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.
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.
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 Sebastian 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