It’s not every week you get Faithless’ Producer/DJ mastermind Sister Bliss, The Crown Editor extraordinaire Richard Graham and The Smiths’ Andy Rourke in the building. That’s the sort of treat that can only mean one thing - it’s Confetti Industry Week. We give the lowdown on what Confetti students can look forward to...
Confetti and its mothership institution Nottingham Trent University have a well-deserved reputation as being well connected amongst local industries. Confetti students can often be spotted out and about learning their craft in the city, whether it be sound teching at festivals, operating fancy lights in clubs, or presenting on Notts TV. The last three LeftLion Editors have all graduated from either Confetti or NTU, so it goes without saying that they produce some pretty exceptional talent.
But it’s not every week you get Faithless’ Producer/DJ mastermind Sister Bliss, The Crown Editor extraordinaire Richard Graham and The Smiths’ Andy Rourke in the building. That’s the sort of guest list that can only mean one thing - it’s Confetti Industry Week.
Now in its 17th year, Industry Week runs from Monday 6 March to Friday 10 March and will see a celebration of International Women’s Day, the return of Confetti alumni now successfully working in the industry, and a live competitive gaming tournament in Confetti’s new £5million esports complex, Confetti X.
Chief Executive, Craig Chettle MBE, explains “every year since 2006, we’ve worked hard to bring leading figures from the creative and entertainment industries together for Industry Week, and the line-up just keeps getting better and better! The incredible insights and opportunities our students get into real careers help make Confetti such an attractive place to study”.
Here’s our rundown of what Confetti students can expect…
Music guests
There’s plenty of other leading lights to catch alongside the legendary Sister Bliss and Andy Rourke.
Walking encyclopaedia from the world of modern recording, Ken Scott will take students through his 60-year audio career, throwing in some behind the scenes tales along the way. Music engineer and producer to classic artists from The Beatles, Elton John and David Bowie, to Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Duran Duran, Ken has garnered multiple Grammy nominations, a Clio award, and millions of record sales in the process.
Grammy award-winning producer and mixer, Danton Supple, will be interviewed about his career on stage in Nottingham’s Metronome. From Coldplay to Kylie, Danton will provide insights from his career, looking at key recordings and techniques in his work.
Also appearing are the world’s best podcast-about-songwriting hosts, Sodajerker, who will share their insights from interviewing songwriting legends such as Paul McCartney, the 1975, Paul Simon, Noel Gallagher and St Vincent, Beck and Diane Warren to dissect what makes a great song.
Media guests
Editor of the award-winning fictional dramatisation of the Royal Family, The Crown, Richard Graham tops the bill. Also featuring is Director of Animated Films, Simone Giampaolo. From student to Director himself, Simone will present a making-of his BAFTA-nominated short film Only a Child.
Producer, Director and Writer duo, Len Brown and Bridget Bosely will make an appearance, as will motion capture film and video game actor, and founder of the exciting Creature Bionics company, Ace Ruele.
Further media guests include BAFTA-winning illustrators and writers, The Brothers McLeod, UNiDAYS Graphic Designer, Tommy Key, award-winning Nottingham Designer & Illustrator, Jess Bright, and a panel of successful content creators across media, music and games (Olivia Taylar, Mimi The Music Blogger & Tianna Mercedes).
Gaming and Esports guests
One of the most prominent names in gaming entertainment, Alysia Judge, will be on hand to share wisdom from her career working as a journalist, presenter and producer. Alysia Judge has been invited on Channel 4 News, the BBC, and Al Jazeera as a video games expert, while her written work has been published in The Guardian, BBC, IGN, PC Gamer, and The i.
Representatives from games giants Sumo Digital and EA Games will be offering valuable insights into the global gaming industry, and Animation Producer at Cloud Imperium Games (Squadron 42 and Star Citizen), Steve Austin, will bridge the gap between industry and education, providing students with top tips on how to prepare for landing their dream job.
Experts from the world of esports join the fray, including Augmented Reality (AR) sport, HADO, one of the largest competitive gaming platforms in the world, FACEIT, and live video production experts, Ross Video, who’ll be beaming in from Los Angeles. Confetti will also host a special esports invitational, Women in Games Jam, and its new world-class esports complex, Confetti X, will demonstrate its incredible audio-visual broadcast capabilities with a student-led Tekken 7 tournament.
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