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The latest from Bristol’s hottest new girl band. We talked to 2.0 to catch up on the new album, the tour and their new single ‘Wild things’. “We have very similar music tastes, so we work well together creatively.” he UK has just been introduced to the youngest girl band to make it into the top 20 in the UK charts. Aged 17, twins Jess and Betty Barber have placed in the top 5 in the charts with their new single “Wild Things”, an uplifting Pop tune that is sure to hit the number one spot in the upcoming months. Jess tells The Heatwave, “When we wrote this song, we would have never imagined it would be recorded and sold, let alone that it would be in the top 5 in the charts!’ The twins are still adjusting to their recently found fame as they climb higher in the charts. Bristol, where the duet is based, has given rise to many opportunities for the young pair. They first performed with artists such as Rihanna and Alessia Cara when they first started performing in Bristol. They also recently opened for Alessia Cara, and will also performing at Bestival, Shambala and Big Chill in the summer. “We go to loads of festivals every year to enjoy the performances. Now we will get to be performing at some of our favourite festivals! It’s unreal!” said Betty. Jess told us that she is nervous about getting on stage in front of such a huge crowd but really excited to have the opportunity to perform. Betty told Heatwave, that the duo “don’t want to be confined to one genre of music” “We are called 2.0 because we want our music to be constantly evolving. We want to be creative with our music and don’t want to be restricted in what we can and cant do” We can’t wait to see what creative new stuff comes from these two in the next few months. We will also be looking out for the album and the tour release. T The pair spent some time living in India and want to make sure they can include different parts of their culture into their music. They want to continue to be creative with their work and inspire others to be different and diverse. Which is also the name of their new album. The album will be released on the 1st July of this year, just in time for summer. “Diverse” is the title of 2.0’s debut album. It consists of 11 tracks, all written by the duo. Their song writing skills were developed when they both studied GCSE music at school. This allowed them to learn the technical aspects of writing and producing music. Jess told Heatwave, “We’re so grateful for the musical education we have been given. We’d be struggling to properly write and produce our music now without it.’ Jess told us ‘Betty plays guitar, so she’s always had a musical ear, which luckily we’ve both been able to build upon at school.’ Over the past few weeks, 2.0 have been meet and greets with their fans promoting their new single “Wild Things” They signed copies of their EP in different shopping centres around the UK. The twins were still amazed at the turnout, with around 2000 fans at each meeting. They can’t believe the amount of support they get from the fans. o TWITTER: @2.0 o INSTAGRAM: 2.0official o YOUTUBE: 2.0music o ITUNES: https://itunes.appl e.com/gb/artist/2. 0 o WEBSITE: www.2.0.com o FACEBOOK www.2.0music.com THE ALBUM WILD THINGS OUT NOW Betty told us “I can’t believe the lovely responses that we’ve been getting from the fans!” Jess added “the reactions from the fans on social media and at our meet and greets have been great! We love meeting the fans!” Around the schoolwork, the album release, and the upcoming tour, these two are planning more meet-and-greets for the fans in the upcoming year. With the positive feedback from the fans 2.0 want to keep giving back. FANBASE The tour will start at the beginning of July and will continue until November. 2.0 will be touring the UK and Europe. Tickets go on sale at 10am on the 12th January. Until the tour the band are performing at pubs, cafes other venues in Bristol, starting at The Bristol Flyer on the 10th March. Venues will be released after each performance; most of the shows will be free. But some of the performances will be ticket based to raise money for charity. Betty told us “We really want to give back to Bristol so most of our chosen charities will be Bristol based”. Jess told us “We have a surprise supporting act coming on tour with us which should be really exciting. We want to keep it a surprise right up until we come on stage with them!” THE TOUR THE BAND Their producer saw talent in them from the start. She found a demo of one of their tracks on sound cloud and fell in love instantly. She then got in touch with the duo and that’s when their career began. They worked with their new producer and between Post 16 and choir practice they began to write the album. The duo made it very clear to us that they plan to stay in school and finish their A levels. Before pursuing a full time career in music. Betty told us “our education comes first, we are really enjoying Post 16 but also can’t wait to finish and focus on our music”. Their producer helped with promotion and production of the album but told us “the rest is down to the Jess and Betty (with a little bit of my help)” Jess told us “Our producer had to help us choose who was to join us on tour, because we want everyone to come with us!” Jess: “Yes we are currently working on making T-shirts for the tour! We are also thinking about a merch website if the T- shirts are successful on tour! We love you too!” Betty: “I personally love the flexible schedule and learning subjects that I have chosen and really enjoy!” “Oh and see you in Glasgow we can’t wait!” Jess: “Same for me! Oh and the finishing early on a Wednesday! Also good luck with your A levels!” TWITTER Q&A WITH 2.0 Jess: “We would love to tour Wales! We will make it happen soon hopefully. In the mean time we do have a meet and greet coming up in Cardiff, Narberth and Swansea around Christmas time! Hopefully see you there!”
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The latest from Bristol’s hottest new girl band. We talked to 2.0 to catch up on the new album, the tour and their new single ‘Wild things’.
