biggest hit, \u201cSlopes,\u201d<\/a> has more than 167,000 listens on Spotify. He\u2019s performed at First Avenue, the Turf Club, the Fine Line, 7th Street Entry, the Varsity Theater and the Minnesota State Fair.<\/p>\nHe lives in a rental house near downtown Stillwater and is working on his first album, as yet unnamed, which he is recording at RiverRock Studios in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a long process, and I\u2019m still writing,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s been really fulfilling, and I\u2019ve been able to work with a lot of great people. The thing I\u2019ve learned is you just have to try and then retry and eventually you uncover the elements that you really want. The songs that have made the cut are like \u2026 I can\u2019t live without these songs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opera and Radio K<\/h4>\n
Bracewell started writing songs when he was in his early teens, but didn\u2019t start performing his own music until after he graduated from St. Croix Preparatory Academy in Baytown Township.<\/p>\n
He studied opera and majored in vocal performance at the U of M.<\/p>\n
While at the university, Bracewell worked as a DJ at Radio K, sang in an a cappella group and performed in opera productions with the Minnesota Opera.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut I knew I couldn\u2019t commit my whole life to opera,\u201d he said. \u201cJust because it\u2019s a lot of, like, French. It\u2019s a lot of languages. It takes years of training to perfect the craft. I like doing my own music because you can have complete control over it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic gave Bracewell time to \u201creally write and figure out what I wanted to do,\u201d he said. He plays the guitar, saxophone, violin and piano. His musical influences include Hozier, Alabama Shakes, Harry Styles and Prince.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was lucky to be surrounded by live music and playing instruments at such a young age,\u201d he said. \u201cBeing able to play everything live \u2014 with people \u2014 is when the sparks start to fly. Anything can happen. That live sound never goes away. You can\u2019t fake playing an instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n
Encouraged to apply<\/h4>\n
Bracewell said his mother encouraged him to apply for \u201cThe Voice\u201d after he graduated. So did singer Gina Miles, who won \u201cThe Voice\u201d in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got to know Gina when we both played at the Fine Line (in September 2024),\u201d he said. \u201cShe said that her experience on the show was really great. She got a lot out of it \u2014 not only exposure, but just the people that she met. She met her manager through the show. She got her record deal through it. She got to meet people from other parts of the country for touring and working together. So, yeah, it sounded like it made sense to do something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bracewell submitted a couple of his music videos, and one of the show\u2019s casting directors reached out to him. \u201cThey wanted to know my story,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m originally from Canada, and I went to school for opera. They liked that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another compelling storyline: Bracewell\u2019s older brother, Chad, has a rare genetic disorder and is on the autism spectrum. He\u2019s a well-known fixture at Bracewell\u2019s concerts, helping sell merchandise and chatting with fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey really liked that, too,\u201d Bracewell said. \u201cThey wanted him to be a part of the story in some capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chad Bracewell, 27, and their mother were both flown to California to be part of the show. \u201cHe had a great time,\u201d Bracewell said. \u201cThey really treated him well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, Bracewell hopes his brother can join him on a nationwide tour.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be the ideal thing,\u201d he said. \u201cWhere he can just come to shows and tour with me and just be there every step of the way. Even when my parents are gone, I would need him to be there as much as he would, hopefully, need me. He just makes everything so much more relaxed and personal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Credit to Stillwater<\/h4>\n
Bracewell credits growing up and living in Stillwater with much of his creative inspiration.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s just been a really nice oasis,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a little fishing boat that I take out on the St. Croix, and there are these islands where you can just camp out there and have a bonfire. It gives you time to just, like, think and slow down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think if I moved to L.A., I would have a hard time slowing down because it would always be just like, \u2018What\u2019s the next thing?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI think that taking month-long trips out there is good, because I can go out, work for a long time, and then come back and really take those experiences and be like, \u2018OK, what do I really think about it?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been here for 11 years now. That\u2019s longer than I\u2019ve lived anywhere else,\u201d he said. \u201cI still know everyone, and they know me. I pull a lot of my inspiration from just the relationships that I\u2019ve been in, and the majority of those have been in Stillwater.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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