Amiga Music Preservation -

Interview

.

`n. .rP'

`qb ,dP'

TLb. ,dMP' all rite, now you get the chance to read

TML.dMMP some facts about some of the major amiga

,nmm`XXMPX musicians. read about their history in

,#MP'~~XNXYNXTb. the scene and their plans in future.yes,

,d~' dNNP `YNTb. that's meant to be read while listening to

,~ ,NN' `YNb their modules. read 'em over and over and over..

dNP `Yb.

,NN' `b. · i n t e r v i e w · ___________

______dP _____________ \ /

\ ,N'\____ _____________. _____ \ \_____. ____\ /

\___P___/ .\--\__ __/__ |--\____)---\ _____/__ |--\_ \ _/

| | | \ | | \__| | _ \ / | \__| | /\ |

| _| | | _l_ | | \ / _l_ | ___|

l___/=l___|====l____/===\______|==l______|\ /l___/===\______l____/

\/

•

Handle:

•

Group:

•

Date of birth:

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

I can't remember the year exactly, but it was when we first got our Tandy 1000
back in the 1986 or so. I just liked playing games on it.

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

We had a 386 25 mhz machine, and then a Pentium 120. I currently have an AMD
Athlon 1.2 ghz machine, which suits my needs quite nicely.

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

Actually, I do coding because I am a computer science major. I like writing
music because it's a fun hobby for me - I've always enjoyed listening to music,
and I've always wanted to write my own music as far as I can remember.

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

I started with Scream Tracker, and then graduated to Impulse Tracker. IT doesn't
work too well with my current computer, so I now use Modplug Tracker.

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

That's hard to say. I've found I'm never quite able to fully put what I have
playing in my head into digital form. I'm tempted to say my song "Pray for
Rain" has had the best results, though - and it's certainly one of my most
original songs as well.

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

Yes, all of my early tunes! Seriously, though, I've written a lot of songs
where I tried too hard to emulate the styles of other trackers (such as Purple
Motion, Necros, and so on), and as such I'm not too quick to share them with
others. However, I've never willingly deleted a song of mine - I keep them all
for posterity.

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

For demos, music is extremely vital. It's almost impossible to set a mood
without music. In the case of games, it depends - there are some games I
like to play without music on occasion, and other times I like to put in my
own playlist instead of the game's music. Music has been a very important part
of some of my favorite games, too (such as the Zelda games, Warcraft 2, and
Final Fantasy 6).

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

Yes, but not at the rate I'm used to. I'm going to attempt to write a few
songs this summer. Hopefully they'll turn out well.

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

MP3 is a beautiful format - it gives you optimal sound for a good file size.
I like mod music a lot (obviously) but I've never cared much for midi.

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

The first tunes I heard that I really loved were Astraying Voyages by Purple
Motion, Jupiter by Tr/\sh, and Infinity by Khyron and Necros. I like most songs
by PM, Necros and Siren.

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

Probably not. Music's just a hobby of mine, I have no current plans to make
money for writing music.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

None in particular. I mostly listen to classical music (which isn't to say
that's the only style of music I listen to, of course).

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

Nothing, I wasn't around in those days.

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

Not really. I'm surprised people know who I am, to tell the truth.

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

--

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
please note: this interview is ©opyrighted in 2003 by crown of cryptoburners
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Quick Search

Random link

Database Stats

Interview