(Melaura performing Chase the Sun. © 2019 Melissa Bracken)

Music heals the soul and helps us find our way in life. Melaura celebrates love and harmony in our world, as well as the lessons life teaches us, through the songs she performs. With a passion for music, as well as the local and global environment, Melaura is the epitome of a West-coast-country singer/songwriter. She is trained in multiple genres and instruments which, aids her creation of an upbeat and rural, yet eclectic sound. Writing music serves as a way to pay it forward and give back to the community, which has given so much to her.

Within her debut single "Chase the Sun", care was taken to hire only local musicians, producers, engineers and videographers, as well as use environmentally friendly clothing, makeup and methods for music and video production. This attempts to demonstrate the feasibility of sustainable practices in all industries, including the arts. In her video, Melaura reveals the beauty of many ecosystems, which are diminishing and threatened by increasing consumption. She advocates for positive initiative in environmental solutions.

Melaura hopes her music will encourage listeners to join her and chase the sun to a brighter future, through her initiatives at: www.melauramusic.com.

This single would not have been made possible without the generous creative work and resources of:

Music, Lyrics, Management, Set & Costume Design, Storyboard, Rhythm Guitar and Vocals: Melissa Bracken Music
Audio Production: Daniel Martins, Electric City Sound
Audio Mastering: Justin LaPointe Music
Electric Guitar: Billy Pennell
Bass Guitar: Sheldon Bordal
Drums: Sean Mitchell

Video Production and Editing: Arrowsmith Aerial Photography
Project Assistant: Linda Bracken
Location: BC Forest Discovery Centre
Costume: Radway Studio and Boutique (Eco-friendly and fair trade products)
Makeup: The Body Shop and Physician's Formula Organics

Special thanks to Melaura's loved ones who supported her through this journey, as well as Gaia for providing the inspiration for this project!

Melaura - Chase the Sun Lyrics

He’s coming round the bend
We’re going out tonight
My baby’s got it right, we’ve seen the light
'Cause it ain’t no fun, where your from
No, It ain’t no fun, without the sun
Here he comes

Gonna chase the sun, gonna run, gonna run
Gonna chase our dreams, gonna run, gonna run

Your green holds you down, but ours keeps us round
Your fears are small in the wake of it all
Come home, come home to your roots and soul
Come home, come home to your roots and soul

Gonna chase the sun, gonna run, gonna run
Gonna chase our dreams, gonna run, gonna run

Gonna swim, cross the sea
Gonna climb mountains and trees
Gonna be all that I can be, while air’s still free
'Cause it ain't no fun, where your from
So I’m moving on
Moving on, I’m gone

Gonna chase the sun, gonna run, gonna run
Gonna chase our dreams, gonna run, gonna run
Gonna run, gonna run, gonna run
Gonna run, gonna run, gonna run
Gonna run