Biography
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Oliver Ackermann is the founder of the Brooklyn-based effects pedal company Death By Audio and is the guitarist/vocalist of A Place to Bury Strangers which has been hailed as "the loudest band in New York."
Ackermann was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He spent his childhood in St. Peter, Minnesota and Fredericksburg, Virginia attending Falmouth Elementary School, Drew Middle School, and Stafford High School. Ackermann studied Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. He returned to Fredericksburg, Virginia and worked at Zolo Designs.
At Death by Audio, Ackermann designs and manufactures hand-wired guitar-effects pedals[1], and has provided custom effects equipment to other bands such as U2, Wilco, and Nine Inch Nails[3]. The Death By Audio location also operates as a live/work environment for artists and musicians, recording studio, and art/music venue.
Oliver Ackermann is the founder of the Brooklyn-based effects pedal company Death By Audio and is the guitarist/vocalist of A Place to Bury Strangers which has been hailed as "the loudest band in New York."
Ackermann was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He spent his childhood in St. Peter, Minnesota and Fredericksburg, Virginia attending Falmouth Elementary School, Drew Middle School, and Stafford High School. Ackermann studied Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. He returned to Fredericksburg, Virginia and worked at Zolo Designs.
At Death by Audio, Ackermann designs and manufactures hand-wired guitar-effects pedals[1], and has provided custom effects equipment to other bands such as U2, Wilco, and Nine Inch Nails[3]. The Death By Audio location also operates as a live/work environment for artists and musicians, recording studio, and art/music venue.
