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Wilbur Soot Biography
Birth name	Will Patrick Spencer Gold
Born	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 26) Suffolk, England
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Member of	Lovejoy
Twitch information
Channel
Years active	2018–present
Followers	4.60 million
Total views	25.08 million
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active	2008–present
Genre	Gaming
Subscribers	6.34 million (main channel) 8.53 million (combined)
Total views	738.48 million (main channel) 823.78 million (combined)
100,000 subscribers 2019, 2021 1,000,000 subscribers 2020, 2021
Last updated: 13th September 2022

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. On May 30, 2019, the SootHouse channel reached 1 million subscribers.

Gold’s main channel, Wilbur Soot, was created on 29 March 2019. This channel reached 1 million subscribers on 8 April 2020, and, as of September 2022^[update], it has amassed over 6.34 million subscribers.

Livestreaming

Gold also actively live streams on Twitch, where, as of September 2022^[update], he has amassed over 4.6 million followers, making him the 39th most-followed channel on the platform.

In 2020, Gold joined the roleplay-focused Minecraft server The 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 folklore Gold has competed in multiple Minecraft tournaments, including MC Championships 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.

Musical career

Solo artist

Gold released his first single, “The ‘Nice Guy’ Ballad”, in January 2018. Gold first charted with his sixth single, “Your New Boyfriend”, released in December 2020, which peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 65. The song also appeared on the UK Indie Chart and the Irish Singles Chart, where it peaked at numbers 10 and 100, respectively. Gold has also appeared on several artist charts, including Billboard‘s Emerging Artists Chart and Rolling Stone‘s Top Breakthrough Chart. Gold’s seventh single “Soft Boy” came out in September 2022.

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.

The band was originally named ‘Hang the DJ’, however the name was later changed to ‘Lovejoy’, inspired by Benedict Lovejoy, a friend of the band who would sit with them in the early days of songwriting. Gold and Goldsmith were originally both in a folk band before forming Lovejoy, and this is where the two met. Gold met Kabosu while at a burger shop and asked if he wanted to be in the band; the band asked Boardman to join after hiring him on Fiverr.

On 9 May 2021, Lovejoy released their first EP, Are You Alright?. On 20 May 2021, they debuted on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart at number 10. Their second EP, Pebble Brain, was released on 14 October 2021, peaking at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart.