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Meet mature student Em Cox
If you’re over 18 and want to start a college course at Confetti this September, it's not too late. There may be some fees involved and you may be in class with students who are younger than you, but we wanted to give you an insight into how easy and fun the experience can be. Last year, we caught up with our Level 3 Games Technology student Em Cox, to see how her Confetti life is going as a mature student. "...it (Advanced Learner Loan) doesn't really phase me about paying it back, it's an investment in my future..." First thing's first …

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DJ Yoda announced for Industry Week!
We're excited to announce multi-award-winning Hip-Hop DJ and producer DJ Yoda will be at Industry Week! Not only will he be giving a talk about The Art of DJing, but he is headlining Confetti Industry Week presents DJ Yoda + Guests - a one night only exclusive event at Nottingham Trent Students’ Union, featuring his pioneering audio visual entertainment. Book tickets for Confetti Industry Week presents DJ Yoda + Guests / Book tickets for a talk on The Art of DJing No typical club DJ, his interests lie in finding fresh and unique ways to bring turntables out of the club and getting …

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The First Confetti Live!
Babe Punch, The Bodega, Nottingham, 1st February 2017 - photographed by Steve Fisher Last Wednesday Confetti took over The Bodega to host the very first Confetti Live. Alternative rock band Babe Punch headlined the event with support from our FE & HE Music Performance students Matt Hine, Beth Jowett & Holly Taylor-Gamble. Over 150 people were there to enjoy the great local talent on offer, but the night couldn’t work without our Live & Technical Events students working as sound and lighting engineers, and our Film & TV students who recorded the event. The students used what they'd learnt in lessons …

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Confetti Live – An interview with Babe Punch
Babe Punch, The bodega, Nottingham, 15th October 2016 Credit: Steve Fisher Babe Punch are headlining Confetti Live on Wednesday 1 February alongside FdA Music Performance students Holly Taylor-Gamble (who we interviewed last week), Beth Jowett and Chris Hine. The newly emerging 5-piece alternative rock band from Derby/Nottingham have had a very busy 2015/16 - they've played gigs relentlessly across the Midlands supporting the likes of Hinds, Menace Beach and Allusondrugs, as well as the Y Not, Dot to Dot (at the iconic Rock City) and Splendour festivals. Check out what they had to say after getting some practice in at the studio before they …

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Holly Taylor-Gamble – Do It For Real
We sat down for an interview with Holly Taylor-Gamble - a current Confetti student who has had a very busy 2016 - performing at the Hockley Hustle and as part of students projects at the CSFF Awards amongst many other exciting gigs. Holly currently studies on our FdA Music Performance degree having previously graduated from our BTEC Level 3 Music Performance & Songwriting course. "Here at Confetti you’re surrounded by people that are experts at what they’re teaching you. These people know The Stone Roses, they have connections and they have platinum records, so I suppose when advice comes from …

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We’re back at Splendour in 2017!
We’re excited to announce that we'll once again be a main sponsor of Nottingham’s favourite festival, Splendour - taking place this year on Saturday 22 July! You can expect a lot to be happening all over Wollaton Park - including our Confetti stage powered by Nottingham Trent University. We're on board again this year, following a successful seven-year partnership with Splendour which sees our students gaining invaluable industry insight working across many aspects of the festival from crewing to recording the performances for Notts TV. Last year’s Splendour Festival was a record-breaker for Confetti in terms of student engagement. We had over 70 students from …

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Our top Industry Week moments
Since 2006 we’ve seen thousands of students inspired by workshops, lectures and demos by creative industry professionals at our Industry Week event. Industry Week swaps regular timetables with unrivalled access to some of the top names from the TV & Film, Games, Music and Design Industry. Industry Week began with a handful of guests and has grown to become an essential and exciting week dedicated to the industries our students aspire to work in. As the countdown to Industry Week 2017 continues, let’s look at some of the best moments over the past decade… When we had Cassetteboy on stage... Cassetteboy walked onto …

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Why you should continue your studies with Confetti
On Tuesday 10 January we hosted our college to degree progression evening to discuss with our existing students why they should choose Confetti when applying for their degree. In case you missed it, here’s why you should continue your studies with us… Why a career in the Creative Industries? We live in an exciting time where technology informs and supports almost everything we do. As this world expands, the industries that support it grow – offering exciting opportunities for people who choose to make a career within them. At Confetti we continuously follow key market trends to ensure we’re offering …

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Need help with your personal statement?
We’re counting down the days until the UCAS final deadline on Sunday 15 January! Check out our blog daily for the latest advice and handy tips. Hopefully you’ll have started your application by now, but if not - don’t worry, you still have time. It’s really important that you meet the application deadline, otherwise your application will be submitted late and that won't make for a great first impression! We thought we’d help you out with your personal statement, as once this section is out of the way you’re nearly ready to submit. This is your chance to show your …

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Register and be a lifesaver
Throughout the week a ‘Register and Be a Lifesaver volunteer’ will be delivering sessions at Confetti to talk about blood, organ and bone marrow donation. On Wednesday 18 January from 11am – 3pm in the Student Café an Anthony Nolan Trust representative will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. If you’re interested in blood and organ donation, you’ll be able to sign up for the register and start saving lives! If you missed the presentations this week have a look at who Anthony Nolan Trust are and why you should sign up… Who are Anthony Nolan? …

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Look at what we got up to at Christmas
We hope you had a good Christmas and new year because we definitely did here at Confetti. Many of our students went to the Confetti Christmas Nightmare social at Rescue Rooms and had an amazing time. The party couldn’t have happened without our very own talented Level 3 Technical Event students, working hard to plan, organise and bring the event to life! From all the technical & sound requirements to venue dressing and stage design, they turned Rescue Rooms into a Christmassy Nightmare Tim Burton would be proud of! The night was full of awesome music from legendary DJ producer …

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