I got the chance to ask Chantel a few questions about the recent developments in her musical career, and this is what happened…

What’s it like going solo?

“It’s exciting, it’s been a whole new journey trying to improve my guitar skills of which I had none to start off with. Just a few chords here and there, slowly finding melodies I like and writing around them. The song writing is a lot more personal than being with a band.”

Which other artists would you like to work with on your album?

“I’d love to keep working with local musicians. Being solo has given me the opportunity to work with some great people that are from other bands or that used to be in a band, or friends who I love playing with. But I would also love to get some international collabs done for the album, so we will see if that works out.”

Which artists do you look up to? Who inspires you?

“For my solo music I have tended to write a lot more folky music, so artists which have aided this a lot are Great Lake Swimmers, Youth Lagoon , Josh Ritter, Matt Corby, Local Natives and Joe Purdy.”

What are your plans for the future? 

“I have so many! But for now I’m going on tour with Diamond Thug in June up to Joburg, where I’ll also be playing 2 solo shows and hopefully doing some collabs with artists from up there. Then I might be travelling to Europe later this year.”

You recently released your first single, “Slow Rain”. Can you tell us a bit about it?

“It’s always hard trying to explain exactly what a song is about and sometimes it’s nice for whoever listens to take their own meaning out of the song. I used nature as a symbolism of a journey of love, and by doing this I hope more people can relate to the feeling of the song, rather than the exact thoughts that ran through my mind when writing it.”

There are definitely big things on the horizon for this rising star and you get a pretty clear picture of that in the first single, which you can here below.

And to find out more about the ‘Lights Out’ tour that Chantal van T will be doing with Diamond Thug, go here.

To start things off, how did LESSTHANTHREE actually come about?

M: After the success of our first rap single ‘Fashion’ we decided to continue on our journey to fame. We wanted to create a reality show, the script has been typed out on my iPad for months, that failed because we all wanted the main role. We then ended up creating a boy band because when we were young we all shared the same idol. The BSB’s. (Backstreet Boys)

R: I’m a sucker for fame.

What’s your first single about?

R: Love. We feel there just aren’t enough songs about love these days.

Are you worried that since there are in fact 3 of you in the group, some people may get confused by your name?

R: It’s completely conceptual. People will get it.

One Direction is your biggest competition right now. What do you have that they don’t?

R: Talent.

M: Me.

If you had to make a movie about the journey of LESSTHANTHREE, who would play Martin, Roy and Dave?

M: Zac Efron, Mulan & David Guetta (respectively)

Are you aware that your initials spell ‘dream’ without the vowels?

M: Of course. Everything we do is conceptual. The dance routine that I choreographed was also V conceptual. It represents the fight for love. You catch it, it hits you. you put out, you get back, you throw it pon de floor, clean it up, ball change and drop.

I have to ask, what’s with the sunglasses? (They were all wearing black shades. Inside. At night.)

D: Our Future is just too bright. We are forced to wear sunglasses 24/7.

R: Also, it’s never too dark to be cool.

If you were to add one more member to the band, who would it be? 

M: Beyonce.

R: But she’d have to audition first.

When can we see you perform live?

M: We have a few Batmitzvah’s booked.

R: The MTV video music awards.

What’s on your list of requirements for your dressing room?

M: Mirrors & NO fluorescent lighting.

R: TimTams, Milly Macintosh, a Playstation and a Panda.

M: AND PAUL WARD! (we need to be photographed)

D: Goats Milk, Woolies Microwaves meals, a microwave, groupies.

After doing the interview and watching their first video I’m convinced that these guys are going to go far. The video itself was shot, edited, directed, written, and performed by the 3 of them, proving to the world that boy bands really can do it all. Prepare to be blown away.

NOTE: This is mostly just for fun.