Wilbur Soot

William Patrick GoldEfn|name="name"|Gold has stated that his name is William, but he has also stated that his birth certificate says Will. He has said that he prefers the name William, and Companies House lists his legal name as William Patrick Gold. He has also once stated an additional middle name of "Spencer". ), known professionally as Wilbur Soot, is an English YouTuber and musician. He first became known in 2017 for his work with the group comedy YouTube channel SootHouse, where he made recurring appearances and was the lead editor and a co-founder. He later started his own channel, Wilbur Soot, in March 2019.

Gold released his first single, "The 'Nice Guy' Ballad", in January 2018. His sixth single, "Your New Boyfriend", peaked at No. 64 on the UK singles chart. Gold is co-founder of the British indie rock band Lovejoy, where he is one of the songwriters, the lead vocalist and the rhythm guitarist. In 2021, they released Pebble Brain, their second EP, which debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart, and their third EP Wake Up & It's Over, released in 2023, debuted at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart.

Online career

YouTube Gold first became known in 2017 for his work on the group YouTube channel, SootHouse, which was founded by Gold and some of his friends. This channel consisted mostly of reaction videos, with its members discussing memes and life hacks, among other topics. where, , he has amassed over 4.6 million followers, making him the 51st-most-followed channel on the platform.

In 2020, Gold joined the roleplay-focused Minecraft server Dream SMP, run by eponymous YouTuber Dream. There, Gold founded the fictional nation of L'manberg and eventually became a lead writer for the server's stories and lore. Gold has competed in multiple Minecraft tournaments, including MC Championship and Minecraft Monday.

On 4 August 2022, TommyInnit announced a book he and Gold had been writing called TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book. The book was released on 13 October 2022. The proceeds from the book were donated to the Sarcoma Foundation of America in honour of late Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade. His first comedy song, "The 'Nice Guy' Ballad", followed by his debut solo album, Your City Gave Me Asthma, in June 2020, as a surprise release. The album was originally supposed to release with 8 songs, however Gold scrapped the 4th track, "Screensaver", before publishing. Gold first charted with his sixth comedy song, "Your New Boyfriend", released in December 2020, which peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 65. Gold has also appeared on several artist charts, including Billboard Emerging Artists Chart and Rolling Stone Top Breakthrough Chart. Gold's seventh comedy song "Soft Boy" came out in September 2022. Gold released his second solo studio album, Mammalian Sighing Reflex, in November 2023.

Lovejoy

Gold formed the indie rock band Lovejoy in 2021 with his friend Joe Goldsmith. The band consists of Gold as lead vocalist, co-songwriter, and rhythm guitarist; Goldsmith as the lead guitarist, co-songwriter, and backing vocalist; Mark Boardman as the drummer, and co-songwriter; and Ash Kabosu as the bassist, and co-songwriter.

On 9 May 2021, Lovejoy released their first EP, titled Are You Alright?. On 20 May 2021, they debuted on Billboards Emerging Artists chart at number 10. Their second EP, Pebble Brain, was released on 14 October 2021, After joining AWAL, Lovejoy released the single "Call Me What You Like" on 10 February 2023, which peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. The band's third EP, Wake Up & It's Over, was released on 12 May 2023 and peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. The band's debut album, One Simple Trick, released on 3 October 2025.

Discography

Albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Peak chart positions LTU Your City Gave Me Asthma Released: 25 June 2020 Formats: Digital download, streaming 31 Mammalian Sighing Reflex Released: 29 November 2023 Formats: Digital download, streaming 45

Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Maybe I Was Boring Released: 25 December 2019 Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Soft Boy" 2022 — — — —