Alex Goot

Alex Goot first gained attention through YouTube, where his cover of OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars' with Kurt Schneider and Chrissy Costanza became a viral hit around 2013. The video's success came from its straightforward arrangement and the clear vocal harmonies, which felt more like friends playing in a room than a polished studio production. That approach became his calling card for a while, with other covers like 'Lighters' and 'Love Me Like You Do' following a similar template.

He's from Virginia Beach and has mentioned Stevie Wonder and John Mayer as influences, which shows in the clean guitar work and melodic sense on his original songs like 'Pretty Eyes' and 'Wake Up Call.' His 2014 album 'Alex Goot & The Band' and the 2017 release 'Run Wild' leaned more into that singer-songwriter territory, moving beyond the cover material that initially built his audience.

Goot often works with a rotating group of collaborators, including Luke Conard, Chad Sugg, and Against The Current's Chrissy Costanza, who appears on several tracks. The recordings have a casual, collaborative feel, as if he's pulling friends into the project rather than assembling featured guests. He's kept at it quietly, releasing music and videos without much of the dramatic career narrative that sometimes surrounds internet-born artists.