Brighton Music College Wraps Up Successful Year Of Industry-Leading Opportunities

Tuesday, 17 December 2024 11:52

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

WaterBear, the leading college of music with campuses in Brighton and Sheffield, is celebrating a landmark year of industry opportunities, with several monumental milestones surpassed.

This year, 115 new WaterBear graduates celebrated their special day in the iconic Brighton Dome auditorium.

An occasion to remember, the anticipated event marked the achievements of WaterBear’s BA and MA graduates from WaterBear Brighton and online – and, for the very first time, MA graduates from Sheffield.

With a strong emphasis on learning by doing, during 2024 the college’s dedicated Careers and Industry team has worked closely with its industry partners and contacts to deliver a wealth of new and exciting opportunities across all areas of the music industry, helping WaterBear’s artists, musicians and industry professionals to build connections and supporting their career pathways.

Alongside a series of masterclasses, events, work experience and placement opportunities, the experienced team has been committed to providing students with an abundance of live performance slots at venues and festivals nationwide.

Across both college campuses, and for online students, a significant 299 industry opportunities and masterclasses have been secured this year to benefit the college community.

Students had exclusive access to soundchecks with Q&As, lighting and sound engineering shadowing and paid roles, and notably a single release campaign, leading to radio play and national chart.

Additionally, WaterBear students undertook work placements with national promoters and at over ten venues, music industry internships with organisations such as Ditto X, Venn Records, Prolifica Management and Corporation Sheffield, and festival work at Glastonbury, The Great Escape, Contained, Float Along, Get Together, Rock and Roll Circus and ArcTanGent.

Tia Ice, studying a degree in Songwriting in Brighton said:

“I have had a surplus of opportunities, both with my music and industry based, and the course itself is so informative and in terms of opportunities.

"Earlier this year I had the opportunity to play with the Amy Winehouse band, which was incredible.

"I was also given the tools and knowledge to set up and organise my very first event, which I headlined, which was incredible.

"The turnout was amazing, and the opportunities just keep flowing.”