About
David Schram

In 1996 Aged 20 I have joined FreshFabrik a Hungarian music group that played Hardcore like music then. The band was successful in Hungary as it represented a genre that was unique at the time in the country. It was a so called "cross-over" which included Hard Core, Hip-Hop and Electronica as the main styles.
My arrival to the band as a guitarist and a Programmer opened up new doors band as I brought electronic elements into their heavy, riff based music. This was my first encounter with primitive DAW softwares in an exciting time of early "domestic" digital music creation.
We recorded our album 'Nerve' in 1998 which left me with a great deal of disappointment as the sound of the album did not reflect the music's raw, energetic qualities.
This was my first studio experience with a impatient Sound Engineer who hassled us during the recording which resulted in creating the album in a stressful environment for the duration of a month. Probably this was the momentum that led me into Engineering as recording our Album was somewhat sacred for me. Manifestations of a musicians thought through the language of music is important to capture in full detail or the magic is lost. The magic was lost there leaving me void after hard years of work put into creation.

I made a vow: This can never happen again. Next time I will be taking over the engineering duties. Although my first studio experience was not positive I have learnt how not to approach recording situations and how to be careful and empathetic to maintain the magic all the way.

After I spent 3 years in the band touring the country and Europe I figured that the stage and musician's lifestyle was not for me. It was time to move on.

In 2000 I have started my degree course in Sound Engineering at SAE TC Sydney, Australia.

In 2002 after finishing at SAE TC Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor in Recording Arts degree I was hired at Warner Brothers Hungary's Aquarium Studios as an in-house Sound Engineer and Producer. I have worked here on Warner's recordings covering a wide range of musical genres, developing deep understanding of different musical styles
Over the 3 years I gained solid experience in using state-of-the-art studio equipment such as SSL4000G+, SSL AWS 900 and MCI consoles, recording to Studer A800 2“ Tape machine, Protools HD and various modern and vintage compressors and effect units.

In 2005 Aquarium Studios was sold to a private investor who owned Pannonia Studios and integrated it into it's existing complex. I have spent another 5 years here before I moved on to work as a freelancer to establish my own company with a Project Studio.

Over the course of years in recording I have worked with almost all prominent artists of the Hungarian music scene. 7 of my recording projects won prizes in best album of the year category of Hungary's "Grammy" called the Fonogram and another 6 were nominated for the same category.

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