USW Music & Sound

22/09/2026

🎧 WELCOME BACK USW MUSIC 🎧

The new term is here - get stuck straight into Cardiff’s live music scene this Saturday…

Crux returns to Cardiff for a night of live electronic music, big-screen visuals and original sounds and we’re especially excited to see two ex-USW Music students on the line-up! 👀

Come down, support our former students and discover new and original electronic styles at The Canopi, one of Cardiff’s brilliant grassroots music venues.

✨ MAY SWOON Neo Noir
✨ LAURA PHILLIPS Laura Phillips
✨ IVOR WOODS Ivor Woods
✨ FORCE MAJEURE forcemajeureaudio
✨ AMOUSEMENT

Crux AV
📅 Saturday 26 September / Dydd Sadwrn 26 Medi
🕖 Doors 7pm / Drysau 7pm
📍 The Canopi, 59–61 Tudor Street, Cardiff CF11 6AD
💥 USW MUSIC STUDENT OFFER
Check your student email inbox for a special USW Music discount code, giving you entry to the four live acts for just £6!
The Canopi is a short walk from Cardiff Central, wheelchair accessible, and has a reasonably priced bar so grab your mates and get involved.

🎟️ Tickets: https://ra.co/events/2513959

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16/07/2026

🌟 We couldn't be prouder of the Class of 26. You absolutely SMASHED it & we are all going to miss you.

Wishing you the best of everything, love from the team 😍

24/06/2026

A huge congratulations to all our students on their results, and to everyone graduating this year! 🎓✨

We’re incredibly proud of everything you’ve achieved and wish you all the very best for what’s next. Here’s to celebrating your hard work and the exciting journeys ahead 🌟

21/11/2025

Free Gig in the SU, next Thursday, November the 27th featuring all the new 1st Year BA Popular and Commercial Bands. The gig has been organised by 2nd Year Music Business students, with support from the Live Music Society.

Doors: 6pm

27/10/2025

🎉 Big news! Meet our new USW lecturers – Kaptin Barrett & Darren Broome!

Kaptin Barrett – 20+ years in the music world as an artist, DJ, promoter, manager, radio host, and festival programmer. Ex-Head of Music at Boomtown Festival, now programming Big Love, performing at Glastonbury & Green Man, and Hip Hop Coordinator at Amgueddfa Cymru / Museum Wales. A true champion of Welsh music!

Darren Broome – long legacy in the music industry as a producer, A&R specialist, promoter, radio plugger, and marketer. Former BBC Cymru Wales Music Producer, festival collaborator, and mentor to emerging talent with encyclopaedic music knowledge.

Together, they know every corner of the music scene & basically know every artist that’s walked the planet.

Welcome to USW! 🙌

07/10/2025

Our students had an amazing evening at the Welsh Music Prize Awards witnessing music and inspiration at its best! Congratulations to our MA Songwriting lecturer Matthew Evans for being nominated, for receiving the Welsh Music Inspiration Award and for receiving the Welsh Music Prize Award ✨🎵

11/06/2024

Brecons Jazz Fest and are looking for young people to be involved in new music opportunities!
Looking for everyone from artists, bands and DJs to creatives, artist managers, designers and photographers and videographers!
Free travel arrangements to the Taster Day on 13th of June as well so please reach out to [email protected] for more information.

14/09/2023

This group is currently inactive, head over & join us on Instagram. www.instagram.com/usw_music/

06/10/2022

This is going to be a great event - register for your ticket to join Huw Stephens next Friday 14th October

Getting Heard! with BBC TV & Radio Presenter Huw Stephens

11/08/2022

☀️☀️☀️ It's going to be a HOT one.

USW Music & Sound staff & students are proud to work in partnership with the organisers of this year's Brecon Jazz Festival. Together we bring you 5 special Atrium USW Stage events taking place at "Muse" & "Northhouse Brecon" which is co-owned by USW Alumnus, Dean Richards. The opportunity to work at Brecon Jazz Festival provides our students with valuable experience, helping them to kick-start their creative careers.

Lineup 👇👇👇
James Chadwick Trio
Tanya Walker & Friends
Freshly Cut Grass (Septet)
Jazzy Thing Trio
Dionne Bennett Quintet

🎟 Info & tickets https://breconjazz.org/