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ERIC CIRE on SMR!!!!!

Students at Sutton Coldfield College were left star-struck after a visit from International RnB star Eric Cire last week.

The Atlanta-born singer made an appearance at the college’s Media Centre in Sutton on Friday, where he guest-starred on the Sutton Media Radio station, a working station operated by the college’s media students.

Appearing as the special guest on presenter Raoul Wilson’s one hour show, Eric arrived fashionably late and was greeted by excited fans outside the media centre. During the show he invited questions about his career and how he made his progress in the music industry.

Craig Price, a second year media production student and SMR’s station manager, was very excited to have the star on the show: “Having Eric Cire was a massive coup for the station and all the students involved”.

Singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer Eric Cire is now working with big RnB and urban stars such as Mario. The founder of Cire Entertainment made his appearance at Sutton College alongside his manager known as ‘Tyson’. Eric Cire has a big American fan base and is touring across the U.S.A including New York, Pittsburgh and Nashville.

Animation in Action!

First year National Diploma students getting stuck into some stop frame animation. This is just one way they could present their music videos which they are all currently working on.

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SMR Goes LIVE!!!!

That's right SMR fans, we are back on the air and in fine form as per usual.

Ranging from the sublime to the down right surreal, our shows are designed to bring you the hottest tracks to make this summery time even hotter.

We've online been online for a week now but the students are already in the swing of things pumping out some great shows and features.

Keep listening online for the latest goss and newest tracks.

E-mail us with your comments to studio@suttonmedia.co.uk

A DJ calls…

BTEC first year students got some great advice about how to get into the radio industry this week when BRMB’s Russ Morris paid them visit.

He spent an hour with the students talking about how he started out and progressed in the industry before, somewhat bravely, answering students’ questions. Students got some valuable advice and some were inspired to follow a career in radio broadcasting.

Russ also seemed to enjoy himself and said, ‘It was good fun, they’re a good bunch’.

And now for something completely different…

Media students can be a delicate breed. Most are happier to sit and sweat over editing a short film than tasting the fresh countryside air whilst pushing themselves to the edge. But that’s exactly what some first year BTEC students did recently when they visited Blackwell Court for a day of team building, communication and most importantly… fun!

Nine brave first years set off from Sutton H.Q at 9a.m not knowing what the day would bring. On arrival, there was a quick briefing before some simple, but effective introductory exercises taking in first names, house numbers and deep outer space, naturally. Our Nine breezed these and so it was straight to the giant seesaw where our heroes distributed their weight to find the perfect balance, before climbing a ten-foot wall. Sensing a certain amount of arrogance our instructors threw us into Blackwell’s version of Shelob’s lair, which was eventually mastered albeit after several attempts.

Then, the zip wire. You know the sort of thing… For those old enough, it was a bit like the end of The Krypton Factor assault course, or for the younger reader, like something from ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get me Out Of Here!’ We huddled nervously at the top, shivering in the biting wind. And then, one by one we all hooked ourselves up and…. “WAAAAAAAAAAHHHEEEEEEYYYYYYYY!!!!!!” Flew down the line to the bottom.

Things were stepped up in the afternoon, with the infamous leap of faith, which several found pretty scary, but did anyway. Our heroes were then pushed to the limit as groups of four took it in turns to balance on top of a telegraph pole at the same time. Not easy, but they did with impressive results.

The day ended as Team Media set the Sutton College benchmark as Luke ‘Stuntman’ Wilson and Dan ‘Hughesy’ Hughes built a stack of 16 crates before they toppled over. The record is 23, so not too far away.

And then as the weather closed in, it was back on the bus for home.

All who went had a terrific day, pushing themselves to their individual limits and learning how to work as a team for a common purpose. They proved that, when they want to, when they really put their minds to it, they can overcome the biggest of challenges and succeed.