“We have very similar music tastes, so we work well together creatively.”
he UK has just been introduced to the youngest girl band to make it into the top 20 in the UK charts. Aged 17, twins Jess and Be tty Barber have
placed in the top 5 in the charts with their new single “W i ld Th ings”, an uplifting Pop tune that is sure to hit the number one spot in the upcoming months. Jess tells The Heatwave, “When we wrote this song, we would have never imagined it would be recorded and sold, let alone that it would be in the top 5 in the charts!’ The twins are still adjusting to their recently found fame as they climb higher in the charts. Bristol, where the duet is based, has given rise to many opportunities for the young pair. They first performed with artists such as Rihanna and Alessia Cara when they first started performing in Bristol. They also recently opened for Alessia Cara, and will also performing at Bestival, Shambala and Big Chill in the summer. “We go to loads of festivals every year to enjoy the performances. Now we will get to be performing at some of our favourite festivals! It’s unreal!” said Betty. Jess told us that she is nervous about getting on stage in front of such a huge crowd but really excited to have the opportunity to perform. Betty told Heatwave, that the duo “don’t want to be confined to one genre of music” “We are called 2.0 because we want our music to be constantly evolving. We want to be creative with our music and don’t want to be restricted in what we can and cant do” We can’t wait to see what creative new stuff comes from these two in the next few months. We will also be looking out for the album and the tour release.
T The pair spent some time living in India and want to make sure they can include different parts of their culture into their music. They want to continue to be creative with their work and inspire others to be different and diverse. Which is also the name of their new album. The album will be released on the 1st July of this year, just in time for summer.
“Diverse” is the title of 2.0’s debut album. It consists of 11 tracks, all written by the duo. Their song writing skills were developed when they both studied GCSE music at school. This allowed them to learn the technical aspects of writing and producing music. Jess told Heatwave, “We’re so grateful for the musical education we have been given. We’d be struggling to properly write and produce our music now without it.’ Jess told us ‘Betty plays guitar, so she’s always had a musical ear, which luckily we’ve both been able to build upon at school.’ Over the past few weeks, 2.0 have been meet and greets with their fans promoting their new single “Wild Things” They signed copies of their EP in different shopping centres around the UK. The twins were still amazed at the turnout, with around 2000 fans at each meeting. They can’t believe the amount of support they get from the fans.
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o IN S TAG RA M: twopointohoffic ial
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The tour will begin at the beginning of September and will continue until next summer. 2.0 will be touring the UK and Europe with “Diverse”, and the tickets go on sale at 9am on the 21st July. Betty told us “it was hard putting together a show when all of our songs are so different, so you should expect a lot of outfit and instrument changes!” Jess added “Literally so many outfit changes! But I’m over the moon about it; it should be a great show thanks to our team.”
o TWITTER: @2.0 o INSTAGRAM:
2.0official o YOUTUBE:
2.0music o ITUNES:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/2.0
o WEBSITE: www.2.0.com
o FACEBOOK www.2.0music.com
THE ALBUM
WILD THINGS OUT NOW
Betty told us “I can’t believe the lovely responses that we’ve been getting from the fans!” Jess added “the reactions from the fans on social media and at our meet and greets have been great! We love meeting the fans!” Around the schoolwork, the album release, and the upcoming tour, these two are planning more meet-and-greets for the fans in the upcoming year. With the positive feedback from the fans 2.0 want to keep giving back.
FANBASE
The tour will start at the beginning of July and will continue until November. 2.0 will be touring the UK and Europe. Ticket s go on sal e at 10am on the 12th Janua ry . Until the tour the band are performing at pubs, cafes other venues in Bristol, starting at The Bristol Flyer on the 10th March. Venues will be released after each performance; most of the shows will be free. But some of the performances will be ticket based to raise money for charity. Betty told us “We really want to give back to Bristol so most of our chosen charities will be Bristol based”. Jess told us “We have a surprise supporting act coming on tour with us which should be really exciting. We want to keep it a surprise right up until we come on stage with them!”
THE TOUR
THE BAND
Their producer saw talent in them from the start. She found a demo of one of their tracks on sound cloud and fell in love instantly. She then got in touch with the duo and that’s when their career began. They worked with their new producer and between Post 16 and choir practice they began to write the album. The duo made it very clear to us that they plan to stay in school and finish their A levels. Before pursuing a full time career in music. Betty told us “our education comes first, we are really enjoying Post 16 but also can’t wait to finish and focus on our music”. Their producer helped with promotion and production of the album but told us “the rest is down to the Jess and Betty (with a little bit of my help)” Jess told us “Our producer had to help us choose who was to join us on tour, because we want everyone to come with us!”
Jess: “Yes we are currently working on making T-shirts for the tour! We are also thinking about a merch website if the T-shirts are successful on tour! We love you too!” Betty: “I personally love the flexible schedule and learning subjects that I have chosen and really enjoy!” “Oh and see you in Glasgow we can’t wait!” Jess: “Same for me! Oh and the finishing early on a Wednesday!
Also good luck with your A levels!”
TWITTER Q&A WITH 2.0
Jess: “We would love to tour Wales! We will make it happen soon hopefully. In the mean time we do have a meet and greet coming up in Cardiff, Narberth and Swansea around Christmas time! Hopefully see you there!”
