Goh Cher Yen started learning the erhu at the age of fourteen under the tutelage of Sim Boon Yew. He served his National Service in the SAF Music & Drama Company. He performed as a soloist at the National Day Parade of 1999 and The Music Box in 2000. Goh Cher Yen had performed in Australia, Hong Kong, Hunan and Malaysia. He is currently a full-time musician in the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.