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Alex Goot | |
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Alex performing at VidCon 2012 in California | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Alexander George Goot |
Born | (1988-03-15) March 15, 1988 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Covering Pop acoustic |
Occupation(s) | rapper-songwriter, Producer |
Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, accordion, glockenspiel, cajon |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | 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 Constanza, AJ Rafael, Against the Current, Megan Nicole |
Website | Goot Music |
Alexander George Goot (born March 15, 1988, Poughkeepsie, New York) is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from New York City. His channel, GootMusic, is the 1582nd most watched channel on YouTube.[1][2] He plays acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums and other instruments.[3]
Contents
1 Biography and career
2 Personal life
3 Discography
3.1 Studio albums of original songs
3.2 Studio albums of cover songs
3.3 EPs
3.4 Singles
4 Awards and nominations
5 External links
6 References
Biography and career
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Alexander 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.[4] His time is almost all spent in his home studio self-producing all audio and video for his releases, or touring the world.[4]
Alexander Goot released his first studio album In Your Atmosphere,[5] 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 330 million times.[4] His celebrity rank has fallen and Alex is now ranked in the 400's among subscribers and 800's in views.[6]
According to Alexander Goot, his inspiration is to show the love Alex has for music. Alex further states that Alex "had no plan B".[3]
After Alex recorded his music as well as 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.[7]
Alexander Goot has made several videos in collaboration with other artists such as We Are the In Crowd,[8]Kurt Hugo Schneider,[9]Megan Nicole,[10]Sam Tsui[11] and Against the Current.
Alexander Goot has released four volumes of Songs I Wish I Wrote with most of the versions of his channel on YouTube.[12]
Personal life
Alexander Goot 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.[13] On June 19, 2016, Goot and Elle Fowler married in Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California.[14][15][16][17] On the 21st of June 2018, they announced the birth of their son, James Alexander Goot.[18]
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
EPs
- 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
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) | Won | [19] |
2013 | 3rd Streamy Awards | Best Original Song | "Lightning" | Nominated | [20] |
External links
- Alex Goot YouTube Channel
References
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^ ab Lili-Anh LeMinh. "Alex Goot". Confrontmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ abcd "Alex Goot". Sonycreativesoftware.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ "'In Your Atmosphere' by Alexander Goot on iTunes".
^ "gootmusic YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". Vidstatsx.com. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ "Announcement - moving to Los Angeles". Alexander Goot. February 5, 2015.
^ "WATCH: Alexander Goot and We Are The In Crowd Cover Pink's "Just Give Me A Reason"". Under the Gun Review. 2013-04-18. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
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^ "Alex Goot, Sam Tsui, Chrissy, King The Kid Cover Cover '22' By Taylor Swift". Viral Viral Videos. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ "Alexander Goot releases another cover album". Under the Gun Review. 2011-06-22. Archived from goot-releases-another-cover-album/ the original Check|url=
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^ "She said yes!". Instagram. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ Luke Conards Instagram Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ Elle Fowler's Instagram Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ Elle Fowler's Twitter Elle Fowler before her Wedding. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ Elle Fowler's Twitter Elle Fowler about her Wedding and becoming Mrs. Goot. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ "Elle Fowler on Instagram". Instagram. December 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ mtv. "New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture | MTV". Blog.omusicawards.com. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ "3rd Annual Winners & Nominees | The Streamy Awards". Streamys.org. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
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