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1-How did your interest for computers start? Which year was that?

I started out in trackers thanks to C-frog in 1989. He told me what
it was all about, for me it was one way to start to make music on my
Atari 1040 stfm, which later went to C-frog who converted them into
Amiga-format.

2-What machines did you previously have? What did you do with them?

I had a C-64, got in touch with a drum-machine program there. Then I had
an Atari 1040 stfm until 1994 when we finally got our blasting first PC,
486 with 80mhz clock-frequency! With the Atari and PC I started to use both
Trackers and Midi-based system with synterzisers.

3-For what specific reason did you end up making music rather than gfx, coding?

Simple, I didn't have the guts to learn basic or C++ languages. I am a musician
by heart, and I felt that writing music for something moving on the screen is an
achievment to reflect the "coolness" of a Demo. Without music things would start
to get boring. Music is the identity of something that cannot be reflected
with pictures.

4-Which composing programs have you been using? Which one in particular?

On Atari, we recieved the first tracker based on called "Noise-tracker". But it couldn't
handle the c40/volume commands, so it had no dynamics. Later on, thanks to my brother
we managed to get hold of "Digi-composer" which supported full Amiga/Atari format support
in the tracker. So I could listen to identical music-pieces from the amiga and play them
back up on the atari without a flaw. Maybe there was some pitch change since the machines
differs in their frequency, but virtually it was playing back the files I have created
almost the same, both on the Atari and Amiga.

5-With which module did you feel you had reached your goal?

A wacky Trance-mod I did in 1993. But it was not released on any party, I believe only C-frog
has it in his possession since I didn't feel that I don't belong on the tracker scene anymore.

6-Is there a tune you would like not to remember? For what reason?

It's a demo-song for a PC demo that I don't want to know anymore, the samples were very
distorted and low in volume and it felt like a bad turntable or the radio-station not properly
tuned in.. (in other words, the sound-card I used sucked on the PC.)

7-In your opinion, what's the value of a music in a demo, game?

Very Important, it's just with movies. A movie stands on it's own for 30 percent without
the music. But that would be something really crappy. No music in actionscenes? Where's
the adrenaline? Music gives people the pleasure to FEEl COOL and be a part of an experience,
even make them cry and feel romantic. So yes, music has a big blow on the demo's and games,
look at the finnish development team behind "Max Payne", Remedy Entertainment. They have
managed to pull off something extraordinary in their sound-department, which gave them,
including the graphics a gritty action-flick... that YOU were a PART of. :)

8-At present, are you still composing? For professional or leisure purposes?

I am a professional composer for a media company in Japan and I also worked in a studio that
released "A-teens" "Happy New Year" single in Sweden (last year I was working there.). (Not part
of that song, phew.)

9-What do you think of today's pieces of music such as mpeg,wave,midi,etc...?

It's only format, but I prefer midi-keyboards, virtual-instruments since I'm on the move with
a laptop, to set up live-gigs with minimum ammount of equipment, but still.. I need a better
portable computer with atleast 1 gig memory. Wave is the format, no matter what I do as a
backup, for dumping songs, ideas onto audio-CD. Mp3 I only use for demo-purposes when sending
things on the net, do the ID-3 tag and reduce the quality so it cannot be stolen. ;)

10-Could you tell us some of your all times favourite tunes?

My favourite tune... that's a hard one. I always love movie music, get inspired by all
kinds of music.. if you go to http://www.acidplanet.com/kentaur I believe that my
best piece there depending on how you feel. If you feel alone, happy or romantic, then
"Romancing Sadness" would be your tune. If I feel up for the action "Fighting Sequence" would
be the tune of my choice, or "Poison of Rage". Right now I'm working on a Rob Hubbard Cover
from IK+. There is a preview on it on Acidplanet as well.

11-Are you planning to make an audio cd with some of your music remastered?

Yes.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Everything except American POP! *Bleargh!*

13-What does/did the amiga/c64 scene give you?

It still gives me inspiration thanks to Rob Hubbard (international Karate), Jogeir Liljedahl,
Martin Galway, System 3, the silents, Spaceballs, The Black Lotus.

14-Are you still active in the scene these days?

If a project comes up I'm active on the Modding scene for computer games for Max Payne 2.
(working on a mod together with 1 original member from the Remedy Entertainment team.)

15-Anyone to greet? Anything left to say? Feel free...

I thank C-frog for introducing me in the world of trackers.
I thank mom & dad, my brothers, all my teachers and
all the people who have let me be a part of their projects.

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