“I record and produce most of my music and I use a lot of what I learnt at Confetti. Being knowledgeable about that side of things is not only necessary if you don’t have money early on as otherwise you won’t be able to make records, but I think creatively, being comfortable and knowledgeable about music tech is massively powerful. It makes me write so much more and experiment with way more styles – a dubstep track one day, an orchestral arrangement the next.”

“Confetti had fantastic speakers in who had real-world experience, so I went to every possible game talk I had time for, stopping at the end of every session to talk to the speakers, to get their experience, their stories. One speaker caught my attention, a guy who was working in Quality Assurance – I liked the sound of it. A few years later, and I’m working in QA myself – in Los Angeles!”

“If you want the best kickstart to getting into the creative industries then Confetti is the place to be. Confetti’s facilities made it feel like you were a professional games developer already due to having access to industry standard mocap, Foley and audio studies. Confetti’s industry weeks also made for some special memories. Meeting professionals who were already well established in the games industry was great as they brought some great insight for future goals.”

“When I think back to my time at Confetti, I think back to the friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to get hands-on with recording studio equipment that allowed me to gain key experience. It was at Confetti around this time that I first used a classic Focusrite Red 3 Compressor and needless to say I fell in love with it, it quickly became my compressor of choice! Now 20 years on working for and representing Focusrite, it was these opportunities that helped me in my career and shaped me to work for 20 years in the industry.”

“Confetti were incredibly committed to supporting young women entering a male dominated industry.”

“I started my journey in editing shortly after graduating from Confetti. I moved to Manchester as a Videographer, then moved to London and delved into the world of TV. I worked at Hat Trick Productions for over a year as an Office runner, working on shows such as ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘The Time it Takes’ and ‘George Clarks Shed of The Year’. I then got a job on ‘Rich House Poor House’ and progressed from Runner, Junior Researcher to Researcher throughout the 2 series. Confetti is the reason why I’m in TV. The experience I got through working with Notts TV News, Nusic and Spool gave me the on-location confidence and technical experience I needed to shoot past my competitors and get to roles in TV that I actually want to do.”

“During her time at Confetti, Courtney gained experience working at Notts TV, and has since worked at Darlow Smith Productions, Barcroft Studios and now as a Shooting Researcher for the BBC.”

“Confetti was a trailblazer – at the time there was no other college in the area that offered the level of hands-on experience, you’d have to travel to London to find comparable facilities.”

“Studying at Confetti was one of the best choices I’ve made. I had little knowledge about the recording process and after two years I developed the skills and confidence to record and produce myself and have been doing so ever since.”

“Matt is 21 and graduated from the FdSc Music Tech degree at Confetti in 2014. Since winning the Confetti Student of the Year award last year, he has been working for Spool Post as a Sound Editor/Designer and Composer. He got his first feature film credit in the summer after working on Nativity 3.”

“I currently work as a lighting TD in film visual effects. I have worked on James Bond, Independence Day, Mary Poppins and Ant Man and the Wasp. I really enjoy the mix of creativity and technical components I get to see movies in the raw form and also work as part of a large team. The skills I got during my time at Confetti have been hugely instrumental in my job!”

“I’ve been at SKY for just under two years and get to work on really diverse shows, using the best equipment available. Confetti helped me achieve my ambitions by giving me an outlet to discover what I wanted to do in the media Industry. I was given the chance to make films and documentaries which is something I’d always wanted to do. In a nutshell I learnt the basics of directing and editing at Confetti, which has been the perfect platform to spring from into the industry.”