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

1990/1990, I saw the first Amiga stuff

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

Amiga 500 (sold) Amiga 1200 (sold)

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

I've always played instruments, when I was 4 I started drums, and when I was
12 I switched to guitar.

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

ProTracker and later FastTracker (on the PC)

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

Killing floor

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

I don't remember a released mod. that I don't like.

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

For me the music was IT in a demo, I put the demos on to tlisten to the
music!

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

I'm a guitar player, Im studying jazz guitar on the conservatory in Den Haag,
Holland. I'm writing my own music, that I perform with my band.

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

Haven't heard them! Don't know any.

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

Dizzy work is by far the best on the machine. Banana Split is amazing! He IS
the best regardles of any taste on can have.

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

No way! I had a funk band playing one of my tunes. It was a lokal hit!

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson, Ben Monder, U2,
Ravel, Bach, Bartok, Coltrane, Scofield

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

Lots of fun!

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

I'm a musician

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

Everyone!

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