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| Motto | Run by musicians, for musicians |
|---|---|
| Type | Higher Education & Further Education Contemporary Music College |
| Established | 2018 |
| Founders | Bruce John Dickinson and Adam Bushell |
| Location | |
| Website | waterbear |
WaterBear is an independent music school offering Higher Education courses within city-wide campuses in Brighton and Sheffield, England. They specialise in the delivery of Bachelor of Arts and master's degrees courses for musicians, artists and music industry professionals[1]. Their ethos is to support independent, DIY artists to build long-term, sustainable careers in the music industry[2]. They provide on-site and flexible online learning, mentoring, work experience and performance opportunities[3]. WaterBear's courses focus on a range of specialist areas, including music performance, audio production, songwriting, electronic music, music business and professional project work [4].
History[edit]
WaterBear was launched in 2018 by professional musicians and music educators Bruce John Dickinson [5] (Co-Founder/Director) and Adam Bushell (Co-Founder/CEO) [6].
In 2020 it was announced that Falmouth University would be the official awarding body for WaterBear's undergraduate and postgraduate degrees[7]. In late 2020 a joint venture was confirmed which saw Falmouth University investing in WaterBear and taking a seat on the WaterBear board[8].
In 2023 WaterBear opened a new campus in Sheffield [9] [10] at the location of the former Sheffield nightclub Gatecrasher.
Scholarships[edit]
- WaterBear x AudioActive Scholarship Award[11]
- WaterBear x Pattern + Push Scholarship Award[12]
- The Leadmill Scholarship Award
- While She Sleeps Scholarship Award
- Royal Blood Scholarship Award
- Beatport Scholarship Award
- Damian Keyes Scholarship Award
- Cory Wong Scholarship Award
Patrons[edit]
- Frank Turner[14]
- Royal Blood
Previous students[edit]
- Sasha Skarbek (co-writer of James Blunt's You're Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover, as well as Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball)[15]
- Mark Richardson (drummer in Skunk Anansie, former member of Little Angels and Feeder)
- Liam Kearley (drummer for Black Peaks)
- Demelza Mather (drummer for The Wytches)
- Lily Knott (musician)
- Samuel Organ (founding member of The Physics House Band)
- Melanie Howard (bass player for The Wedding Present)
- Jon Constantine (producer)
- Stuart Bruce (studio engineer, engineered for the recording of Do They Know It's Christmas)
- Dave Colquhoun (guitarist for Rick Wakeman)
- Pat Heath (guitarist)
- Abi D'Arcey (singer-songwriter)
- Matt White (guitarist for The Temperance Movement)
- Lisa McKeown (founder and director of Revolt Artist Management)[16]
- Xoe-B (singer-songwriter)
- Tim Trotter (drummer)
- Amba Tremain (singer)
- Aidan Hampson (bass player)
- Rob Town (bass player)
- Mike Ross (musician)
- Kai Dylan (musician)
- George Donoghue (musician)
- Pete Riley (former drummer for Republica)
References[edit]
- ^ "A pioneering music education".
- ^ "The WaterBear Story".
- ^ "Inside the WaterBear College of Music".
- ^ "WaterBear - The College of Music launch new BA (Hons) degree".
- ^ "Little Angels - The Band".
- ^ "Brighton music college hosts first ever graduation ceremony". 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Falmouth University Academic Partners". 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Falmouth University and WaterBear announce joint venture". 11 June 2024.
- ^ "UK's fastest growing music college is coming to Sheffield – and they've secured an iconic address". 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Music College WaterBear Hits the High Note with Second Campus Launch Event". 31 August 2022.
- ^ "College announces new scholarship with Worthing music organisation".
- ^ "WaterBear is celebrating a brand-new scholarship formed in collaboration with Pattern + Push". 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Carl Cox launches scholarship to support young electronic music artists". 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Frank Turner joins WaterBear as patron". 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Grammy Award Winning Songwriter Graduates at College's Inaugural Ceremony".
- ^ "Key learnings on developing a music career".