Eastern College’s Group Alumni Success
Alfie Vaughan – works on big hitting ad campaigns
24 year old Alfie Vaughan went to One Sixth Form College (ONE) in Ipswich. He describes his memories of One as being ‘brilliant’.
Alfie said: “I absolutely love what I'm doing now but I would also quite happily live those two years at college on loop forever.”
Today, Alfie works in London for a visual effects (VFX) company called Coffee and TV. Previously he worked for the Mill for five years, the company behind the iconic ‘Moz the Monster’ John Lewis TV ad campaign.
On being asked what trinket of advice he would give to others. Alfie said: “I've always benefited greatly from going against the grain. If you do what everyone else is doing, it's very difficult to stand out. When all my friends went to university, I decided to do an apprenticeship and my career has benefited enormously from that decision. When I left college and similar situations after that - where I made a conscious decision to do something I didn't see anyone around me doing – it has always worked out for the better.”
Photo credits - Alfie Vaughan
Maddy Salter – West End Star
20 year old Maddy Salter (centre) with the cast of SIX from One) leaving in 2020. After a gap year she started at the Guildhall School of Music and whilst on her degree, Maddy secured a role performing in the West End musical SIX.
Maddy – who recently played guitar and sung backing vocals for Dodie on her recent ‘Hot Mess’ live EP session said: “The current guitarist performing on SIX in London followed me on Instagram, saw what I can do, messaged me and asked if I fancy deputising on the show – of course I said yes.
“I had two weeks to memorise the whole thing and then performed at the Vaudeville Theatre earlier this year.”
“After this experience, I’m going to carry on with what I’m doing and I’d love to get in to pop session stuff.
“I’d also love to go on tour with an artist I love. Coming from Suffolk, I’d love to play for artists as big as Ed Sheeran one day.”
Photo Credits Eastern Colleges Group
Jamal Green – BAFTA winner
Jamal Green is a former student of West Suffolk College. He recently won a BAFTA for his composing role for the game Toem.
Jamal currently lives in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
He studied on a course called Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production at West Suffolk College from 2015-2016.
Jamal recently came back to his West Suffolk College and gave a speech during a conference based around the creative industries. Jamal said: “I used to study music at West Suffolk College. It taught me a lot and it was cool to come back.”
In terms of today, Jamal added: “I now work as a freelance composer for films, games and TV. My advice to others for others is to not strive for perfection but to do the very best you can with every opportunity you can find.”
Photo credit BAFTA - Sophia Spring