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

1981.
We had computers in school: the CBM 3xxx-Series with black edgy Datasettes. I
learned Basic on them and a little bit assembler (it was more how to open and
use the machine language monitor...)

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

CBM3032, C64, SX64, Atari 1040 ST, Amiga500, Amiga2000D,some PCs.

CBM3032: Sold in an ebay-auction to Austin/Texas, can now be seen as picture
on www.zimmers.net ;-).

C64/SX64, PCs: Still own them.

Amigas and Atari: Sold.

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

Good question. I tried to make some logos on c64, but the others said they look
like shit and have ugly colors. I am not so talented in visual things.

As for Music: I always wanted to compose music, but i did not play any
instruments very well and was not so good in reading notes. I had some own songs
in my brain, and the c64 together with chris hülsbecks soundmon was the initial
ignition for me to transfer the compositions into listenable material.

Coding: I tried, but was not tough enough and so gave up ;-)

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

On C64: Many. Fireeagle Composer, Future Composer, Romuzak,
Jori-Olkkonen-Composer, Soundmon, Scoop-Editor, Rockmon, and some I
forgot. Also to mention: Supertrack by Gerhard Lengeling, together
with MIDI and my Korg T3.

On Amiga: Protracker. I tried Octamed but did not like it.

On Atari ST: Steinberg Cubase with MIDI, Emagic Creator.

On PC: Fasttracker, Madtracker, Sk@letracker, Renoise, Fruity Loops,

For MIDI: CUbase VST/32/SX, Sonar 2.2/3/4, Logic5.5 and many Plugins and Audio
Editors (f.e. Audition and Waves-Plugins). I use the creamware Scope Hard-and
Software (Synths, FX, Mixing/Routing aso.).

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

Wíth Amiga-Modules I did not feel like reaching any goal. "Tresios" was nice
anyway.

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

Some.
Not finished, bad mixing, bad instruments.

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

It adds much emotion and therefore is important.

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

Yes.
For Demoscene, for own Album and for other People (Remixes, Compositions, and
as Rapper "Betakant" in www.dieoxidiertenschweine.de)

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

Don't get the point of the question. All these formats have their own reasons
for existing. I'm glad that there is that much variety of formats

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

Amiga: Melonmania by Audiomonster

C64: Fifth Dream of Happiness by Yip

Tracked on PC: Sunrise (?) by A-Move

PC-Softsynth: The Soundtrack to the Elitegroup-Kasparov-Demo by KB

as MP3/OGG/Stream: Jupiter (?) by Little Bitchard

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

No, but with new stuff.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

All kinds of music-directions and bands.
Alltime-favorites: Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, The Parliament/Funkadelic-People
(George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Junie Morrison aso.)

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

Experience in composing with sampled sounds.

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

Yes, in the Breakpoint-Organizerteam, as Scythoior in Squoquo and NAF
(shortcut for New Age of Frontline, in case someone would ask), going to
several parties and the monthly SCSM (Southern Comfort Scener Meeting in
Munich/Germany)

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

Deejay, Brother Mike, Jella, Sens and others I haven't heard of for a very
long time. If there is a god, please bless the scene ;-) CreActivity forever!

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