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Last night, we were delighted to have @audioactive_ and @slambarzlive host an evening of sets and open mic cypher at our WaterBear Venue in Brighton!

Featuring some truly amazing sets from:

👉 @officialmaxwelld

👉 @_vitstagram_

👉 @the.only.far

👉 Reality

👉 @as1edu

👉 @keyz.tenten

👉 @shantilorence

👉 AJ (@ajsbars_)

👉 @teewhywho

The night was a great success, with some fantastic performances and a great experience for all involved.

Thanks to all our performers, as well as Slambarz and Audio Active, and everyone who came down for the event!

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Today we want to spotlight one of our Alumni, Jordan Hambling!

Jordan studied our Commercial Music course whilst at WaterBear, and since then he has gone on to do some remarkable things.

Currently working as a freelance sound engineer, Jordan has worked as an Event Technology Manager with Formula E Racing, where he specializes in on-site sound, and has previously worked as an in-house Sound Engineer with Epic Studios. Outside of work, Jordan performs with his band, @signature_gold_band.

In this video, Jordan talks about his time at WaterBear, and how that has helped him work within his current career.

Thanks, Jordan!
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We have some fantastic volunteer opportunities for our students available at both @kendalcalling and @parklife_festival!

@artistoperationsltd are an events company specialising in artist liaison, and they work with a variety of different festivals and shows up and down the country. They have an Artist Liaison Work Placement Scheme available for anyone interested in working within the events industry.

There are three roles available for our students:

👉 Accreditation Assistant

👉 Artist Liaison Assistant

👉 Runner

Whilst these roles are voluntary, you will receive free access to the festivals (including the staff camping) and two meal tokens per shift. Shifts will be 7 hours long, at varying times, and volunteers will be expected to make their own way to and from the site.

For more information on the roles available, as well as how to apply, please visit the opportunities page on Canvas.
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Mental Health Awareness Week starts today and lasts until 19th May, and we wanted to make sure you were aware of it, and the support you can receive.

The focus of this year’s mental health week is movement. Movement is massively important for our mental health, but many of us struggle to move enough.

There are so many different reasons for this, but this week is all about helping people find time to move in their daily lives. Whether it’s dancing around your room listening to your favourite songs, or just going for a walk, it all counts towards ensuring your mental health is improving!

At WaterBear we take our students and staff mental wellbeing very seriously. We offer 1-1 wellbeing sessions with trained professionals, to help you with your mental health.
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We are hiring a part-time, freelance marketing assistant!

This is a Brighton-based role, with some hybrid working opportunities, equivalent to 28 hours a week.

The main duties of a marketing assistant at WaterBear include:

👉 Content capture for social media

👉 Blog & PR writing

👉 General day-to-day administration

The main qualities we are looking for in an ideal candidate are:

👉 Exceptional time-keeping

👉 Socials savvy

👉 Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office generally

👉 Excellent communicator

👉 Great attention to detail

👉 Fast learner

👉 Confident in talking to people

👉 Has a music background and an interest in music

Interested in applying?

Please send over a CV & cover letter to [email protected] and [email protected].
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You said, we did!

At WaterBear, we want to ensure the student experience is always at the top of our considerations. This means taking your opinions, and your suggestions, on board, to make sure you are having the best time possible studying at WaterBear.

We have been listening to what you’d like to implement at WaterBear and we’ve made it happen.

From more masterclasses and soundcheck opportunities, to promoting extra-curricular experiences, and even adding a study space, we are proud to ensure the needs of our students are being continuously met.

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We are delighted to be highlighting the WaterBear students who will be performing at @glastofest!

The students who will be performing at the world-famous festival are:

👉 Theo Warrington (@theowarrington)

👉 Joanna and the Dropouts (@joannaandthedropouts)

👉 Izzie Derry (@izzie.derry)

👉 Josh Hazelden (@joshhazeldenmusic)

👉 Gateway Girl (@_gatewaygirl_)

👉 Chloe Leigh (@chloeleighmusic)

👉 Josh Roberts (@_joshrobertsmusic)

We want to wish all the students attending Glastonbury the best of luck; have a good time, WaterBears!

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We are delighted to be working with the team behind @randrcircus to bring our WaterBear students some fantastic opportunities this summer!

Rock N Roll Circus takes place in Don Valley Bowl at the end of August, and will feature the likes of Richard Hawley, Becky Hill, Milburn, and a host of other fantastic acts. One of the best live events in Sheffield, Rock N Roll Circus is guaranteed to be a highlight of the summer.

The team behind the event are offering the chance for one WaterBear student to work as an Events Marketing Intern. This role will be for someone with an interest in live music and events. The chosen candidate will come on-board immediately with their team, helping to sell tickets and raise awareness for Rock N Roll Circus!

There are also a number of paid and voluntary roles available at the festival, including:

👉 Artist Liasion

👉 Box Office

👉 Leafleting

👉 Stage Runners

👉 Merch Team

👉 Bar Staff

And much more!

For more information about each roles, as well as how to apply, please check the Opportunities page on Canvas.

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We’re really excited to be announcing our MA Open Evening that is taking place at our WaterBear Sheffield campus on 30th May.

Taking place from 6pm until 8pm, the open evening will feature performances from two of our MA students, Logan and Vilde, and it’ll be a fantastic opportunity for any prospective student to chat with WaterBear staff and WaterBear MA students about what our Masters courses offer, and the day-to-day experience of an MA student.

There will be wine and cheese on offer, too!

So, if you’re interested in seeing what WaterBear’s Masters courses have to offer, make sure you come down!

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@corpsheffield are offering one student the chance to work as a Live Events Assistant as part of a summer internship!

