The Voice Comes to Confetti!
Our music and performance students are busy warming up their vocal chords in preparation for the chance to audition for music reality show The Voice. ITV is beginning its search for contestants for the new series of The Voice with closed auditions for Confetti students only, taking place on Tuesday 3 May. Pop star Jake Bugg said it a few years ago - "If you want to get on in the music industry you have to get into Confetti." Head of Talent Development Alison Whitlock has spoken of the importance of these opportunities for the career development of our students: “It …

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Live Blog: Industry Week Day 5

All of the action from Day 5 of Industry Week 2016! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW16 #IW16 Day 5
Live Blog: Industry Week Day 4

All of the action from Day 4 of Industry Week 2016! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW16 #IW16 Day 4
Live Blog: Industry Week Day 3

All of the action from Day 3 of Industry Week 2016! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW16 #IW16 Day 3
Live Blog: Industry Week Day 2

All of the action from Day 2 of Industry Week 2016! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW16 New Collection
Live Blog: Industry Week Day 1

All of the action from Day 1 of Industry Week 2016! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW16 #IW16 Day 1
Get Social with us during Industry Week
Industry Week is almost here and to help you get the most out of the UK’s biggest event of it’s kind we’ll be bringing you all of the behind the scenes action across our social media platforms! We’ll be blogging, tweeting, snapchatting and more. You don’t have to be a Confetti student, you could be a parent, a member of the public or considering coming to Confetti when you’ve finished school. Here’s how you can connect with us during Industry Week. SnapChat – Confetti_ICT Add Confetti on SnapChat to follow our story each day of Industry Week, we’ll be featuring …

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Confetti does Splendour 2016

We’re excited to announce that we will once again be a main sponsor of Nottingham’s favourite festival, Splendour! We’ve been involved with Splendour for the last six years and will be back again at this year’s festival on 23 July 2016. We’ll be running the Confetti stage, offering our students the opportunity to get vital hands-on experience at one of the biggest live events in the Midlands! Craig Chettle, Chief Executive Confetti ICT, said: “Confetti is delighted to be supporting Splendour for the sixth consecutive year. Confetti is all about providing real opportunities for our students to work with and …

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Ace your UCAS personal statement
We’ve put together a few pointers to help you ace that UCAS personal statement when applying to Confetti. Dotted ‘I’s’ and crossed ‘T’s’ Your statement should be well written, articulate and flow well – double check your spelling and grammar, and give it a good proofread before you press send. Give us a reason Tell us why you want to study with us; it’s your personal statement - share some of your experiences that have encouraged you to apply. Goals and dreams Tell us where you want to be post-Confetti – what’s the dream job and how do you think …

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Confetti students are the new ‘voice of the network’

Nottingham City Transport has enlisted the help of our students to become the voices of its new on-board audio announcements. And it was their sense of humour as well as their vocal skills the city’s award-winning bus operator was after… With 75% of the buses across the fleet having on-board announcements – NCT have decided to add a touch of humour to their recordings. Students from the Level 3 Acting and Presenting course have written and recorded the new announcements in their in-house studio. ‘We are so grateful to be given this opportunity – it’s crazy that we’ll be able …

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Freelancing talk – Lyndsey Hardiman, Musicians Union

Lyndsey Hardiman from the Musicians Union is coming to Confetti to discuss freelancing. Where: A001, Nottingham Arts Theatre When:  10th November, 11:00 Lyndsey is the Regional Officer covering the Midlands. She regularly helps union members with legal issues including fee recovery for unpaid or cancelled work, as well as organising promotional and continuing professional development events. Throughout her career, Lyndsey has done extensive work as a freelancer, enabling her to be aware of the practical challenges musicians face regardless of genre. Lyndsey’s talk will provide advice and guidance on doing freelance work and the challenges which surround it. Interested? Sign …

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Nottingham Trent becomes parent of Confetti Media Group

Great news! It is with great excitement we announce that Nottingham Trent University has become the parent company of Confetti Media Group (CMG). NTU brings a wealth of experience and we’re excited about our students benefiting from the University’s excellence and success in education – locally, nationally and internationally. You might have some questions about what this means for you as a current or future student, so see below for answers to some more commonly asked questions. If you have a specific query, please get in touch. Will anything change? Day-to-day, no. You’ll still be a student of Confetti and …

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