Celebrating Black History Month at Confetti

Confetti Degree Showcase 2013 finished on a high yesterday as winners of multiple awards were announced at the Showcase Awards Ceremony in the Antenna Bar and Restaurant. The Showcase event started at 3pm at Confetti ICT, where Higher Education students had the chance to showcase their talent and their projects produced throughout the year. The turnout this year was fantastic! Families and friends came to support and enjoy their work as well as other education establishments and industry  eagerly scouting for potential. The Awards Ceremony followed hot on the heels of Showcase and was attended by the nominees and their families and …

As we gear up for tomorrow’s Confetti Degree Showcase Awards Ceremony we take a look at some of the Games Technology nominees put forward by their tutors for Games Technology Student of the Year. The winners of each course award are also eligible to be crowned overall Confetti Student of the Year. The prize? A year’s paid internship with the Confetti Media Group. Mature student Shaun Blundell travels to Confetti from Birmingham, such is his commitment to his studies and his future. Shaun is a previous winner of achievement in Level 2 Design and is nominated in four categories this …

From jazz recordings in a church, to films about the Napoleonic War – Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is opening its doors and inviting visitors to sample its creative delights at ‘Showcase’ – its annual gala celebration of Higher Education students’ creativity and achievements. On Thursday 6 June, students on the Music Technology, TV & Film Production and Games Technology degree courses will be presenting their work to an audience of fellow students, tutors, families and creative business leaders eager to spot new talent. Visitors to Showcase will be invited into Confetti’s Film Lounge and Doc Den – to view …

Interactive entertainment company, Crytek recently launched a creative competition for students in association with the British Library and GameCity. “Off the Map” is challenging students from participating universities and colleges to create interactive environments from a selection of British Library maps, using Crytek’s free CryENGINE 3 SDK. The Old Robots, The Sleepwalking Robots, Project Stigma and Team Nameless are the Confetti ICT teams that have been participating in the challenge. All the students within these teams are in their second year of the Games Technology Foundation Degree. Rob Hoare, FdSc Games Technology course leader here at Confetti, says “The parameters …

A brand new Nottingham course in Technical Events Production has received the endorsement of Mark Cann, Michael Eavis’ second in command at Glastonbury Festival. In recommending the new BTEC extended diploma, he described it as “a fantastic launch pad for a technical career in events production.” Confetti is a custom-designed facility which specialises in courses in Music Technology, TV & Film production and Games Technology. Its expansion into delivering two new BTEC courses starting this September – in Technical Events Production and Radio Production – was a natural progression following the skills and professional experience of its tutors, and the …

From Prince Harry to Big Daddy Kane! Confetti was delighted to welcome Big Daddy Kane when he dropped in during his UK tour to meet a few of our students. Influential rapper Big Daddy Kane spent an afternoon with Urban Electronic Pathway students while he was in town for a performance at Nottingham’s The Lace House. The GRAMMY award winning star spoke to the Level 3 students about his career in the music industry then watched the students perform their own material. Big Daddy Kane gave feedback which was embraced by Jolan Noble and Seren Baileyson who said it was “amazing …

My last session on Day 3 of Industry Week was delivered by XL Records’ very own Nick Halkes. Nick initially knew he wanted to be an entertainer, putting on ‘mobile discos” from the age of 12, using generic equipment to entertain his friends. It was from here that he managed to start to build up his equipment and in turn his fan-base. Nick was then opened up to the opportunity to travel, which he embraced with open arms, reaping him the joys of City Life, fulfilled with exciting resources and characters. This made me think about branching out to open …

Sef Naqui, RocNation LBE. “Team Work Makes the Dream Work” Sef is a multi-talented artist manager, A&R man, vocalist and producer, to name a few, and has gained immeasurable experience of the music industry both behind and front stage. Sef owns London Boy Records, which is his own music label, alongside his brother whose networking efforts eventually lead to the dealings with the big man himself – Jay Z, therefore getting them to where they are today . Sef presented hid discussion by giving us a brief encounter of his childhood and influences, dropping some well-known names from the delights …

It’s hard to believe at just nineteen years old, Sean Denny was just starting his career in the music industry and at such a young age, who knew what he could achieve. He started as a temp general assistant at Sony Music and his career continued from that point. Sean has now had 12 years in the music industry but with what can only be described as a Ulrika moment, he might not be where he is today. Sean started out with his love of music and wanted to be a DJ but one idea lead him to his career …