Alex Goot


Alexander George Goot 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

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
  • 2008: Arranged Noise
  • 2012: In Your Atmosphere
  • 2013: In Your Atmosphere
  • 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''

EP">Extended play">EPs

  • 2007: Asleep at the Wheel
  • 2008: Progress – EP
  • 2009: Take Cover
  • 2009: Read My Mind
  • 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
  • 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''