Celebrating Black History Month at Confetti

Confetti FE students brought the year to a close in spectacular style yesterday, as they showcased all their hard work to parents, family and friends. Over 100 people attended the ‘Celebrate’ event, coming to have a look around, talk to students about their work and see first-hand, work across gaming, TV & Film and Music. Phil Myers, Head of Further Education for Confetti, said: “We had such fantastic feedback. Visitors were blown away by the quality of the work.” Colin Huthwaite is a BTEC Level 3 Technical Events student and demonstrated some of his work in Confetti’s Electric Mayhem studio. …

Next week FE students will celebrate their successes in a demonstration of their work. Between 3-7pm at Confetti on Convent Street in Nottingham, we will show off the brightest and best creative talent that Nottingham has to offer. With everything from music courses to gaming and visual effects on show, the event is not to be missed. The student café will host performance sets whilst others rooms around Confetti will be open to live film screenings, interactive game demonstrations and more. Phil Myers, Head of FE, said: “Our students have worked incredibly hard over the last two years and Celebrate …

Thursday 12th June marks Confetti’s annual Degree Showcase event. Exhibiting the work of the next generation of creative and technical talent, the event is an opportunity for industry professionals to browse  work and discover for themselves why Confetti graduates are the best.  Featuring graduates across Music, TV & Film and Gaming; employers looking to recruit innovative and new talent will be in the right place. Providing an exclusive opportunity to explore students’ work, experience how it was created and gain insights into their inspiration; exhibitions range from music technology showcasing interactive software applications to the chance to play original games …

Drawing on its extensive Creative Industry contacts; a unique college set bang in the middle of Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, is getting ready to welcome over 60 industry professionals to its annual Industry Week. With top guests from across Music, TV & Film and Gaming; Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (ICT) students will be treated to talks, workshops and seminars from the likes of Jamal Edwards from SBTV, Radio 1Extra’s Mistajam and award-winning director – Shane Meadows. Running from the 3rd-7th March 2014, the week is the most important in the college’s student calendar; the only one of its kind in …

The Young Creative Awards is now open for all aged 13 to 24 and Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is proud to be a sponsor of the event. The awards aim to showcase talent within Nottingham and help further the creative industry careers of young people. With this year’s theme being “Nottingham Loves…”, participants are invited to enter a piece of creative work around the subject with judging being held this Spring. We know Confetti students are some of the most talented the city has to offer so we think it’s very important that we get as many of our …

Confetti ICT Music students were visited by famous 80’s producer, Phil Harding last month. From the early age of 16, Phil has been working in the music industry working alongside top producers of the 70’s. He has produced some of the biggest names in the industry including Pet Shop Boys, BoyZone and Kylie Minogue. Phil came to speak to students on two different courses: FdSc in Music Technology, and BSc Audio & Recording Technology on Tuesday 15th October. Andy King, Subject Leader in Music Technology said “We were delighted to welcome Phil Harding back to Confetti. His talk was a …

Tonight in Sheffield 2012 Industry Week guest Jeanie Finlay will introduce her latest feature film to a packed audience at Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema. The Great Hip Hop Hoax brings the audacious story of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd to the big screen. After studying together at Dundee College they managed to fool the music industry into believing they were Californian hip hop artists “Silibil n Brains” . With their perfect American accents and attitudes they secured a record deal with Sony and lived the high life for a while until their deception began to spiral out of control. The Great …