In 2000, I married Detti and she shared the same dream. We spent part of the money that we received for our wedding on a computer and a sound card. Then later on, I learnt from a friend that one of the radio stations, Bartók Radio, was advertising a certified training in sound engineering. So I applied and was admitted.

...which of course was followed by the big break-through?
Not exactly. I couldn’t find a job! But after finishing the school, I got an opportunity to work with Iván Folk; a chance to put into practice what I had learnt. Then my first job came about with Vészbejárat (Emergency entry). The vocals were recorded in our house, where we developed a sound-proof recording room, also known as the control room, which separated it from the technical room. Those were exciting days.

Later on, Gajdátsy Peti, my acoustic buddy, helped me to convert our bicycle shed into a studio. I did recordings for music schools, theatres as well as bands, but I didn't make enough money to be able to live on that income alone. So I started to look for job advertisements. I managed to find a few absurd job offers...:-D

It must have been a difficult time in your life ....
At that point I was really doubting if I would ever become a full time sound technician. I even started questioning my abilities. Around this time, we were working on the live recording of Te éltetsz engem (This is the air I breath). Mike Payne, the worship leader of Calvary Chapel Budapest kind of „moved in” with us for a period of time, and during that time we worked quite a lot together. And then one day, he asked me what I thought about building a studio in the basement of the church. Now, that’s when the big break-through was, both physically and emotionally. Mike brought hope back, that perhaps I could do in life what I love doing.