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Welcome to David's Great Adventure, a digital impression of David Friedrich's life. In this binary version of a portfolio, David is going to tell you a little about his career, his life as a musician and composer, share about his experience and current work as a techno-philosopher, and exhibit how he has changed the world as a sound and media artist through his projects.

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David was born in 1987,  and was raised in a small town situated in the heart of Germany. In 2004, David started his career as musician, composer, and audio engineer followed by numerous concerts and studio recordings. In addition to his work as a musician, he completed his apprenticeship as a nurse in 2009 and worked on intensive care units in various hospitals between 2010 and 2018. David has dedicated himself to the research fields of sound and technology studies since 2015--making him the first in his working-class family with a migration background to study at a university. In 2018, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in musicology at the Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany), followed by a master's degree in media studies with summa cum laude at the same institution in 2021. Despite battling dyslexia, David was awarded the Humboldt-Scholarship (as part of the Germany Scholarship program) in 2020 for outstanding performance. Since 2022, he has been a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia (Conservatorium of Music), investigating the implications of sound and hearing based on the neurotechnology cochlear implant. Alongside his academic career, he invented the Theremin for the Deaf, the first musical instrument to produce sound without acoustics. From 2016-2019, David worked for the broadcast show Fritz Unsigned as a social media manager and as a freelance radio journalist. He also designed the app Tour It Yourself, which enables musicians to book and manage concerts independently. Between 2021 and 2022, David was a marketing project manager at Wildstyle (Dresden/ Germany), working for clients such as ZEISS and Fujitsu. Finally--and most importantly--David has been the proud father of a spirited and hilarious daughter since 2014.

Résumé
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Education

University of Western Australia

Conservatorium of Music

PhD

2022–present

Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)

Media Studies

Master of Arts

2018–2021

Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)

Musicology and Media Studies

Bachelor of Arts

2015–2018

Scholarship

University Postgraduate Award

University of Western Australia

2022–present

University of Western Australia International Fee Scholarship

2022–present

Humboldt-Scholarship

(as part of the Germany Scholarship program)

04/2020–03/2021

Rhön Hospital Hildesheim (Germany)

Apprenticeship as a nurse

State Examination

2006–2009

Teaching Experience

The University of Western Australia
Conservatorium of Music
Lecture (Principles of Acoustics for musicians)

2023

The University of Western Australia
School of Biological
Neuroscience in Society (undergrad course)
Position: Tutor for “creative work” + “scientific writing“

2022

Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)

Department for Musicology and Media Studies
Module: Digital Media (Undergrad Course)
Position: Teacher (together with Sebas
tian Kawanami-Breu)

2020

Awards

International Deutsche PR Award 2023
Project: ZEISS Digital Anniversary Radio. Company: Wildstyle Network. Role: Project Manager. Client: ZEISS. Category: Medien der internen Kommunication.

 

INKOMETA Award 2022
Project: ZEISS Digital Anniversary Radio. Company: Wildstyle Network. Role: Project Manager. Client: ZEISS. Category: International Internal Communication.

 

PR Report Award 2022
Project: ZEISS Digital Anniversary Radio. Company: Wildstyle Network. Role: Project Manager. Client: ZEISS. Category: Event- and Livecommunication.

European Excellence Award 2022
Project: ZEISS Digital Anniversary Radio. Company: Wildstyle Network. Role: Project Manager. Client: ZEISS. Category: Digital Event.

Work experience

Wildstyle Network

Marketing Project Manager

2021–2022

Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)

Department for Musicology and Media Studies

Student Assistent for Prof. W. Ernst

2018–2021

Fritz Unsigned (Radio Fritz /rbb)

Assistant & Social Media Manager

2016–2019

Freelancer

Journalist

Radio reports for the rbb

2018

Working as nurse

Intensive Care Unit, Intermediate Care & Cardiology

2009–2018

Memberships

International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) in Australia and New Zealand

2023–Present

Musicological Society of Australia.

2022–Present

Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft e.V.

[Society for Media Studies]

2017–2023

Engagement

TEDxHu Berlin (Independent organized TED Events)

Co-organizer (since 03/2020).    

Marketing, PR, and Social Media Director.

2020–2021

Transmediale Festival 2020

"Adversarial Hacking in the Age of AI"

Host @ Media Theater (HU Berlin /Germany).

2020

"student council initiative of the department for musicology and media studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin"

Active member

2018–2020

Berliner Schule

Official students' initiative

Founder

2017–2021

Vintage Computer Festival Berlin

Organizational Assistance & Video documentation of the conference
2017 & 2018

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Landesverband Legasthenie und Dyskalkulie e.V.

[State Association for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia]

2018–2022

Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte [Society for musical performance and mechanical reproduction rights] (GEMA)

2014–2022

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