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

Around 1988 I guess, when my parents bought an Amiga. My interest was
and is purely musical. I don't like computers really...

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

An Amiga 500, strictly for music (and some games...)

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

My interest in music existed long before I started using a computer.

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

Mainly Protracker 1.1b, and a bit of Sonic Arranger (?)

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

I don't feel I ever reached my goal(s) using the Amiga. I guess Heaven
was an OK tune, though. It reached 2nd place in some music contest.

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

I wouldn't know...

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

When you're at a party somewhere, after two days of heavy computing, you don't
feel like looking at thirty-something demos competing anymore. At those moments
music determines the winner, I think. When people hear something funny or
funky, they get up and vote for it. Games are a whole different story. In
games music sets the mood. It emphasises the graphics and animation. Very
important, but not as important as the graphics and animation itself.

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

Yeah, quite a lot even. For semi-professional purposes, I'd say. I've released
four 12"'s myself and co-worked on another three, as well as on an Amsterdam
based band's debut cd. Which is going very well here in Holland.

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

Music is still shit, whether digital or analog. Only very few people dare to
take enough risk to keep music really interesting. And unfortunately, they
only release on small labels.

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

For Amiga: without a doubt that Phenomena demo tune by Tip & Mantronix. I keep
forgetting its name. You know the one I mean, right?

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

No.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Currently, as in today? Those would be Neutral Milk Hotel, Zea and Eels.

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

It DID. It gave me a musical upbringing, of which I still profit today.

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

No.

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

The Desire guys and gals.

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