Ambitious music business student, Ellie Bartram, from Nottinghamshire has been awarded the WaterBear Sheffield X Tramlines Scholarship 2024 andhighly talented singer-songwriter, Amanah Shafinaz has been presentedwith the WaterBear Brighton X Music Venue Trust BA (Hons) Scholarship 2024.
WaterBear Sheffield, teamed up with Tramlines, the iconic music festival, to offer this brand-new scholarship award for 2024, to cover all Ellie’s tuition fees for the entirety of her degree course at the WaterBear College Sheffield Campus.
On enrollment at the WaterBear BA (Hons) Professional Music (Business) course, starting September 2024 at the WaterBear Sheffield Campus, Ellie states: “WaterBear was always my first option, the main reasons being the personal teaching, the incredible opportunities, and the variety of musical courses. My ultimate goal during my time at WaterBear is to gain hands-on experience and understand how the industry operates behind the scenes. I am particularly interested in exploring various career paths, including music law, artist management, and event management, such as organising festivals like Tramlines.”
Utilising a blend of classroom learning, work experience, and mentoring from industry professionals, throughout her WaterBear course, Ellie will be provided with the tools and knowledge required to navigate her path through the music industry. Ellie enthuses: “The scholarship has given me confidence that I am good enough to work in the music industry. It has opened many doors, and I will be forever grateful for being chosen. I am looking forward to the experience I will gain from WaterBear’s incredible opportunities, and I have no doubt that WaterBear will help me succeed with my career goals. Their strategy and learning methods are unlike anything I have seen before. They work with students individually, and ensure you succeed. Their undeniable creativity is just what I need to help me get my degree.”
Bristol born Amanah, as winner of the WaterBear Brighton X Music Venue Trust BA (Hons) Scholarship 2024 has chosen to study Professional Music (Performance), a 3-year on-site BA (Hons) under the vocalist pathway.
For this award, WaterBear partnered with Music Venue Trust, a UK charity which protects and improves grassroots music venues, to offer this coveted new scholarship award.
Commenting on the honour, Amanah says: “I am so grateful; this will just massively help me. I think WaterBear will help me grow as a person, and now with the scholarship I feel incredibly lucky and thankful. I will work the hardest to achieve my goals and really excel at university!”
Amanah, going by the artist name ‘Marns’, creates hard-hitting, ballad-type songs within the jazz, soul, RnB and DnB genres. So far, she has graced the main stage at Love Saves the Day festival (alongside big artists such as The Streets, Shy FX and Caity Baser) and played Latitude Festival in 2023, as well as performing at the Bristol Beacon earlier this year. She is also a previous winner of Access Creative College’s National Best Song Award.
Utilising a blend of artistic freedom and practical strategies to forge a solid career in music, throughout her WaterBear course, Amanah will get the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills, helping to create high-quality music and give great live performances.
Amanah enthuses: “I am looking forward to meeting new and incredible musicians, collaborating with them, and being in my element. I love learning about all aspects of the music industry because I want to absorb as much as I can. I can then apply that knowledge to my performances and continue growing as an artist.”
Eve Massaad, WaterBear Director of Marketing, states: “We are delighted to be partnering with the Music Venue Trust and Tramlines to support the careers of these very deserving music industry professionals, and as such allowing them to reach their full potential. I would like to congratulate both Ellie and Amanah and wish them all the very best with their studies.”
About WaterBear: WaterBear - The College of Music, based in Brighton and Sheffield, offers a variety of in-person and online music degree courses, awarded by Falmouth University.
With a combination of a DIY ethos, smaller class sizes, 1-1 mentoring with experienced industry professionals and a catalogue of career and performance opportunities to offer our students, we are dedicated to supporting musicians and artists, with a strong focus on building sustainable long-term careers.
WaterBear offers BA (Hons) degree and master’s courses made for today’s musicians, artists and industry professionals. The colleges are based in the heart of Brighton and Sheffield, two UK cities with incredible musical roots and heritage. WaterBear also has a range of online distance-learning courses.
A College of Falmouth University, WaterBear is a pioneer in creative industries education, entrepreneurship and innovation. Run by musicians, for musicians, the college is focused on smaller class sizes, flexible course delivery, bespoke one-to-one mentoring, and exclusive work experience and career development opportunities.
Musicians keen to find out more about courses at WaterBear, or to enrol, can visit: www.waterbear.org.uk
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