Amiga Music Preservation -

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Date of birth:

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

1984 I met a guy with a Commodore64 and I fell in love (with the computer,
not with the guy!)

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

C64
Amiga1000
Amiga500
AtariST

all for games, drawing, music, concepting drawing and music for games...

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

I was musician at first, but I could also draw .

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

At first with the C64.. Specific home made programs for easy coding, then
"musicshop" "music64" with Amiga :"Sonix" and finaly "soundtracker".

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

With a 8 track tape recorder!Acoustic sound is so pure (specially vocals)...

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

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

It is a part of the game..(imagine "2001: A Space Odyssey" without music!)

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

Sometimes for pleasure

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

Music is eternal from Bach to MP3...

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

I don't know much about demo scene musics but I remember that I really like
the music from the amiga game called defender of the Crown.

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

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

bach : the well-tempered clavier /prelude no. 3 in c-sharp major, bwv 848
John Miles :Music
Beverly Craven - Promise me
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now
The Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
Etienne DAho : des heures indoues
Toto
Kyo
Genesis
Deep Purple
Queen
Alan Parson's project
The Beatles
Emile et images :-)
Pascal Obispo
George Michael
Sinclair
Dido
...and more.

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

Be simple

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

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

... La musique peut rendre les hommes libres. [Bob Marley]

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