Alex Gaskarth

Alexander William Gaskarth (born December 14, 1987) is a British-born American musician. He has been the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band All Time Low since its formation in 2003.

Early life Gaskarth was born in Harlow, Essex, England. He spent his childhood in Toot Hill until the age of six, when his father's employment led them to immigrate to the United States. in 2006. Gaskarth has two older half-sisters, Jilan and Helen, and had a half-brother, Tom, who died when Gaskarth was 12. In memory of him, Gaskarth got a rose tattoo on his left hand, and wrote the song "Lullabies".

Career

All Time Low (2003–present)

Gaskarth started playing music with bandmate Jack Barakat in eighth grade. In ninth grade, they acquired Zack Merrick and Rian Dawson, forming All Time Low in 2003. They signed to Emerald Moon Records in 2004 while still in high school and released their debut EP, "The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End". In 2005, they released their debut studio album The Party Scene.

In 2006 the band signed with Hopeless Records. In 2007, they released a single "Dear Maria, Count Me In" that was certified Platinum in 2015 and in 2021 it was certified 2x Multi-Platinum. They also released their second studio album, So Wrong, It's Right, in 2007. In 2009, All Time Low released their third studio album Nothing Personal which debuted number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2010 the band released two CD/DVD packages, MTV Unplugged and the documentary/live concert Straight to DVD.

In 2011, the band signed with Interscope Records and released their fourth studio album Dirty Work. On 7 April 2015, All Time Low released their sixth studio album Future Hearts which reached number 2 on Billboard Hot 200 Albums Chart with 75,000 copies sold in its first week, and number 1 in the U.K official Album Charts with 19,400 copies being sold. In 2017, the band released a new song entitled "Dirty Laundry" and also reveals that they had left Hopeless Records and has signed with Fueled by Ramen one year prior. On 2 June 2017 the band released its seventh studio album Last Young Renegade. In the summer of 2018, the band released two new singles, Everything Is Fine and Birthday.

In 2023, on Valentine's Day, the band released a song ‘Modern Love,’ a new anti-dating anthem from their then-upcoming album, Tell Me I'm Alive.

Gaskarth has written songs with other bands such as 5 Seconds of Summer, McBusted, and Simple Plan. He hosted the podcast Full Frontal with bandmate Jack Barakat from 2013 to 2015. Full Frontal was rebranded as Crash Test Live per an announcement via Twitter in May 2020 and transitioned to Twitch (service) as the show's live streaming platform while the show would remain available in audio-only format as well as in video format following each taping.

Gaskarth also hosted the 2015 and 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards along with bandmate Jack Barakat.

Simple Creatures (2019–2020)

On 24 January 2019, Gaskarth announced he was forming a new group with Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 called Simple Creatures. A debut song named "Drug" was released with news of an upcoming EP slated for March. A single named "Strange Love" was also released. Since 2020 the project has been on hiatus.

Instruments

During 2004–2008, Gaskarth used a variety of Gibson SG-X's. Around mid-2013, Gaskarth used a variety of custom-made Paul Reed Smith guitars, most notable the Mira. He stated in a Reddit AMA that he abandoned the instruments due to difficulties replacing parts while overseas. Gaskarth currently uses Fender guitars, most notable the Mustang 90 models, although he has been seen using Telecasters, as well as some of their acoustic models. Gaskarth has also been seen using Gibson electric guitars.

Vocal style Gaskarth has a tenor vocal style. His vocal range is F2 to G5.

Personal life Gaskarth married his long-time girlfriend Lisa Ruocco on April 9, 2016.

During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Gaskarth, Jack Barakat and fellow crew members of All Time Low, started a live podcast on YouTube called Crash Test Live.

Discography

As lead artist All Time Low + List of albums, with selected details Title Album details The Party Scene Released: 19 July 2005 Label: Emerald Moon Formats: CD Put Up or Shut Up (EP) Released: 25 July 2006 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, digital download So Wrong, It's Right Released: 25 September 2007 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, digital download Nothing Personal Released: 7 July 2009 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, digital download Dirty Work Released: 6 June 2011 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, digital download Don't Panic Released: 8 October 2012 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, digital download Future Hearts Released: 3 April 2015 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, digital download Last Young Renegade Released: 2 June 2017 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, digital download Wake Up, Sunshine Released: 3 April 2020 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, digital download Tell Me I'm Alive Released: 17 March 2023 Label: Fueled by Ramen Formats: CD, digital download

Simple Creatures + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Album details Strange Love Released: 29 March 2019 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download Everything Opposite Released: 11 October 2019 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download

As featured artist

As songwriter Song Title Year Album Title Label "Freaking Me Out"(Simple Plan)2011Get Your Heart On!Lava, Atlantic "No Idea"(Big Time Rush)2011 ElevateNick, Columbia "Settle for Less"(Before You Exit)2013 I Like That (EP)Sony "Disconnected"(5 Seconds of Summer)2014 She Looks So Perfect (EP)Capitol, Hi or Hey "Kiss Me, Kiss Me", "End Up Here", "Long Way Home"(5 Seconds of Summer)20145 Seconds of SummerCapitol, Hi or Hey "Get Over It"(McBusted)2014 She's Kinda Hot (EP)Capitol, Hi or Hey "Catch Fire"(5 Seconds of Summer)2015 Sounds Good Feels GoodCapitol, Hi or Hey "Slow Burn", "Hurry Up and Wait"(State Champs)2015 Around the World and BackPure Noise "Something New", "Upside Down"(Set It Off)2016 Upside DownEqual Vision "Way With Words"(The Wrecks)2018 Panic Vertigo (EP)The Century Family Inc. "Criminal", "The Fix Up"(State Champs)2018 Living ProofPure Noise