TETRΔArtist Profile

• Tetra is an electronic dance music group consisting of disc jockeys and producers: Sophia Mitchell and Isabella Smith. The pair officially formed in late 2010. The group were placed at number ten on the DJ Magazine ‘Daze’ and have been called “the faces of electro-house music”. Tetra is an example of an act whose name perfectly describes the group, Tetra neon fish are unusual and stand out from the crowd and are known to travel in pairs. This is reflected in the act. They got together to have some fun with their hobby and party and grew to become one of house music’s most successful artists and are still growing today.

When did their career begin?

Rise to fame

• Tetra produce and perform all of their personal music, their sound is their own and is very addictive. It was never something planned, Sophia said “it was just like, let's do this produce music, throw parties and have a blast.” The pair started out performing in smaller clubs in their home town of Manchester in 2010, people loved them and news of them sound spread. Bigger clubs and producers became interested and offered them a couple of gigs and they just went for it. Late 2012 they were top of the charts with their first hit single “Everglade.” From their first performance in Glow in their town Centre to performing at Reading, main stage. Tetra’s twitter followers in 2010 was in the 2000’s, in 2013 it had risen to over 50,000.

Group Members• Sophia Mitchell: Age 21• Isabella Smith: Age 19

The pair met in the high school ‘Bishops High in their home town of Oldham. Even though they were a couple of years apart their shared love and enthusiasm for house music brought them together, they started by producing and performing in Isabella’s basement and now they’re headlining at Reading. Both girls are shocked at how far they’ve come. Isabella said, “We literally cannot believe it, we’re getting paid for going out and partying. House music is now our passion and our job!” Sophia is the main producer and Isabella the main performer. Daze said “Isabella especially is probably the best female DJ we’ve ever seen.”

• Their style and clothing is personal to them. When producers took notice in them they took care to choose the correct employer because they wanted to still be true to themselves. Sophia said “we know of so many artists that have been completely changed just for the fame, we agreed from the start that we wouldn’t let the fame go to our head so decided we’d choose our own style and clothing.” Their image is very individual, unusual and stands out from the crowd. They want their fans to see them as role models, that they’re not afraid to be different. To appeal to those who are afraid of being unique. They tend to wear quite grunge clothing, sometimes neon and black to reflect house music. Sophia especially stands out with her bright blue hair. However Tetra do not focus on their outfits or make-up, for them the focus is more on the music.

Tetra’s image

Influences

• Musically, Tetra takes influence from numerous musicians from electro/house musicians like Swedish House Mafia to rock artists like David Bowie and Queen. They love the way they see music, they’re not their for the fame but to just have fun whilst performing. They especially relate to Swedish House Mafia since the split and agreed that they would do the same if it ever became to much for them and they stopped having fun anymore.

Fans

• Tetra’s fans call themselves ‘Tetrads’, which can be defined as a group with unique elements. This reflects the group as they are unique and wish to appeal to the people out their who are afraid of being different. They have their own fan page, ‘TheTetrads.com’ where people post regular news on what the girls are doing and upcoming events on their schedule. Tetra said they are so grateful for their fans as they wouldn’t be where they are without them. It surprised them how quickly and how greatly people started to love them.

Tetra accidently got their name

• Isabella went with her brother to buy fish for his tank and they were particularly intrigued by the neon Tetra fish. When the sales assistant came over and explained the personality of the fish “unusual and stand out from the crowd and are known to travel in pairs,” she knew it was perfect and therefore came the name Tetra.