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Music Industry Guests

Music industry guest visits take place throughout the year, showcasing some of the best artists and innovators in today’s music. We work with some of the world’s biggest bands, artists, influencers, PR companies, managers and labels, all keen to share their knowledge and experience with our students. Our regular industry development weeks also feature condensed programmes of guest visits, panels, seminars, masterclasses, gigs, and more. Our guest programme varies each year and some of our recent guests are shown below. 

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Bushwacka >

A UK acid house pioneer, DJ, producer and psychotherapeutic counsellor.

Kiris Houston >

Music producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist musican and artist.

Mary Spender >

Independent singer, songwriter, guitarist, video maker and YouTuber.

Ben Ash >

WaterBear Mentor, Dean Guitar Artist, Strigoi Guitarist and former session guitarist at Satyricon/Carcass.

Chinchilla >

Freshers Guest - Alt-pop, rock, and hip hop, self-produced singer songwriter.

The Work Of Jar >

‘Jar’, is a self-taught visual artist and social media strategist helping musicians grow online.

Yonaka >

Freshers Guest - Punk, melodic hooks and heavy riffs aplenty with this engergetic band hailing from Brighton.

Liv Thompson >

As a professional musician and session bassist she has performed and toured with a number of artists including Little Mix and Becky Hill, Zara Larsson, Raye, Zak Abel and Cat Burns.

The Totemist >

Freshers Guest - Guitarist Rabea Massaad paired with Liam Kearley , drummer of Black Peaks.

Chris Buck >

Guitarist with Cardinal Black and creator of successful YouTube series… Credits: Cardinal Black, Best New Guitarist (Guitar Magazine)

Dirk Lance >

Bass player of East of June and former bass player of Incubus.

Tiger Cub >

Freshers Guest - Brighton's very own genre bending metal, rock and alt, the frontrunners of the new heavy.

Hannah Trigwell >

Independent alt-pop singer songwriter from Leeds with an online community of over 800,000 people.

Melanie Howard >

Bass player for The Wedding Present and also formed the project 'Such Small Hands', releasing her debut album titled 'Carousel'.

Jamie Lenman >

Solo artist, illustrator and former frontman/songwriter with the alt-rock band Reuben.

Bryan Chambers >

Vocalist with extensive number of chart hits with bands such as Hyper Go Go, Umboza (Positiva) and Zoo Experience. He has worked with artists such as Layo and Bushwacka, Barbara Tucker, The Pet Shop Boys and Emelie Sande.
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Milkshake >

An R’n’B 90’s/00’s collective with singer Scarlett Fae based in Brighton.

Jag Jago >

Guitarist and songwriter for Brighton punk band, The Ghost of a Thousand. He has also worked with The Maccabees on their studio album ‘Given to the Wild' which was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Keepers Brew >

Live dance/rock act, a unique and heady mix of psychedelic electro metal dance music.

Stuart Bruce >

Bruce, a studio engineer has worked with artists such as Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley. He was also the engineer for Band Aid's charity single "Do they know it's Christmas?".
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Bushwacka >

A UK acid house pioneer, DJ, producer and psychotherapeutic counsellor.

Kiris Houston >

Music producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist musican and artist.

Mary Spender >

Independent singer, songwriter, guitarist, video maker and YouTuber.

Ben Ash >

WaterBear Mentor, Dean Guitar Artist, Strigoi Guitarist and former session guitarist at Satyricon/Carcass.

Chinchilla >

Freshers Guest - Alt-pop, rock, and hip hop, self-produced singer songwriter.

The Work Of Jar >

‘Jar’, is a self-taught visual artist and social media strategist helping musicians grow online.

Yonaka >

Freshers Guest - Punk, melodic hooks and heavy riffs aplenty with this engergetic band hailing from Brighton.

Liv Thompson >

As a professional musician and session bassist she has performed and toured with a number of artists including Little Mix and Becky Hill, Zara Larsson, Raye, Zak Abel and Cat Burns.

The Totemist >

Freshers Guest - Guitarist Rabea Massaad paired with Liam Kearley , drummer of Black Peaks.

Chris Buck >

Guitarist with Cardinal Black and creator of successful YouTube series… Credits: Cardinal Black, Best New Guitarist (Guitar Magazine)

Dirk Lance >

Bass player of East of June and former bass player of Incubus.

Tiger Cub >

Freshers Guest - Brighton's very own genre bending metal, rock and alt, the frontrunners of the new heavy.

Hannah Trigwell >

Independent alt-pop singer songwriter from Leeds with an online community of over 800,000 people.

Melanie Howard >

Bass player for The Wedding Present and also formed the project 'Such Small Hands', releasing her debut album titled 'Carousel'.

Jamie Lenman >

Solo artist, illustrator and former frontman/songwriter with the alt-rock band Reuben.

Bryan Chambers >

Vocalist with extensive number of chart hits with bands such as Hyper Go Go, Umboza (Positiva) and Zoo Experience. He has worked with artists such as Layo and Bushwacka, Barbara Tucker, The Pet Shop Boys and Emelie Sande.
milkshake performing at waterbear freshers week

Milkshake >

An R’n’B 90’s/00’s collective with singer Scarlett Fae based in Brighton.

Jag Jago >

Guitarist and songwriter for Brighton punk band, The Ghost of a Thousand. He has also worked with The Maccabees on their studio album ‘Given to the Wild' which was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Keepers Brew >

Live dance/rock act, a unique and heady mix of psychedelic electro metal dance music.

Stuart Bruce >

Bruce, a studio engineer has worked with artists such as Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley. He was also the engineer for Band Aid's charity single "Do they know it's Christmas?".
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- Their resilience and ability to adapt and survive inspires us in everything we do. We love them.

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WaterBear Education Ltd, Hanover House,
118 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, UK  Map

Email: info@waterbear.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 726230

WaterBear Sheffield, Unit 4, Gatecrasher,
49 Eyre Lane, Sheffield S1 4RB, UK

Email: infosheffield@waterbear.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1143 992720

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.

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