House music duo Bicep have today re-branded themselves as Tricep after they elected to push the boat out on electronic music by taking the bold move of adding a third member.

Founder members, Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar, who hail from Belfast, but are based in London, the capital of England, had this to say about the new line up, “We felt that it was time to introduce an element into our sound that could take us somewhere new. Essentially something that would set us apart from other duos like Orbital, Deep Dish, Tale of Us, Wolf and Lamb, Murk, Laurel and Hardy, Bonnie and Clyde, the Two Ronnies, Morecombe and Wise, Lenin and Trotsky, or Reese and Santonio.”

“Why have two?” Andrew said while holding up two fingers, “when you can have three?” he asked before displaying three fingers on just one hand, because holding three fingers on two hands could lead people to believe that there will be six members.

“We got the idea at the gym after suddenly deciding to do three push ups instead of our usual two,” continued Andrew. “We figured that three is better than two because it is one higher than two, so we just threw caution to the wind and ran with it.”

The new and exciting third member is Antoinio Cervalesciscionio, a personal trainer from Miami who Andrew and Matthew met, coincidentally, at a gym while they were there to perform at the Electric Pickle in August of 2014.

“Antoinio has a great sense of discipline,” Matthew says. “He really gets his back into the production work, especially the heavy lifting part of it. He has fantastic stamina and knows how to add the right amount of weight to each element of a mix.”

Andrew adds that, “Antoinio never allows us to slow down when we’re in the studio. He rarely adds extra resistance to the creative process, he’s very flexible and you get the sense that he wants everyone to have his level of flexibility. Honestly, he’ll bend over backwards to get tracks finished. When he’s around you never feel like you’re running on the spot.”

The biggest worry for Andrew and Matthew was that their new member would find it difficult to acclimatize to London after many years of living in the sultry climes of Miami. We spoke to Antionio at a gym/recording studio/beanbag wholesalers in south London where he was bent over a mixing desk in skintight leotard finalizing some elements of the album, “And stretch over 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and now the other side,” he told his hands as they adjusted some levels on the desk. “C’mon you can do this! You’re looking good, you’re a winner not a loser, you’re nearly there, c’mon, two more reps and we’re there. We’re a star!!”

This level of enthusiasm and dedication to the exertion required to push some buttons is rare in a dance music scene that has become bogged down with big name talent, and David Guetta.

Bicep, now Tricep, really feel that they have made the right move by adding a third member, “The DJing and production fields often feel like an uphill struggle,” said Andrew at the end of our interview, “and sometimes the addition of an extra pair of hands can turn a project into a well-toned machine. You raise the bar, lose the fat, develop a much leaner approach, and create music that gets everyone’s heart pumping.”

Tricep will be making hearts pump all over the world and not just in their home base London, the capital city of England.