Collegian Chase Beadle (Sargood 2014-2016) is preparing to release a new single this year. Working out of Parachute Music in Auckland, Chase has spent the past year working on new tracks to form the foundation of a new album to date 28 songs have been produced. 

Chase describes these songs as his most refined, authentic and expansive body of work to date. Blending pop and R&B, with moments that cross genre boundaries. His songwriting process remains instinctive and organic, often beginning with simple chords and allowing lyrics to emerge naturally. His advice is, “Just start singing, even if it’s terrible, just keep going, and eventually something real comes out,” says Chase. “That’s how a lot of my music is written.”

A former boarder and choir member at St Paul’s Collegiate School, Chase, under the guidance of long-time singing teacher Ian Campbell (Staff 2011-current), developed his vocal ability and self-belief, while navigating challenges including partial deafness and dyslexia. Following his time at St Paul’s and Bethlehem College, Chase studied music at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and released his first tracks in 2020 titled Roads. Since then, his journey has taken him from collaborations with producers in New Zealand, California, and New York, to his current creative base in Auckland.

Over the past year, Chase’s music has reached more than 200,000 listeners with metrics showing 260,000 streams, reflecting a growing international audience. Since Chase’s first release in 2020, he has reached more than 1 million streams and has published 13 songs.

With a background in marketing and business, he takes a hands-on approach to promotion, using targeted regional marketing to connect with listeners where his music is most likely to resonate. One standout example was his song “White Hills of Dover”, which gained strong traction after targeting listeners in Dover, UK, resulting in tens of thousands of streams to date (67,000). Despite this growth, Chase says, “It’s not really about the money, if someone can hear my music, see themselves in it, and take something positive from it, that’s what makes it worth it.”

His upcoming single, Better Than He Can, came out 28 February, offering a glimpse into his new tone, combining melody with lyrics that invite personal interpretation. The new album represents the culmination of years of persistence, resilience, and quiet ambition. As Chase reflects, “Don’t sweat the little things. Do everything. Try it all. In ten years, you don’t want to regret not giving something a go.”