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Did you know chart toppers Philip George, Jake Bugg and Glastonbury performers Dog is Dead all have something in common? Confetti. What a week it has been for Ex-Confetti student and Nottingham DJ Philip George. The 21-year-old reached No.1 in the Official UK Dance Chart with his track ‘Wish You Were Mine’, a 90s house track that samples Stevie Wonder’s My Cherie Amour. However, that’s not all. The DJ also beat the likes of Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Take That, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Olly Murs to grab No.2 in the Official UK Singles Chart. ‘Wish You Were Mine’ …

A showcase event for Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards 2015 is to be staged in the newly revamped Trinity Square on Friday 24th October. And our BTEC Level 3 Technical Events students couldn’t be more involved, providing all the tech and set up for the event. The awards, sponsored by Confetti Media Group, offer young people the opportunity to take part in a citywide creative competition, and win a mixture of cash and other prizes, such as mentoring opportunities and work experience which will enable them to further their creative industry careers. The showcase event aims to showcase the work of …

As well as Splendour and this year’s Fresh welcome events, Confetti BTEC Level 3 Technical Events students have been providing all the technical set-up and provision for this week’s Young Creative Awards Showcase Event. Taking place at Trinity Square on 24th October, students will be running all the technical aspects of the event and showcasing the real skills Confetti students have. The experience of working on real events in invaluable for our students with opportunities throughout the year to work on some of the biggest events in the county. The Young Creative Awards, sponsored by Confetti Media Group, will showcase …

Take the best of Nottingham’s music scene; add hundreds of performers and throw in a ton of money for charity and you’ve got Hockley Hustle! This year Antenna is delighted to be one of the selected venues to host the much-loved festival. Sponsored by Notts TV, Sunday 14th October will see the likes of Joy Mumford, Shelter Point and Field Studies take over Antenna’s Bar & Kitchen for a day (and night!) of brilliant live music. Hockley Hustle is working with several charities, including Framework, John Van Geest cancer research centre and the NG7 food bank. Tickets are £10 in …

From today’s Barburrito takeover in the student café to the ever-growing list of brands we’re working with, it’s safe to say #Fresh14 is the best freshers event yet… and we’ve hardly started. Everyone from HMV to Ratchet clothing is clamouring to bag a space at our HE pop-up festival or advertise in our student guide, because, quite frankly, they know you’re the coolest people around. We had crazy queues when Barburrito handed out nachos and gave away discount vouchers and we’re expecting more of the same at our pop-up festival. Taking place in the HE lounge on 25th September from …

Welcome class of 14/15! Celebrating our brand-new and returning students; we’ll be running a load of exciting events to help you settle in and get reacquainted with each other. From pop-up festivals to parties, our Fresh events will be your chance to find out more about the opportunities available to you and let your hair down! HE student? You’ll be able to attend our exclusive pop-up festival which will give you the chance to take advantage of tons of discounts and deals across Nottingham and bag yourselves some freebies on the day! Want to be there? Of course you do! …

Sky cameraman Sam Dovaston has a pretty exciting career. From filming live sports to music and entertainment shows, the 26-yr old Confetti graduate also freelances as a Director of Photography; working on everything from music videos all the way through to documentaries and promos. After graduating from Confetti with an Fdsc in TV & Film Production in 2009, Sam was put in contact with a few industry professionals by course tutor Jamie Cash. “I first assisted on a BBC Asian music shoot,” says Sam. “From there I met the person who supplied all the equipment for the shoot and ran …

Faolan Jones, 28, studied for an Fdsc in TV & Film at Confetti between 2008-2010 at and since then has gone on to achieve some pretty great things. Working as a Senior Associate of Video Production at Teach For All (http://www.teachforall.org/) – a global charity dedicated to achieving education equality, Faolan tells us a little bit more about his progression from Confetti to his current role. “I spent a few years freelancing for various clients – record labels, corporate companies and independent production companies,” he says. “Alongside this, I co-founded a production company with another Confetti student – Andre Nichols. …

Victoria Van Garret studied Games Development at Confetti and is now working as a Development QA Game Tester. “My favourite part of my course was game theory and concept generation. I love coming up with ideas, researching the market and seeing how I can adapt that idea based around what’s popular within the target audience and the technologies available” said Victoria. Now based in Germany, Victoria works for Ubisoft Blue Byte who are the company behind The Settlers and Anno Online. “I’m working in Quality Assurance on a currently unannounced title. I love it here and it’s beyond my wildest …

Sam Paylor studied a HND in Music Technology and is now an Audio Visual Technician at Confetti. As part of his course, he was able to access Confetti’s huge range of technology equipment and claims this is what has helped him get ahead: “Having the facilities at Confetti to be able to record bands as part of your coursework is great. The studio lessons were really well done. You’d learn the science and facts behind the practical techniques and then get to do them – so that was a really good way of learning!” During his final year studying at …

When Tristan came to Confetti after sixth form, he knew he’d made the right decision. “It felt right from the beginning”, he said. “The facilities, the tutor knowledge, the hands-on and real life experience that’s all geared towards getting you job-ready.“ Tristan studied Audio Visual Recording Technology and graduated in 2012. During his course, he studied a variety of modules,  such as Multimedia Animation Production, Audio Synthesis Technology and Interactive Media. Tristan believes his time at Confetti that got him job-ready. “I specialised in audio visual in my last year, my dissertation was focused on a short film and it …