‘Found Myself’ is Chase very first piece of work since the release of his second studio album ‘Seasons’ earlier this year.
The summer pop reggae ‘good feeling’ track will leave you wanting more and touches on the feelings of grief and solitude that come with an ending relationship. Conversely, the deeper message of the song addresses the idea that feeling lost and disoriented can be a crucial part of the journey towards self-discovery and that it’s often in those moments of uncertainty and searching that we uncover new perspectives, strengths, and directions in life.
“Found Myself” was co-produced by Chase and Houston Fry and mixed & mastered by Danny Kalb (Beck, Ben Harper, Foster the People, Jack Johnson and many more).
“I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about new music in the past” shares Chase. “Growing up in ‘New-Caledonia’, being a small island in the South Pacific highly influenced by reggae and its culture; it’s been a while since I’ve been wanting to make a pop reggae record as it’s always been my favorite style of music to perform live”. “I wrote this song earlier this year after going through some rough couple months and finally feeling that I had “found myself” and more importantly understood that sometimes we need to experience loss or uncertainty to fully appreciate and understand ourselves, leading to a deeper love and self-discovery if that makes sense.” “I believe that is something which a lot of people will be able to relate and connect to and I hope this song brings listeners a source of inspiration and light”.
In addition to the release of “Found Myself,” Chase has shared a brand-new music video which will have you believe it was shot 40 years ago.
Captured by Juan Pablo, the video is set in Venice, CA and was predominantly shot on an old school Sony vintage hand cam.
“When working on this song I could clearly picture the old school ‘punk rock’ scene of LA which I think came from some of the electric guitar tones and production elements we used on the record” mentions Chase. “I always wished I had experience living in LA in the 80s as I’ve always been a huge fan of the music and style that came from that era”.
“Fun fact on how the idea of having skateboarding being a key element of the video emerged; one night after working on the song in the studio with Houston, he texted me saying he was listening to it on his drive home when he saw this guy riding his skateboard under the rain in the middle of the night looking like the happiest man on earth, which he said felt too right when seeing it”. “Life throws challenges our way all the time, but finding joy in the little things can often bring the most happiness and fulfillment in life; this was the core source of inspiration behind the concept of this music video”.
