Samuel Holden Jaffe, known professionally as Del Water Gap, is an American musician and record producer based in

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Career

Jaffe is from

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. While at boarding school in

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, Jaffe first recorded as Del Water Gap. The name was inspired by the

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. He later attended the

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to study music and sound production. Band membership changed often as Jaffe entered college. There, he connected with

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, who played in the first incarnation of Del Water Gap. She was in the band for six months. After two of the people he had started the project with dropped out, Jaffe took on Del Water Gap as a solo project. Del Water Gap's debut self-titled EP was released in 2012. In 2017, Del Water Gap released the EP ''1 (646) 943 2672'', named after the number for a

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he encouraged fans to call. He released the single "Laid Down My Arms" on

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in 2018. In 2019, Del Water Gap released the EP ''Don't Get Dark'' on Terrible Records. In 2020, Del Water Gap released "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" and "Mariposa" on

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. In July 2020, "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" gained widespread attention after actresses

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and

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posted an Instagram video of themselves performing a "socially distant dance party" to the song during the first summer of the

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. The song was subsequently covered by singer-songwriter

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on her Instagram page and referred to by actress

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as her "favourite song". Also in 2020, Jaffe featured on “New Song” with

as part of her album Notes from the Archive: Recordings 2011–2016. Jaffe also collaborated with Rogers on her second album, ''

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'', co-writing and producing the singles "Want Want" and "Anywhere With You" alongside Rogers and

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. He also worked with Claud on the single “My Body” and co-wrote and produced Claud’s “Never Meant To Call”. He also worked with

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on his song "everything i hate about you" from his debut album, ''all the things that could go wrong'', co-writing and producing the song alongside Alexander23. In 2021, Del Water Gap signed to

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and FADER Management, and released the singles "Hurting Kind" and "Perfume", with a music videos co-directed by

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. "Sorry I Am" was his first release on Mom + Pop Music. His debut self-titled LP was released with Mom + Pop in October 2021. Jaffe made his television debut on January 26, 2022 on ''

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'', ahead of a sold out show at New York City's

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. He has opened for artists such as

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and

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, and played the

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and

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in 2022. Jaffe has worked with French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, attending their Spring/Summer Men's 2022 show in Marrakech, Morocco. Saint Laurent also dressed Jaffe for his 2022 Governor's Ball Music Festival performance, as well as the 2022

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and the 2022 GQ Men of The Year Party.

Performances

Tours

Headlining

*Del Water Gap - North America Tour (2021, 2022) (supported by

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, Taylor Janzen & Raffaella) *Del Water Gap - UK + Europe Tour (2022) (supported by Peter Xan)

Supporting

- Make It Go Quiet Tour (2022) *

- Feral Joy Tour (2023) *

- MORE NOISE !!!! (2021) *

- live at the Roxy Theater, Los Angeles, CA, October 6 & 7 (2021) *

- Collapsed In Sunbeams Tour (2022)

Festivals

(2022) *

(2022) *Innings Festival (2022) *FORMAT Festival (2022) * All Things Go (2021) *

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Career

Performances

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Festivals

Television

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Songwriting and production credits

Music videos

References

Further reading