Christmas at Confetti🎄

Thursday 12th June marks Confetti’s annual Degree Showcase event. Exhibiting the work of the next generation of creative and technical talent, the event is an opportunity for industry professionals to browse  work and discover for themselves why Confetti graduates are the best.  Featuring graduates across Music, TV & Film and Gaming; employers looking to recruit innovative and new talent will be in the right place. Providing an exclusive opportunity to explore students’ work, experience how it was created and gain insights into their inspiration; exhibitions range from music technology showcasing interactive software applications to the chance to play original games …

Drawing on its extensive Creative Industry contacts; a unique college set bang in the middle of Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, is getting ready to welcome over 60 industry professionals to its annual Industry Week. With top guests from across Music, TV & Film and Gaming; Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies (ICT) students will be treated to talks, workshops and seminars from the likes of Jamal Edwards from SBTV, Radio 1Extra’s Mistajam and award-winning director – Shane Meadows. Running from the 3rd-7th March 2014, the week is the most important in the college’s student calendar; the only one of its kind in …

The Young Creative Awards is now open for all aged 13 to 24 and Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is proud to be a sponsor of the event. The awards aim to showcase talent within Nottingham and help further the creative industry careers of young people. With this year’s theme being “Nottingham Loves…”, participants are invited to enter a piece of creative work around the subject with judging being held this Spring. We know Confetti students are some of the most talented the city has to offer so we think it’s very important that we get as many of our …

2014 will see Confetti’s record label, Denizen, grow from strength to strength. While you all took a much deserved festive break, Denizen’s artists have been busy working on gigs, promotion and exciting new projects which you can look out for in the coming months. Confetti students have always been great at supporting Denizen and we hope 2014 will be no different. If you want to show your support and catch some great gigs whilst you’re at it, here’s how you can get involved. Thursday 8th January: BUD will be performing at the Jam Café from 10pm onwards. Denizen have some …

Confetti Urban and Electronic Year 2 student Kyle Wytchwood, has been nominated for two awards at the Hardcore Heaven awards 2013. Kyle has been nominated for breakthrough producer and breakthrough DJ and it’s safe to say his tutors and fellow students couldn’t be more delighted for him. Confetti DJ Tutor Mark Pearson said: “Kyle has always worked hard and been dedicated to the hardcore scene and his two nominations are proof that hard work pays off” We’re encouraging staff and students to get behind Kyle and vote for him to win. You can vote by clicking here. Voting is now …

  October’s GameCity festival saw professionals and fans of gaming jet in from around the world to enjoy talks, workshops and to take part in the latest innovations in gaming technology. The GameCity event is held annually here in Nottingham and, as ever, Confetti students were on hand to assist with the events. Student ambassadors worked with school children to help inspire them and consider a future in gaming by assisting in a series of Minecraft EDU workshops which saw children build their own version of Nottingham. GameCity also ran Open Arcade, a week long gaming space based in Nottingham’s …

Confetti ICT Music students were visited by famous 80’s producer, Phil Harding last month. From the early age of 16, Phil has been working in the music industry working alongside top producers of the 70’s. He has produced some of the biggest names in the industry including Pet Shop Boys, BoyZone and Kylie Minogue. Phil came to speak to students on two different courses: FdSc in Music Technology, and BSc Audio & Recording Technology on Tuesday 15th October. Andy King, Subject Leader in Music Technology said “We were delighted to welcome Phil Harding back to Confetti. His talk was a …

Here at Confetti, our students and alumni are so passionate about their chosen subjects and are eager to spread the word about life at Confetti and all the extra work we do. Recently Confetti alumni Victoria Van Garrett appeared on BBC Radio Nottingham to discuss her role as part of GameCity and why she’s so determined to teach school children about games development. After graduating from Confetti, Victoria went on to work as Project Coordinator for STEAM School. STEAM – which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics – is a series of interactive workshops hosted by Confetti Institute of …

Ex-Confetti student Harleighblu is celebrating this week after releasing her debut album. Entitled “Forget me not”, Harleighblu is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some of Nottingham’s musical alumni including Dog Is Dead and Jake Bugg. Harleighblu studied Level 3 Music Technology here at Confetti and all her previous tutors speak incredibly highly of her and her talent. Harleighblu is now hoping her album release will become the first of many successes and Monday saw a Twitter campaign to help rally support for Harleighblu and help her gain as much national and international attention online as possible. Harleighblu recently …