China Club
Gold took full advantage of his surroundings in New York City and began performing original music at Joe's Pub, Fez, China Club, Barracuda, Metronome, Avalon, Pyramid, Splash, Bar d'O, Starlight, and CBGB's. He recorded the material for his self-titled 2001 debut album. His debut included explicit gay love songs. The album won Gold at the 2002 Outmusic Award for Outstanding Debut Recording. Later that year, Gold was named one of "Genre Magazine"'s "Men We Love".