Beyond Work
Hobbies &
Passions
The stuff I get up to away from the keyboard, plus some of what I do at it just for fun.
DJ
David Bakke DJ
Music has always been a huge part of my life. I DJ, spinning everything from deep house to disco at corporate events, private parties, and social gatherings. There's something about reading a room and building energy.
Choir
Oslokoret
I sing in Oslokoret, one of Oslo's most lively pop choirs. With more than 100 singers, concerts at Sentralen, Vulkan Arena and Oslo Konserthus, and collaborations with artists like Maria Mena, Gabrielle, Dagny, Sondre Justad and Sondre Lerche, it is a proper live project, not just a weekly rehearsal. We perform across R&B, pop, soul and classical, which keeps it fresh and challenging. Singing in a choir is collaboration in its purest form: listen, blend, trust the people around you. It is a weekly reset that makes everything else better.
Choir
Gründerkoret: Perfect Pitch
I also sing in Gründerkoret: Perfect Pitch, a choir made up of founders and operators from the Norwegian startup scene. Singing with people who spend their weeks building things turns out to be a great weekly reset, and the harmonies are surprisingly tight for a room full of CEOs.
Passion
Technology & AI
Beyond my professional work, I'm genuinely obsessed with where AI is headed. I wrote about this as part of a master program back in school in 2018, and spend evenings reading articles, building prototypes, and experimenting with new models. Completing the MIT AI Strategy program wasn't just a career move, it was scratching an itch. I believe we're in the most transformative period in tech history, and I want to be building through it, not watching from the sidelines.