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

It was almost fourteen years ago (1985). My friend got a c sixtyfour as
a birthday present and from that day on going outside was lame! First
we just played some games but i was interested in the crack intros in front
of the games and i started to find out that i wanted to be cretive in any way.

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

My first computer was a c64 with the action-replay. I started learning
assembler coding and did some intros on that machine. My first group was
pcs (power cracking service) we did a lot of cracks, coz my friend´s dad
was the owner of a litte market with computer games... Later i did 3
games on that machine.

My second was an amiga 500. I started making music, coz i was really
impressed when I first heared the samples... Virgill teached me how to
do the music, so everything I learned, has his roots. (so blame him; if
my music is lame (hehehe)). I made a huge amount of tracks, so i left
the coding thing....

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

I ended to code, coz there was no time left between making music and
enjoying life. I ended making music, coz of the less interest of the
people around me.

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

I first used soundtracker, then protracker, and lately fasttracker (pc)
Ii tried the future composer on c64, but it was less comfortable to me.

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

Very good question. Makes me sad to think about, coz my best module I
made together with virgill (mod.sado goredon); mostly by me with a little
help from virgill. But what makes me cry is, that it is not 100% my work,
an that my newer modules never reached that musical quality.. Quality is
not the right word for what I mean. It´s hard to explain what this
track means to me.. It means everything, I think..... sorry, no words.

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

It may sound lame, but in a way I love all my tracks, coz they`re all
a part of me and my feelings when i made them.
If I have to choose one I dont want to hear again, it will be my
fast-techno packtune tracks. They are each done in 15 minutes and
soooooooo lame.. (I´ll never send them....I think...).

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

The music should create the atmosphere for the gfx and the code. For me
it is horrible to watch a demo and hear a sound which both do not fit
together. A music must not be the highest standard but it has to fit.
Same for games.

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

Can´t answer this one, don´t want to have tears on my keyboard... Simply nope.

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

Mpeg: good for the drivespace, bad for the ear.
Wave: bad for the drivespace, good for the ear.
Midi: with some extra arrangers: stunning... Not to beat with samples.

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

I like to hear "black & white" & "gee on gee" from Virgill.
I like "sado goredon" from myself.
I like some of the old jesper kyd tracks. (don`t remember the name at the
moment).
I like the reggae track from heatbeat, and may others which will blow up
the space here. Simply : the music has to be good, noth the one who made it.
(means that not evey track of a well known musician is automatically awesome)

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

Made already two cd´s with my own tracks. Not remastered, because
virgill was not interested in helping me with his knowledge an his
equipment. (I hate him for that) no further cd´s are planned. At the moment...

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Bloodhound Gang, Bad Religion, Some techno tracks (don´t know groups),
Ice-t and some more.

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

Friendship forever. Even if the groups split up (like Panic did)

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

Nope, no one´s interes..... And so on.

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

Yep..

Hellos to : all ex Panic members.
Hellfire (Haujobb at the moment, I think)
Virgill (even if he never supported me)
Warhead /trsi
Twins /trsi
veryone who knows me and likes my tracks (not that much,
I think(2-3))

and my only finnish contact.....(wait, who was it ;d)

To say : show respect to everyone who is working hard to be creative.
(even if he´s a beginner, because we started out the same way)
There should be no competition between the artists but
friendship !!

Last word : I am a nobody, but I am proud of what I´ve done.

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