WaterBear - The College of Music

WaterBear - The College of Music Innovative BA(HONS) & MA Degree courses for forward-thinking musicians. Sheffield, Brighton & online.
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07/09/2026

🚨 FRESHERS APPLY TO PLAY: NIGHT ONE 🚨
14.09.26

Our student support slots are looking fire 👀🔥

BRIGHTON 🌊
📍WaterBear Venue

Supported by +

SHEFFIELD ⚡️
📍 WaterBear Green Room
🔥 .live are kicking off Freshers with their takeover, featuring , +

Two cities. One very busy first night 🫡

14.09.26... see you there




04/09/2026

Another Friday, another prank call.

Except this one is ALL TRUE! Not a single lie told 🤪

SO... GUESS WHAT 👀
We’ve got another incredible freshers lineup coming next week…

AND our students get support slots (lineups announced from Monday!)

AND there’s still time to apply for a 2026 start through Clearing.

AND you could literally be at Freshers watching Tigercub, Caity Baser & Mae Hill.

Surely not.
Surely. Not. 😂
…yeah, it’s all true. See you there? 👀





03/09/2026

🚨 Scholarship Announcement 🚨

A huge congratulations to .c.black, our Scholarship 2026 winner! 🎉

Singer-songwriter from Glasgow, Lauren is heading to WaterBear this September to study Songwriting, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome her.

With the opportunity to grow as an artist, develop her craft and find a clearer vision for where she wants to take her music, Lauren is ready for the next chapter.

A massive welcome to the WaterBear family, Lauren... we can’t wait to see what you create! 💛

🎥 /
🎵 Search & Rescue - Lauren Black




01/09/2026

A pretty special way to wrap up Year 1⚡️

What happens when you turn everything you’ve learned in your first year into an album?

This .imperfec project is a collection of new sounds, production skills and ideas all coming together to create something special.

Now out on on all platforms 🌊

🎵 Back Track - Imperfec





28/08/2026

Freshers week is getting a little ✨creative✨

Join us Fri 18th Sept for an evening of collaging and a silent disco, the perfect combo for chilled vibes, getting creative, meeting new people and ending Freshers properly 🪩

🎨 Collage: 5–7pm
🪩 Silent Disco: 7:30–11pm
📍 WaterBear Music Bar

Spaces are limited + first come, first served, so make sure you sign up via email!
✉️ [email protected]

For the silent disco, sign up entry is only guaranteed until 9pm and after that, anyone with a valid photo ID + WaterBear Freshers wristband can join.

⚠️ Remember: you'll need BOTH valid photo ID and your Freshers wristband to enter.

See you on the dancefloor!




27/08/2026

Making the tunes AND putting on shows 🤩

You may know Kanukai from presenting on our socials, but he's also an artist, promoter and the brains behind his own gig promotion company, Eternity's Gate!

Hear how this process is evolving, and how Kanukai combines performing with promoting 👉

📸 .photography



26/08/2026

Fancy getting behind the scenes at a live music festival? 👀⚡️

from our Artist Development team is offering WaterBear students the chance to join Melancholy Fest at Green Door on 6th September... with volunteer opportunities to shadow industry professionals, network and get hands-on experience.

Including:
🤝 Photo & video
🤝 Stagehand roles
🤝 Industry networking
🤝 And plenty of very cool bands

Want in? Head to the Opportunities page on Canvas to apply!
⏰ Deadline: 31st August

Don't sleep on this one 👀





25/08/2026

Straight from the source 🎙️

On this Industry Insights episode, Bruce Dickinson (Little Angels legend a.k.a WaterBear founder!) gets into his journey, the realities of the music industry and the lessons he's picked up along the way.

No fluff. Just proper Industry Insights, served 👀⚡️




21/08/2026

Prank call to our boss, gone wrong 🤣

5 likes and we’ll CALL BRUCE 📞👀

aka Big Boss.
aka WaterBear founder.
aka… man who could get a very unexpected phone call while rehearsing for tour 😂

Do your thing, internet.





21/08/2026

Just a lil taste of what’s coming out of the WaterBear DJ scene… 👀🥶

We asked some of our resident selectors to drop their fav mixes, and let's just say the aux is VERY safe with this lot.

Press play.
Who you adding to the playlist?

Featuring:








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118 Queens Road, Hanover House
Brighton
BN13XG

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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