The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers, comprised of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, have consistently elevated popular music by ceaselessly challenging it. The GRAMMY® Award-winning RIAA Diamond-certified duo have broken boundaries between pop, indie, electronic, alternative, and rock. By doing so, they have set the tempo for culture and proven inescapable, delivering some of the biggest songs in the world, hosting a historic multi-year Las Vegas residency, packing arenas on multiple continents, launching first-of-its-kind games in the metaverse, and selling tens of millions of singles.
Drew and Alex forged an unbreakable creative bond in 2012 that enabled the group to independently achieve viral impact, kickstarting a prolific decade to follow. Thus far, they have scored three Diamond singles, namely the Billboard Hot 100 #1 “Closer” [feat. Halsey], “Something Just Like This” [with Coldplay], and “Don’t Let Me Down” [feat. Daya]. The latter garnered a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Dance Recording.” As cultural arbiters and tastemakers, they’ve also fueled crossover success for collaborators as diverse as Lennon Stella (on “Takeaway” with Illenium) and Kelsea Ballerini (on “This Feeling”). Their 2017 full-length debut, Memories…Do Not Open, notably bowed at #1 on the Billboard 200 and paved the way for the gold-certified Sick Boy [2018] and gold-certified World War Joy [2019]. Both albums were followed by 40+ city sold out arena tours. In 2020, the guys notably composed the original score to the acclaimed independent film Words On Bathroom Walls.

Eschewing guest spots, The Chainsmokers reached a new creative and critical high watermark with So Far So Good in 2022. It marked their fourth #1 debut on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. Pitchfork applauded it as “their most enjoyable front-to-back listen,” and Billboard hailed it as “music that balances sing-along indie-pop and nuanced, often deeply textured electronic productions.” Speaking to their penchant for innovation, they gave away 5,000 NFT’s comprising 1% of the album’s master streaming royalties, and NFT holders even received access to the duo’s own private Discord server.

Parallel to their music, the duo have become world class technology investors. In 2020, they founded Mantis Venture Capital. Mantis focuses on investing in the most disruptive and defensible early-stage technology companies and is currently managing its 3rd fund with $250M in assets under management. The core thesis behind Mantis is the recognition that founders today have unprecedented access to monetary capital. Mantis excels in the more elusive and powerful resource, social capital, which generates market demand, rapidly expands a brand, and attracts others.

Other businesses under their purview include a stake in the popular JAJA Tequila and The Chainsmokers’ very own film, television, and podcast production company, Kick The Habit Productions—which boasts a full slate of projects in development. At the same time, Drew and Alex give back at every turn. In the midst of the Global Pandemic, Drew and Alex funded the production and delivery of tens of thousands of PPE N95 masks to hospitals in New York and Las Vegas. The charity Youth Emerging Stronger recognized The Chainsmokers with the “Key of Hope Award” for their commitment to philanthropy and underprivileged children.

Ultimately, The Chainsmokers continue to evolve as musicians and songwriters, bringing popular music with them into the future.