Corp are looking for a passionate, hard-working individual to support their live events manager with the ever-growing pace and size of the venue’s live music programming.

The suitable candidate must be completely confident and comfortable with both written and verbal communication, have an understanding around the live music industry and, most importantly, a love for live music.

The role will include work on both evenings and weekends, and the candidate must have good flexibility surrounding working availability. Candidates must be prepared to work in an environment with sound levels over 86db, as well as strobe effects. Candidates should also be comfortable in clouds.

For more information about what the role will entail, as well as information on how to apply, please visit for Opportunities page on Canvas.

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Today, we want to highlight one of our amazing partners: @britishdrumco !

Since 2015, British Drum Co. has been focused on ‘creating the finest drums and percussion instruments for musicians who recognise and value the highest of standards’ - and seeing as we want to provide only the best for our drummers, it’s the perfect partnership!

Whilst British Drum Co wholeheartedly embrace time-served techniques and traditions that are acknowledged to contribute to the finest examples of the craft, they also continually look to the future, placing innovation right at the heart of their brand in order to develop instruments that look and sound amazing. This mirrors WaterBear’s own philosophies of teaching music and the industry’s best practices and techniques, whilst always staying at the forefront of innovation and encouraging unique self-expression.

We are proud to have 13 full British Drum Co. kits here at WaterBear, allowing each student maximum time on a kit per lesson.

Take a look at this video and see what WaterBear’s had to say about British Drum Co
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We are so excited to have @audioactive_ and @slambarzlive host an evening of sets and open mic cypher at our WaterBear Venue in Brighton!

Featuring:

👉 Maxwell D (@officialmaxwelld)

👉 Vitamin G (@_vitstagram_)

👉 Far (@the.only.far)

👉 Reality

👉 Asiedu (@as1edu)

👉 Keyz.Tenten (@keyz.tenten)

👉 Shanti’Lorence (@shantilorence)

👉 AJ

👉 TeeWhyWho? (@teewhywho)

Taking place on 15th May at the WaterBear Venue from 10pm until 12!

The gig is free but you need a ticket for entry!

Tickets are available online, in both the @waterbearvenue bio & @audioactive_’s bio

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@gettogetherfest, one of Sheffield’s newest and most exciting festivals, returns for its fourth year, and we have some fantastic volunteer roles for our WaterBear students!

Located across multiple venues in Kelham Island, Get Together represents one of the best festivals to see both up-and-coming artists and old favourites, across a variety of genres. This year it’s headlined by CMAT, and also features Super Furry Animal’s Gruff Rhys, The Bug Club, and Porij.

Get Together also plays host to a variety of independent food and drink vendors, with Sheffield’s very own Peddler Market curating a selection of the best street food available in the country.

Get Together have nine student roles available for volunteering, across different aspects of the festival. From engineering roles to crew, there are a variety of different opportunities available for students who are interested!

For anyone interested, please head over to the Opportunities page on Canvas to find out more!

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@guitarworldmagazine, the world’s biggest guitar magazine and website, is looking to add to its freelance pool of writers, and they’re giving WaterBear students the chance to pitch!

Publishing since 1980, Guitar World has interviewed the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Marr, Kurt Cobain, and even Prince! A hugely important magazine in the world of music journalism, this is an incredible opportunity for anyone interested in writing about music.

For those interested, Guitar World are looking for you to pitch three articles, each around 100 words.

The first two articles should each be covering a guitar player that Guitar World has not covered before.

The third article is just an opinion or experimental piece.

Make sure to read the site and check out examples of previously written articles for Guitar World before you start your own pieces!

GuitarWorld want a diverse and younger pool of freelance writers, so this really is a fantastic opportunity for any of our WaterBear students.

You can find more information on the Opportunities page on Canvas.

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What is the philosophy of the brand-new MA Songwriting course?

Our MA Songwriting course is all about coming at songwriting from different angles and different methodologies. Working with different people, getting different influences, and building your skillset.

Being open-minded and creative. Thinking like a professional writer. That’s what this course is about.

Within a collaborative community of like-minded artists, you`ll attend in-house bootcamps, as well as our immersive WaterBear songwriting residential experience, and participate in weekly songwriting sessions. You`ll receive one-to-one mentoring and teaching from accomplished music industry experts, both in class and via a virtual learning environment.

Throughout the course, you’ll strengthen your commercial knowledge, explore multiple income streams, develop your brand, build your repertoire, and finally, realise your artistic vision through a major commercial project.

We`re taking a creative approach with this MA, and it`s all going to be driven by you and your creative output. The sky really is the limit; you could be one song away from changing the world.

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On Tuesday, we had our Brighton end-of-year party!

The party saw @milkshakernb, the UK’s best live 90s/00s RnB collective, headline, and at one point they even got one of our Brighton students, James Cairns (@jamescairns.x), up on stage to play drums!

Everyone seemed to have a tremendous amount of fun, and it`s safe to say this was the perfect way to end our on-site Brighton student`s academic year!

A big thank you to Milkshake and James Cairns for performing, and also to all of you who came to the party!

See you in September, WaterBears!

🎵`Miss Me Too` by Josh Roberts (@_joshrobertsmusic)
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A day in the life of a WaterBear Level 5 student!

Our Brighton student, JT (@jtwinteriscool), has filmed another day in his life as a WaterBear student!

This time, JT takes us through his day performing a gig in London with his band, @mcevoyband. From travelling down to line-checking, and all the other prep that goes into the day of a performance, it’s a great insight for all your aspiring musicians!

WaterBear students get access to some fantastic opportunities; from free rehearsal space to paid performance opportunities. If you are an aspiring musician looking for somewhere to study, make sure you check out our website for further information.

Thanks JT!

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