David Elkin-Bram

As one of the longest-serving members of MetroEast's team, David has seen a great deal of progress, change, and story-telling in the walls of MetroEast. David serves as the Director of Technology and continues to guide the organization towards positive technical fruition. David began volunteering in Community Media productions in 1992 and dove into every class available. "I needed to get my hands on all the gear," David recalls fondly. After many hours of donated time, interning in playback in 1993, and accepting two paid internships in '94 to '95, he was offered an IT role at MetroEast. From there, built the radio station KZME under the tutelage of several luminaries in radio broadcasting. David also had hands in the technical direction for live productions and audio engineering. Most of David's technical background forged within and through MetroEast roles, continues to evolve. A proud coder and scripter, a MacOS and iOS aficionado, and Adobe go-to person. All things technological go through their desk, from networking to data management to AI systems. When David isn't staring at a screen or blinking boxes, they dabble in graphics, compositing, animation, and music-making some "noises." Culture jamming is also a deeply held passion, de-constructing media and examining it with a critical lens. As part of a family, David enjoys watching their kid grow up and figure out the world with their partner Andrea - and you may find them enjoying brewed cacao or a snifter of some high-end Añejo tequila, too.