In The Studio with Jonny Aitken, George Butt and FdSc Audio and Music Technology
Our second year FdSc Audio and Music Technology students have been Doing It For Real this week by taking part in a series of recording sessions in Confetti’s flagship studio, Electric Mayhem with drummer Jonny Aitken (Spiritualized) and bassist George Butt. We went to meet students Joe Langford, Sam Shaw, Alex Hill and Chris Ball straight after their recording session to find out how they'd gotten on. Confetti: Hi, how’s it gone this morning? Students: It’s been a really good session, we’ve had a good time. Confetti: Great! So, we know you’ve been recording drums, but what have you been …

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Games students experience a day in the industry
Based in Nottingham, Lockwood is a highly successful online publishing studio specialising in social games, virtual worlds and desirable virtual items. Some of our students popped over to get some ‘Do it for real’ work experience – we caught up with our FdSc Games Technology students Oliver Swales & Confetti Student of the year winner Recce Taylor to see how it went. Hi Oliver, we heard you’ve visited Lockwood. Who did you get to meet? We met with Robert Bumbanescu the Senior QA Manager and Kris Ashton the Senior QA Technician. They introduced us to many members of the team …

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From Top Up Degree to Notts TV – Student Kat Brown

Confetti student Kat Brown started on our foundation TV Production degree and progressed onto a job at local TV station Notts TV.
Performing at Hockley Hustle… Guy’s Story

On Sunday 9 October 2016 Confetti blessed the Hockley Hustle with some great local musical talent. We caught up with one of our students who performed…
Volunteer at GameCity Festival
Next week sees the start of Nottingham’s world-renowned video game festival - GameCity Festival! Promising to be bigger than ever! Headlining games industry speakers from across the world and former Confetti Industry Week guests will provide free talks and workshops throughout the festival - all hosted at The National Videogame Arcade. Check out the full schedule to see everything that's going on. As our friends in the industry, the NVA are giving our HE students the chance to volunteer at the event, and gain some valuable work experience. 4 reasons why you have to volunteer this year - You’ll be rubbing shoulders with …

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Need ideas for a Halloween costume?
Not sure what to dress up as for Halloween and need some ideas? Lucky for you we’ve pulled together a few costumes you can easily create yourself - you won’t need more than a fiver! Creepy Pop Art Make yourself look like a 2D comic book character with a bit of face paint and hair spray. Use white to fade your skin tone while adding black lines to create your 2D edges, finishing off with coloured hairspray to create a solid hair colour. The Joker Look like The Joker with a wide bloody smile, green hair and a whiter than usual face using face …

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Halloween Fright Fest!
On Monday 31 October we’ll be hosting a Halloween Fright Fest so join us for an amazing afternoon full of horrors as the Student Café is transformed into Confetti's own haunted house!   From Noon until 3pm, you're invited to listen to live sets from your resident Confetti DJs while enjoying the Halloween themed activities, food and drinks - taste the hot dogs and burgers, or tuck into our spooky Halloween cupcakes! Turn up in your best fancy dress and meet professional prosthetic & make up artists who’ll aim to make you the scariest student in the city - the best fancy dress will receive an amazing …

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We’ve Got New Neighbours – Professional Music Technology
On Saturday 1 October Professional Music Technology opened their brand new store in Nottingham and guess what?! It’s right across the road! To celebrate the new store opening the lovely folk at PMT are offering you the chance to win an SE Electronics X1 Vocal Pack which includes a large diaphragm condenser mic with shock mount and pop shield. Check out all the specs. All you’ve got to do to be in with a chance of winning is like our Facebook page and let us know who you would most like to record with the mic (past or present) on our competition …

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An amazing day at the Hockley Hustle

The Hockley Hustle returned and saw thousands of music enthusiasts dance the night away across 25 venues. Many students from Confetti were involved with the festival – filming, performing or stage managing – hear about their experience.
In the Studio with 2nd Year Film & TV Students
This week our second year Film & TV students were at our new facilities at Space 2 filming and directing the new music video of Nottingham Hip-Hop artist Motormouf who, armed with just a loop pedal and a mic, was producing some amazing quick fire lyrics supported by his beat-boxing talents. Our students were able to apply their skills and knowledge gained from the course to direct and film the music video 'Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove (Cover)' of the 2015 UK Beatboxing Championship semi-finalist Motormouf, who was thrilled to have spent the afternoon in our new studio. …

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Hockley Hustle: Confetti Hosts GameCity
The wait is almost over. Only a couple of sleepless nights left before the Hockley Hustle takes over 25 venues in and around Hockley, showcasing the best muiscal talent Notts has to offer. From 2pm we'll be hosting the GameCity stages at the National Videogame Arcade, featuring current and former students mixed in with other amazing talent from Notts. Let's have a look at the line ups... UPSTAIRS 21:00 Garton 20:00 Beetone & Friends 19:00 Alice Short 18:00 Scarlett Ridge 17:00 Steve McGill 16:00 Emily Martin 15:00 Jonny Olley 14:00 Confetti Competition Winner DOWNSTAIRS 22:30 Cecille Grey 21:30 Holly Taylor-Gamble 20:30 The Chase 19:30 The Golden Troubadours 18:30 Ed James 17:30 Last Sons 16:30 Ashmore …

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An Action Packed Trip for our VFX Students

HE Visual Effects students have the opportunity to go to Bournemouth for the Visual Effects, Animation and Games Festival