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Media students make jingle at KISS FM
Posted 3rd February 2012
Hackney Community College’s Interactive Media students practised their skills on the microphone when they made a short jingle at popular urban radio station Kiss FM.
The Level 3 students visited the studios in London to get a behind the scenes look at the world of radio broadcasting.
They spoke to several DJs and members of the production crew about their experiences in the industry, in addition to recording the jingle sample promoting Kiss FM’s Ibiza summer music festival.
They even managed to run into Hollywood actor Channing Tatum who was being interviewed about his new film.
Student Liejil Kuta said: “It was an amazing experience visiting the studios. We got a real insight into how radio broadcasting works by speaking to the professionals.”
Classmate Junior Ngandu added, “I was really impressed with their high quality equipment and the staff were very professional. I even interviewed some of them for my course project.”
The trip was organised to help the students with a radio journalism assignment they are working on as part of a community heritage project called Mapping the Change, co-ordinated by the Hackney Museum.
Over the next few weeks, the students will be documenting the significant changes in Hackney as a result of the 2012 Olympics coming to the borough, using various multimedia techniques such as photography, film and audio recordings.
They will then produce a podcast using the material, which will be aired at an official exhibition at the Hackney Museum in March 2012 and form part of the Museum’s Archive collection.
HCC is working in partnership with the Hackney Museum and Ignite Creative TV to deliver the training on-site using the College’s state of the art media equipment.
Students gain an additional qualification on this course, as well as, get a clearer understanding of what it is like to work in the media profession – through a series of engaging workshops.
For more information about our Media or other courses please call 020 7613 9123 or email info@hackney.ac.uk
