You might have seen Del Water Gap perform on Late Night with Seth Myers. Or, you might have been humming along to a Del Water Gap song while watching A Good Person, a Zach Braff film with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. If you’re fortunate, perhaps you’ve seen Del Water Gap perform in person—on tour with Maggie Rogers, at Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, or in a more intimate performance in Los Angeles, New York City, or any place music lovers gather. What you might not have realized is that Holden Jaffe, Millbrook Class of 2012, is the creative genius and talent behind Del Water Gap.

Del Water Gap has performed in venues across the U.S. and the world, sometimes headlining, sometimes opening for other artists, including girl in red, Arlo Parks, and Jeremy Zucker. Looking back on his time at Millbrook, he feels “a lot of love.” He came reluctantly after a year at Housatonic Valley High School but shares that “it ended up being one of the experiences that really helped me build an identity and become an artist. I was very lucky to go to Millbrook.”

We always hope that our students will carry Millbrook with them wherever they go, and it seems that Holden is doing just that.