Alex Gaskarth

Alexander William "Alex" Gaskarth (born December 14, 1987), is an English-American musician, singer, songwriter and podcast host, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter of the American rock band All Time Low since its formation in 2003. Alex hosted the 2015 and 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards along with bandmate Jack Barakat. Alex also stated in an interview with Rock Sound that he knows how to read the stars and this is why he has never gotten lost.

Early life
Gaskarth was born in Essex, United Kingdom to Peter and Isobel Gaskarth. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland, United States when he was six years old.

Crew Fighters (2002-2003)
During his teens, Gaskarth was part of a band performing cover songs called Crew Fighters. Soon after, he met Jack Barakat, who persuaded him to join All Time Low. All Time Low started doing cover songs of Blink-182 and Green Day. Subsequently, the formation of the band was completed by Zack Merrick (bass, backing vocals) and Rian Dawson (drums, percussion), who left Crew Fighters to join All Time Low.

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 the band 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 Platinum single "Dear Maria, Count Me In" and in 2008 it was certified 4x Platinum by Billboard. 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 in Billboard 200. 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. In early 2012, the band re-signed with Hopeless Records and released their fifth studio album Don't Panic. 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 2016, Straight to DVD 2: Past Present and Future Hearts was released. This is a sequel to Straight to DVD, documenting the past four years of the band as well as another live concert. 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.

Gaskarth has written songs for/with other bands such as 5 Seconds of Summer, McBusted, and Simple Plan. He has also been a host of the podcast Full Frontal with bandmate Jack Barakat since 2013.

Instruments
Up until 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 Telecaster Deluxe models, although he has been seen using a Starcaster, as well as some of their acoustic models. Gaskarth has also been seen using Gibson electric guitars.

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

Vocal style
Gaskarth has a tenor vocal style. His vocal range is from A2 to C#5.

Discography

 * All Time Low
 * The Three Words to Remember in Dealing With the End (2004)
 * 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)

Featured appearances

 * "Long Way Home" (5 Seconds of Summer)
 * "Freaking Me Out" (with Simple Plan)
 * "Telescope" (with Yellowcard)
 * "Disconnect" (with The Dangerous Summer)
 * "When I Found You" (with Amber Pacific)
 * "Kiss Me Again" (with We Are The In Crowd)
 * "No One Can Touch Us" (with Sing It Loud)
 * "Jaded" (with One Ok Rock)