FOR a band of the moment, it's surprising that Beatenberg is not more of a hit with the girls.
They have it all going for them: bucket loads of talent, charming looks and their catchy beats can get any woman onto the dance floor.
So I gasp when drummer Rob Brink half jokes: "Other bands are followed by girls but we haven't been so lucky. It would be good if we had that following."
Beatenberg is at the top of the charts with their current summer single Rafael, and one can safely say the three-piece boy band from Cape Town has hit the big time.
Their dance tunes and unique music style have been drawing revellers to the dance floors across the land.
The Pluto hitmakers remain humble and boyish. They were loads of fun when I hung out with them in Johannesburg recently.
They describe their genre as South African pop influenced by jazz and classical music.
They see themselves as artists and poets. The boys admit that they did not expect the response and support they have been enjoying.
"Its crazy. We didn't expect this. Everywhere we go our music has spread and that is the most meaningful thing for us," says Brink.
Their album The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg was released earlier this year after two years in the making.
"We're doing something different and want to keep people interested. We don't want to be swept up in the industry," opines vocalist Matthew Field .
The new kids on the block have added a new dimension to South African music and describe Pluto - their collaboration with DJ Clock - as a dream come true.
"We listened to him a lot and when we met him he didn't know who we were. He thought we were a rock band but that quickly changed and turned into a vibe between us. Every day in the studio was like a party," Brink says.
Apart from their common passion for music, the musicians enjoy spending time at the beach, surfing, reading, cooking and travelling. They recently went to New York on holiday.
Ross Dorkin, the bassist, learnt cooking by watching the BBC Lifestyle TV channel. He has won his bandmates over as his biggest fans in the culinary department.
"When he cooks it's like something out of a top restaurant. W hen he made polenta, it was on another level," says Brink.
For more stories like this one, be sure to buy the Sowetan newspaper from Mondays to Fridays
Boy band of artists, poets
FOR a band of the moment, it's surprising that Beatenberg is not more of a hit with the girls.
They have it all going for them: bucket loads of talent, charming looks and their catchy beats can get any woman onto the dance floor.
So I gasp when drummer Rob Brink half jokes: "Other bands are followed by girls but we haven't been so lucky. It would be good if we had that following."
Beatenberg is at the top of the charts with their current summer single Rafael, and one can safely say the three-piece boy band from Cape Town has hit the big time.
Their dance tunes and unique music style have been drawing revellers to the dance floors across the land.
The Pluto hitmakers remain humble and boyish. They were loads of fun when I hung out with them in Johannesburg recently.
They describe their genre as South African pop influenced by jazz and classical music.
They see themselves as artists and poets. The boys admit that they did not expect the response and support they have been enjoying.
"Its crazy. We didn't expect this. Everywhere we go our music has spread and that is the most meaningful thing for us," says Brink.
Their album The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg was released earlier this year after two years in the making.
"We're doing something different and want to keep people interested. We don't want to be swept up in the industry," opines vocalist Matthew Field .
The new kids on the block have added a new dimension to South African music and describe Pluto - their collaboration with DJ Clock - as a dream come true.
"We listened to him a lot and when we met him he didn't know who we were. He thought we were a rock band but that quickly changed and turned into a vibe between us. Every day in the studio was like a party," Brink says.
Apart from their common passion for music, the musicians enjoy spending time at the beach, surfing, reading, cooking and travelling. They recently went to New York on holiday.
Ross Dorkin, the bassist, learnt cooking by watching the BBC Lifestyle TV channel. He has won his bandmates over as his biggest fans in the culinary department.
"When he cooks it's like something out of a top restaurant. W hen he made polenta, it was on another level," says Brink.
For more stories like this one, be sure to buy the Sowetan newspaper from Mondays to Fridays
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