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Alex Gaskarth
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Gaskarth performing with All Time Low in 2012
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| Birth name | Alexander William Gaskarth |
| Born | December 14, 1987 Harlow, Essex, England |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Alexander "Alex" William Gaskarth (born December 14, 1987) is a British-American singer and musician. He is famous for being the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the American rock band All Time Low.
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Early Life and Background
Alex Gaskarth was born in Harlow, Essex, in England. He lived in a small village called Toot Hill until he was six years old. His family then moved to the United States because of his father's job.
Gaskarth went to Dulaney High School and graduated in 2006. He has two older half-sisters. He also had a half-brother, Tom, who passed away when Alex was 12. To honor his brother's memory, Alex got a rose tattoo on his hand and wrote the song "Lullabies."
Music Career
All Time Low (2003–present)
When he was in eighth grade, Gaskarth started making music with his friend Jack Barakat. A year later, they were joined by Zack Merrick and Rian Dawson, and in 2003, the band All Time Low was officially formed.
While they were still in high school, the band signed with a small record label called Emerald Moon Records. In 2004, they released their first EP, The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End. The next year, they released their first full album, The Party Scene.
In 2006, All Time Low signed with Hopeless Records. Their 2007 single, "Dear Maria, Count Me In", became a huge hit. It was certified Platinum in 2015 and later went 2x Multi-Platinum in 2021. That same year, they released their second album, So Wrong, It's Right.
The band's popularity grew quickly. Their third album, Nothing Personal (2009), landed at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2011, they released Dirty Work with Interscope Records. They returned to Hopeless Records in 2012 for their fifth album, Don't Panic.
Their sixth album, Future Hearts (2015), was a major success. It reached number 2 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. and number 1 in the U.K. In 2017, the band signed with Fueled by Ramen and released their seventh album, Last Young Renegade. In 2023, they released their album Tell Me I'm Alive, which featured the song "Modern Love".
Other Music Projects
Gaskarth is also a talented songwriter who has worked with other popular bands. He has written songs for 5 Seconds of Summer, McBusted, and Simple Plan.
From 2013 to 2015, he and his bandmate Jack Barakat hosted a podcast called Full Frontal. They later brought it back on the live streaming service Twitch (service) under the new name Crash Test Live. Gaskarth and Barakat also hosted the Alternative Press Music Awards together in 2015 and 2016.
Simple Creatures (2019–2020)
In 2019, Gaskarth teamed up with Mark Hoppus from the band Blink-182 to form a new group called Simple Creatures. They released their first song, "...", followed by an EP called Strange Love. The project has been on a break since 2020.
Instruments and Vocal Style
Gaskarth is known for playing different types of guitars throughout his career. In the early days of All Time Low, he often used Gibson SG-X guitars. Later, he played custom-made Paul Reed Smith guitars.
Today, he mainly uses Fender guitars, especially the Mustang 90 models. He also plays Fender acoustic guitars and is sometimes seen with Gibson electric guitars.
As a singer, Gaskarth has a high vocal range known as a tenor.
Personal Life
On April 9, 2016, Alex Gaskarth married his long-time girlfriend, Lisa Ruocco.
During the 2020 lockdown, he, Jack Barakat, and other All Time Low crew members started a live podcast on YouTube called Crash Test Live, which they later moved to Twitch.
Discography
Here is a list of the studio albums Alex Gaskarth has released with his bands.
All Time Low
- The Party Scene (2005)
- So Wrong, It's Right (2007)
- Nothing Personal (2009)
- Dirty Work (2011)
- Don't Panic (2012)
- Future Hearts (2015)
- Last Young Renegade (2017)
- Wake Up, Sunshine (2020)
- Tell Me I'm Alive (2023)
Simple Creatures
- Strange Love (EP, 2019)
- Everything Opposite (EP, 2019)
Featured Artist and Songwriter
Besides his own bands, Gaskarth has appeared as a featured artist on songs by other bands, including:
- "Don't Wait" by Hit the Lights (2008)
- "Freaking Me Out" by Simple Plan (2011)
- "Telescope" by Yellowcard (2012)
- "Jaded" by One OK Rock (2017)
- "Time To Fall In Love" by Lindsey Stirling (2017)
He has also co-written many songs for other artists, such as:
- "No Idea" for Big Time Rush (2011)
- "Disconnected", "Kiss Me, Kiss Me", and "Long Way Home" for 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
- "Get Over It" for McBusted (2014)
- "Something New" and "Upside Down" for Set It Off (2016)
See also
In Spanish: Alex Gaskarth para niños
