Amiga Music Preservation -

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

I was the teleporter officier when my cousin was playing with ATARI
ASTEROIDS (about 1979). He simply told me when to teleport him away.

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

In order: VIC-20, ORIC, C64, SPECTRUM, MSX, AMIGA1000 (in 1987),
ATARI ST, and PC only in the 1995. With the first 5 computers I
just played to games, with AMIGA did a lot of modules (which I still
have, but in almost 20 rotten diskettes in .song format, with ATARI
I started my MIDI production, and finally with PC I abandoned modules
in the 1998, even if I'm a registered user of FT2.08.

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

I play the piano since 4 years old.

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

(on the AMIGA of course)
SOUNDTRACKER 1.2 just to learn, NOISETRACKER, PROTRACKER 1.3 was my final
platform ever. Note, at that time my english was very bad, so I couldn't
read the documentation, being forced to try every single command with ears.

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

At that time I was too young to do anything different from techno/house...
anyway there is one left which is nice.

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

negative

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

It depends on many factors, but to be short, about 20% of the overall
percentage.

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

Yes, for both reasons.

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

OGG VORBIS is my fav. MP3 is the standard. Anyway, chip mods are the best.

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

There are too many to fit in this space.

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

negative

12-Which bands are you currently listening to?

Carcass, At The Gates, Dissection, Kampfar, Sacramentum, Front Line Assembly,
Mouse On Mars, Soerba, too many to fit here...

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

A lot of company, just by reading the scrollertexts in cracktros.

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

negative

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

I would like to thank Romeo Knight of TRSI and FAB of Paradox for the music
they gave to the AMIGA users all over the world. There are also other names
to thank but I almost forgot them, like CRYSTAL musicians, C64 early
musicians like Hubbard and so on. Then I would like to greet FeLiX, the
sysop of Carpe Diem BBS. Last but not least: Dr. Awesome and Paul Van Der
Valk.

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