Alex Goot
American singer-songwriter
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::summary American singer-songwriter ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Alex Goot |
| image | Alex Goot.jpg |
| image_size | 220px |
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| caption | Goot in 2012 |
| birth_name | Alexander George Goot |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Poughkeepsie, New York, US |
| spouse | |
| death_date | |
| genre | {{flat list |
| occupations | singer-songwriter, record producer |
| instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, accordion, glockenspiel, cajon |
| years_active | 2004–present |
| label | Alex Goot LLC |
| associated_acts | Sam Tsui, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Boyce Avenue, Hannah Trigwell, We Are the in Crowd, Tyler Ward, Metalix, Dave Days, Chrissy Costanza, AJ Rafael, Against the Current, Megan Nicole |
| website | |
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- Pop
- soft rock}} | occupations = singer-songwriter, record producer | instruments = Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, accordion, glockenspiel, cajon | years_active = 2004–present | label = Alex Goot LLC | associated_acts = Sam Tsui, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Boyce Avenue, Hannah Trigwell, We Are the in Crowd, Tyler Ward, Metalix, Dave Days, Chrissy Costanza, AJ Rafael, Against the Current, Megan Nicole | website = Alexander George Goot (born March 15, 1988) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from New York City. , his YouTube channel GootMusic has 3.83 million subscribers and more than 900 million total views. He plays acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums and other instruments.
Biography and career
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Goot began recording music in 2004 at the age of 16 and since then has gained popularity from his profiles on various social network sites as well as his own website, from which Alex distributes some of his music and provides news and regular updates. His time is almost all spent in his home studio self-producing all audio and video for his releases, or touring the world.
Goot released his first studio album In Your Atmosphere, which was made possible by his fans via an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign. His YouTube channel has about 3,000,000 subscribers and his videos have been viewed over 800 million times.
Goot first recorded his music and videos for many years in his home studio in Poughkeepsie, he moved in early February 2015, immediately after his European tour in January 2015, to Los Angeles.
Goot has made several videos in collaboration with other artists such as We Are the in Crowd, Kurt Hugo Schneider, Megan Nicole, Sam Tsui and Against the Current.
Goot has released four volumes of Songs I Wish I Wrote with most of the versions of his channel on YouTube.
Personal life
Alexander Goot was born in Wisconsin, and he grew up in Vermont and New York state. He became engaged to his girlfriend of two years, Elle Fowler, on July 3, 2015. Alex proposed on the beach, wrote the song "Unstoppable" about her, and played it during the proposal. On June 19, 2016, Goot and Elle Fowler married in Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California. On June 21, 2018, they announced the birth of their son, James Alexander Goot. On April 4, 2022, they announced the birth of their second son, Scott William Goot. In February 2025, the birth of their daughter Juliette Claire was announced.
Discography
Studio albums of original songs
- 2005: 158 (released under the artist name "Goot")
- 2008: Arranged Noise (released under the artist name "Goot")
- 2012: In Your Atmosphere
- 2013: In Your Atmosphere (Deluxe Edition) (4 additional tracks)
- 2014: Wake Up Call
Studio albums of cover songs
;Songs I Wish I Wrote
- 2010: Songs I Wish I Wrote
- 2011: Songs I Wish I Wrote, Vol. 2
- 2012: Songs I Wish I Wrote, Vol. 3
- 2014: Songs I Wish I Wrote, Vol. 4
- 2015: Songs I Wish I Wrote: Unplugged
;Alex Goot & Friends
- 2012: Alex Goot & Friends, Vol. 1
- 2012: Alex Goot & Friends, Vol. 2
- 2014: Alex Goot & Friends, Vol. 3
- 2015: Alex Goot & Friends, Vol. 4
- 2017: Alex Goot & Friends, Vol. 5
[[Extended play|EP]]s
- 2007: Asleep at the Wheel (released under the artist name "Goot")
- 2008: Progress – EP (released under the artist name "Goot")
- 2009: Take Cover (released under the artist name "Goot")
- 2009: Read My Mind (released under the artist name "Goot")
- 2010: Sensitivity EP
- 2014: Wake Up Call
Singles
- 2010: Breathless
- 2010: Next Christmas Eve
- 2011: Pretty Eyes
- 2011: Sensitivity
- 2011: We Could Love
- 2012: Bright Lights (Fly)
- 2012: The Real You
- 2012: Lightning
- 2013: We Could Love
- 2013: Secret Girl
- 2013: Living Addiction
- 2014: Just To Shine
- 2014: Wake Up Call
- 2014: Right Where I Belong
- 2015: Unstoppable
- 2016: Helium
- 2018: Fix You
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Work nominated | Results | Sou. |
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| 2011 | MTV O Music Awards I | Best Fan Cover | "Hold It Against Me" (Britney Spears) | ||
| 2013 | 3rd Streamy Awards | Best Original Song | "Lightning" | ||
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References
References
- "Gootmusic - YouTube".
- Lili-Anh LeMinh. "Alex Goot". Confrontmagazine.com.
- "Alex Goot". Sonycreativesoftware.com.
- (March 15, 2013). "'In Your Atmosphere' by Alexander Goot on iTunes".
- (February 5, 2015). "Announcement – moving to Los Angeles". Alexander Goot.
- (April 18, 2013). "WATCH: Alexander Goot and We Are The In Crowd Cover Pink's "Just Give Me A Reason"". Under the Gun Review.
- (January 3, 2012). "Alex anderGoot covers "How To Save A Life"". Under the Gun Review.
- (August 7, 2011). "Alexander Goot covers "Good Life"". Under the Gun Review.
- (June 20, 2014). "Alex Goot, Sam Tsui, Chrissy, King The Kid Cover Cover '22' By Taylor Swift". Viral Viral Videos.
- (June 22, 2011). "Alexander Goot releases another cover album". Under the Gun Review.
- "She said yes!". Instagram.
- [https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2ifn4KDQZ/ Luke Conards Instagram] Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- [https://www.instagram.com/p/BG3r9_zgJim/ Elle Fowler's Instagram] Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- [https://twitter.com/ellefowler/status/744406352299057152 Elle Fowler's Twitter] Elle Fowler before her Wedding. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- [https://twitter.com/ellefowler/status/744805942290571266 Elle Fowler's Twitter] Elle Fowler about her Wedding and becoming Mrs. Goot. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- (December 21, 2017). "Elle Fowler on Instagram". [[Instagram]].
- "Instagram".
- mtv. "New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture | MTV". Blog.omusicawards.com.
- (June 15, 2015). "3rd Annual Winners & Nominees | The Streamy Awards". Streamys.org.
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