BICEP

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Belfast-born/London-based duo Bicep (Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson) are childhood friends who bonded over a shared love of dance music. In the decades since first meeting, aged 8, Bicep have become one of the world’s most avidly appreciated curators and producers of electronic music. Recently hailed by the BBC as “one of the biggest names in UK dance”, Bicep continue to cement themselves as one of the defining global electronic acts of our times. Their most recent release “Water” — which arrived alongside a mind-bending video directed by celebrated filmmaker Aoife McArdle — was described as nothing short of “anthemic” by Mixmag, and saw Billboard opine that the duo “consistently creates some of the most powerful electronic atmospheres on the market”, as well as commending their “mind-blowing live performances.” In 2022 Bicep also played their biggest UK Live shows to date with back-to-back performances at London’s 10k capacity Alexandra Palace on 2nd and 3rd of December — both of which sold out in just 5 minutes — a headline arena-tour throughout Europe including Zenith Paris, Lotto Arena Antwerp and UFO Velodrom Berlin, and a run of high-profile festival and headline shows across North America which included Primavera LA and Portola festival in San Francisco. They will also embark on a sold-out tour of Australia in 2023 including stops in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Comfortably installed as one of the biggest names in dance music, Bicep released their hotly anticipated second album, ‘Isles’, in January 2021. Met with widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike, ’Isles’ was described as "a tour de force of neon euphoria" (Resident Advisor), "brimming with restless energy" (Evening Standard), “one of the defining dance music albums of 2021” (Mixmag), "intricate, moody, nostalgic, introspective and emotional” (Billboard) and named The Guardian’s ‘Album of the Week’. It debuted at #2 on the UK Official Albums Chart and #1 on the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart, earning the duo two BRITs nominations — for Best British Group & Breakthrough Act — in the process. Currently #802 in the BookedDJ global ranking. Bookings are handled by 3D Agency. Also charted in The DJ Sessions #1624.