A female guitar prodigy, at fourteen Chantel was told by major labels that she had a "great voice, but girls don't play guitar like that!"
Wisely ignoring the comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history to achieve a 100% pass mark, with 18 distinctions.
Chantel left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college’s musician of the year award.
In previous years, Chantel stepped out in the pro-musician world and her stunning live performances demonstrated that she had the ability to perform rock for the new age, played by a musician born with an effortless virtuosity.
Since then, she has built a loyal and growing fan base who follow her every move.
If you measure an artist’s prospects by the company they keep, then Chantel has been moving in the right direction. Early in her career, Chantel was invited to perform with Joe Bonamassa, on two of his UK tours.
Chantel released her 2011 debut album, Like No Other in 2011.
The album was produced by Livingstone Brown, whose production credits include Ed Sheeran, Robin Trower, and Shakira. The end result was a beautifully crafted debut album that showcased Chantel’s versatility and talent as a singer-songwriter.
Follow up album, Like Control, again with Livingstone Brown producing, was released in 2015 to critical acclaim.
The single, Take The Power, was playlisted for 5 weeks on Planet Rock radio.
In December 2018, Chantel launched her own Podcast, which has been very successful, earning a place in the iTunes Podcast Charts.
Chantel is currently writing for her third album and recording an acoustic album, debuting some of the new tracks on the current tour which brings her to The Stables on March 20.
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