Amiga Music Preservation -

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

I dont know exactly, but it was in the end of the 80's (1988/89)
that I got my first computer - the good old C64.
I got it becouse my cousin (Mat) had one & all the games, demo's
& music interrested me a LOT!

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

C64: At first gaming & demo watching, later coding & graphics,
music making on this machine really wasn't my thing.
Amiga 500/1200: Gaming & demo watching, music & graphics,
I tried coding, but it was too complex for me
& I didn't have the time to learn the same way
I learned for the C64 & I didn't have any
reference guides like on the C64.
PC: Not much, I want to do too much things at the same time
wich results in doing nothing at all. I also tried to continue
my music. Maybe once or twice a year I play a game or so.
The rest of my time I put into browsing and stuff.

Things I want to do: continue coding on my C64, make some music
on my PC the same way I did on the Amiga - using trackers!
Actually finish my website. and so on - in the end it comes to this:
I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGHT TIME! ;)

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

Actually music wasn't the only thing I did (/do), that's the problem why I
don't finish any of my work. I code, do graphics & make music

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

On the Amiga I started of with SoundTracker, then NoiseTracker,
after that I used the allmighty ProTracker & a little while after that
Octamed & Octamed Sound Studio.
When I made something new, mostly starting with ProTracker & then finishing
the mod in OSS becouse of the extended tracks & commands but between the
lines: I only did this once ;) - but was planning to do more, becouse it
worked so great. When I get arround to it I'll be using FastTracker on the PC.

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

I have a long way to go, but with my OSS-mod The Dying World" I
thought I reached a milestone.

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

Some of my mod's, but one for shure: the first one I ever made.
"Blue Mix" argh. - a mix from Blue Monday, it sound terrible!

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

Well, it's the music that creates atmosphere for a demo,
but the effect's are the main stars of the event.
The best demo's are, when the effect's & the music are in sync.

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

I try to make some more music, but I just can't find the time.
If I had the chance to release some of my music on a professional-base,
I would have - but I think that time has passed, becouse with the coming
of those Magix-musicmaker things - everybody can easely' make music.
As if looping is making music, not affending anyone ;)

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

Mostely a Tracker or a sequencer is the base of any mp3 or wave.

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

On the C64 my alltime favourite tune was the (second-)intro-tune of
the game "Turbo Outrun" by Jeroen Tel (the tune with the falling letters',
second favourite tune was the one in the Turrican -intro.
On the Amiga my favourite tunes where especially all the Turrican tunes -
they where a real insperation. Other favourite tunes are from
"Project X" - I don't remember the exact title of both intro-tunes.

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

Maybe, but again - time is an isue.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

I like all kinds of music from a classical movie soundtrack to hardcore house.
But mainly I am a fan of The Prodigy.

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

Not much - but I did get to know a lot of great people
& I had a great time in those days. But to put it blunt,
the C64 days where the best.

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

Again - time is the big isue here , but I am working
on a small C64 demo (textro actually) for the C64's 20th birthday-meeting
in Maarssen / The Netherlands on the 19th October 2002.

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

Greets to the following people I got to know &
everyone that supported me in those C64 & Amiga years past.
Codeline: Badman, Irem IV, Kubie, TheFox, R.O.Y.
Procaz: Jam'n, Grey Hound, Buzzy, The Raver, Stealth, Richter
Spiders Crew/Role: Stirf, Commander
Protovision: Yogibear, JSL
Motive: The Wizz
Reality: Wizz, Tycoon, Whale, The Fox II, Elliott, Boulderbrain
Axis: Iso
Legend: All
Spaceballs: Dope
Hotline: Radix, Lucky Strike
Jetset: Hi-Tech, Hellcat, Analyzer
Misc groups/freelancers: Pyromaniac, Dusty, Zack, Liberator, Camelot, Giz,
Jake, Informer, Sharon, Germanator, Empire, Protec, Jeanot, Scorpion

And all I forgot
Last line: BBQ anyone?! ;)

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