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WaterBear Alumni

Finished your course? It doesn’t stop there. The WaterBear Alumni Network will keep you up to date with events, masterclasses, job opportunities, conferences and industry happenings, so even though you’ve stopped studying, you’ll always feel involved and part of the WaterBear family.

Duncan Howlett >

Guitarist, songwriter, portfolio musician, and entrepreneur. He runs a teaching business, an acoustic duo, the media company, Howlett Media and works as a micro influencer for various brands.

George Donoghue >

George is an educator, freelance record producer, mix engineer, songwriter and musician. He’s toured Europe extensively with the bands ReVerbed and River Becomes Ocean. He is also founder of Favour The Brave Records.

Jordan Hambling >

Jordon Hambling is a multi-instrumentalist, the drummer with Signature Gold, and is currently lead sound engineer at Epic Studios. He has worked at Xenomania Records, and also with the band Sleeper as drum and keys tech.

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Alumni Benefits

Although you've finished your studies at WaterBear, you still have access to all this awesome stuff. For more information refer to our regular alumni newsletter.

Hire of the WaterBear Venue

Each year, we will award 5 members of the WaterBear Alumni with free hire of our WaterBear Venue on Brighton seafront. You simply need to submit your application and tell us about your event, then a panel will decide who the successful recipients are through the year.

Masterclasses and events

We have a great line-up of guests and events through the year, and we don’t want you to miss out! We will keep you updated with upcoming events and how to sign up (hint: also keep an eye on our Instagram where we announce gigs etc).

Opportunities in the industry

We always have lots of opportunities available for our students and alumni such as paid work, gigs, internships and competitions.

Equally, if you have an exciting opportunity or you’d like support with your projects from one of our current students, please do get in touch!

A&R Advice with Kieron Pepper

WaterBear’s Artist Development Director, Kieron Pepper, will still be on hand to support you with your projects and sprinkle a bit of that Pepper magic. He will have regular slots available for you to book into.

Entrepreneurial career advice with Toby Moore

Toby Moore is the Founder of Content Club, a content strategy agency for creative people, and director and curator for TEDxBrighton. If you’ve got a business or entrepreneurial idea you’d like to develop, Toby is on hand with regular slots available for you to book into.

Discounted studio time

South Lanes Studios in Brighton is a rehearsal, recording, production, mix & mastering studio with a focus on artist development from the moment you step in the door up until release. WaterBear Alumni receive a hearty 10% off services.

Mindfulness sessions

We will continue to run mindfulness sessions online for anyone to get involved with – these quick 30 min sessions are great for reducing stress and anxiety and increasing productivity and creativity. Each week will have a new theme, for example using colours to inspire creativity and shift mindset and the power of visualisation.

The chance to be a WaterBear Mentor

As you know, all students at WaterBear have access to one-to-one mentoring with a music industry professional. Now we invite you, as our impressive and talented WaterBear Alumni, to be a mentor for our current students and help support the next wave of WaterBear musicians. This is a great way to become part of our WaterBear team.

Why We're WaterBear...

- ‘Water bear’ is the common name for a Tardigrade.
- Tardigrades are micro creatures, found everywhere on earth.
- They are the most resilient creatures known.
- They can survive and adapt to their surroundings, even in outer space.
- Their resilience and ability to adapt and survive inspires us in everything we do. We love them.