods Child
Chris Seefried and Gary DeRosa at Magic Shop NYC mixing "Everybody" 1994
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, psychedelic rock, dream pop
Years active	1991 (1991)–1996
Labels	Qwest/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Joe 90
Past members	Chris Seefried Gary DeRosa Craig Ruda Adam Hamilton Alex Alexander Shawn Pelton Everette Bradley Mark Plati Ryan Hedgecock

Gods Child was an American rock band from New York City, New York, formed in 1991 by Chris Seefried (lead vocals and guitar) and Gary DeRosa (keyboards and background vocals).

Gods Child gained popularity following the release of its debut album, Everybody (1994), which featured the hit single "Everybody's 1". Second album Aluminum was a critics choice but less of a hit at radio. After touring this album the band relocated to L.A. and changed their moniker to Joe 90, who went on to make debut record Dream This for Geffen Records along with other independent releases.

The band's influences include T.Rex, Lou Reed, Prince, Patti Smith, Sly and The Family Stone, The Doors, Curtis Mayfield, U2, early Blue Öyster Cult and The Beatles.

Singer/guitarist Chris Seefried and keyboardist Gary DeRosa both grew up in Dix Hills, New York playing in local bands "Mercury" and Random Speed. After graduating from Long Island University and Hofstra University respectively, Seefried and DeRosa moved into Manhattan and started the duo "Brother Brother". Playing gigs all around the city and surrounding boroughs by night and recording demos during the day, they set up shop in the Westbeth building on the lower west side. The basement of this artist enclave housed studios for various artists and musicians including at the time The Lounge Lizards and Suzanne Vega. DeRosa and Seefried had an 8 track recording studio where they recorded their "Brother Brother" demos with DeRosa engineering and also where Luscious Jackson recorded their debut record In Search Of Manny. These demos wound up in the hands of British hit maker at the time, Michael Baker. Having had platinum success with British neo-soul band Wet, Wet, Wet, Baker saw Brother Brother as an American follow up and signed them to his production company Simple Simon, which resulted in a singles and album deal with Chrysalis records U.K.. The duo released two charting singles in the U.K., "Temptation Eyes", a cover of the 1960s song by The Grass Roots and the Seefried penned "All American". A full length album was recorded but not released.