smokes the music industry with the chainsmokers

Alumnus Alex Pall ‘03 won the Senior Superlative for being “the most studious” of his graduating class in 2003, what he didn’t win was “most likely to win a Grammy.”

Pall is the DJ and producer in the duo with Drew Taggart (the singer), The Chainsmokers. The duo won a grammy for their hit “Don’t Let Me Down” featuring Daya in 2017. Since then, they have been nominated for and won several iHeartRadio Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. In an email interview, Pall said he was not interested in having a music career when he attended Masters.

At Masters, Pall was a member of the Boys’ varsity basketball team, Community Government, and the boarding community. Despite being the DJ for a few school dances, Pall wasn’t involved in the musical community at Masters.

“I did not ever think I would make a career out of being a DJ so I never really pursued anything in that capacity in high school,” Pall said. He continued, “More generally speaking the school really developed me in ways that would become essential to my success, in particular, my focus and dedication to things I applied myself to.”

Director of Upper School Admission Andrea Fischer class of ‘02 was in the same social circle as Pall. She noted that they were both boarders and were in a large friend group with both boarders and day students. Fischer recounted what Pall was like in high school. “Alex was really fun, loving, and kind. He was always the life of the party and fun to be around,” Fischer said. She continued, “He had the type of personality that