Alex Goot

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alex Goot | image = Alex Goot.jpg | image_size = 220px | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Goot in 2012 | birth_name = Alexander George Goot | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|15}} | birth_place = Poughkeepsie, New York, US | spouse = {{Marriage|Elle Fowler|June 19, 2016}} | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = {{flat list| *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 = {{URL|gootmusic.com|Goot Music}} }}

'''Alexander George Goot''' (born March 15, 1988) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from New York City. {{As of|2025|November|20}}, his YouTube channel GootMusic has 3.83 million subscribers and more than 900 million total views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/gootmusic/about|title = Gootmusic - YouTube|website = YouTube}}</ref> He plays acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums and other instruments.<ref name="CM - Alex Goot">{{cite web |author=Lili-Anh LeMinh |url=http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2012/12/alex-goot/ |title=Alex Goot |publisher=Confrontmagazine.com |accessdate=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508193334/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2012/12/alex-goot/ |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==Biography and career== {{Quote box |title = |quote ="''My goals have been to reach as many people as possible with my music, and enhance peoples' lives by making music that they can enjoy any time.''"<ref name="Sony Creative Software - Alexander Goot"/> |align =left |width =180px |border =1px |fontsize =90% }} 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.<ref name="Sony Creative Software - Alexander Goot">{{cite web|url=http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/alexgoot|title=Alex Goot|date=|publisher=Sonycreativesoftware.com|accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref> His time is almost all spent in his home studio self-producing all audio and video for his releases, or touring the world.<ref name="Sony Creative Software - Alexander Goot"/>

Goot released his first studio album ''In Your Atmosphere'',<ref>{{cite web|title='In Your Atmosphere' by Alexander Goot on iTunes|website=iTunes|date=March 15, 2013|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-your-atmosphere-deluxe/id611482762|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516213927/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-your-atmosphere-deluxe/id611482762|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Sony Creative Software - Alexander Goot"/>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/gootmusic/photos/a.298327468061.147475.15054318061/10152611683133062/|title= Announcement – moving to Los Angeles|date=February 5, 2015|work= Alexander Goot}}</ref>

Goot has made several videos in collaboration with other artists such as We Are the in Crowd,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2013/04/18/watch-Alexander-goot-and-we-are-the-in-crowd-cover-pinks-just-give-me-a-reason/ |title=WATCH: Alexander Goot and We Are The In Crowd Cover Pink's "Just Give Me A Reason" |publisher=Under the Gun Review |date=April 18, 2013 |accessdate=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105001004/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2013/04/18/watch-alex-goot-and-we-are-the-in-crowd-cover-pinks-just-give-me-a-reason/ |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kurt Hugo Schneider,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/01/03/alex-goot-covers-how-to-save-a-life/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207080211/http://underthegunreview.net/2012/01/03/alex-goot-covers-how-to-save-a-life/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |title=Alex anderGoot covers "How To Save A Life" |publisher=Under the Gun Review |date=January 3, 2012 |accessdate=July 13, 2015 }}</ref> Megan Nicole,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2011/08/07/alex-goot-covers-good-life/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627232326/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2011/08/07/alex-goot-covers-good-life/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |title=Alexander Goot covers "Good Life" |publisher=Under the Gun Review |date=August 7, 2011 |accessdate=July 13, 2015 }}</ref> Sam Tsui<ref name="Viral Videos - 22 Taylor">{{cite web|url=http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2013/06/10/alex-goot-sam-tsui-chrissy-king-the-kid-cover-cover-22-by-taylor-swift/ |title=Alex Goot, Sam Tsui, Chrissy, King The Kid Cover Cover '22' By Taylor Swift |publisher=Viral Viral Videos |date=June 20, 2014 |accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2011/06/22/alex-goot-releases-another-cover-album/|title=Alexander Goot releases another cover album |publisher=Under the Gun Review |date=June 22, 2011 |accessdate=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705204553/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2011/06/22/alex-goot-releases-another-cover-album/ |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life== Alexander Goot{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/4ugjS-ks1u |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/alexgoot/1021897328506883438 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|publisher=Instagram |title=She said yes!|date= |accessdate=July 13, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On June 19, 2016, Goot and Elle Fowler married in Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2ifn4KDQZ/ Luke Conards Instagram] Retrieved June 20, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BG3r9_zgJim/ Elle Fowler's Instagram] Retrieved June 20, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ellefowler/status/744406352299057152 Elle Fowler's Twitter] Elle Fowler before her Wedding. Retrieved June 20, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ellefowler/status/744805942290571266 Elle Fowler's Twitter] Elle Fowler about her Wedding and becoming Mrs. Goot. Retrieved June 20, 2016.</ref> On June 21, 2018, they announced the birth of their son, James Alexander Goot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc_VUdunDrM/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/missellefowler/1675151351691885260 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Elle Fowler on Instagram|work=Instagram|date=December 21, 2017|accessdate=December 21, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGjw97rsrgR/ }}</ref>

==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== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work nominated ! Results ! Sou. |- | 2011 | MTV O Music Awards I | Best Fan Cover | "''Hold It Against Me''" <small>(Britney Spears)</small> | {{Won}} |<ref>{{cite web |author=mtv |url=http://blog.omusicawards.com/2011/04/best-fan-cover/ |title=New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture | MTV |publisher=Blog.omusicawards.com |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2015 |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191741/http://blog.omusicawards.com/2011/04/best-fan-cover/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2013 | 3rd Streamy Awards | Best Original Song | "''Lightning''" | {{Nom}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/3rd-annual-nominees/ |title=3rd Annual Winners & Nominees | The Streamy Awards |publisher=Streamys.org |date=June 15, 2015 |accessdate=July 13, 2015}}</ref> |}

==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/user/gootmusic Alex Goot YouTube Channel]

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