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

The year i got my 1st computer was 1982, and the jewel was a C64, but,
going back with the memory, my interest in computers is always been on.

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

C64: coding.
Amiga500: coding, music.
Amiga500+: coding, music.
Amiga4000/060: music / internet
Pc: music / internet

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

I started as a coder on C64; i've always been attracted by the demoscene,
and, on this machine, by the great sid tunes. On amiga, I started playing
around with Aegis Sonix, then with Karsten Obarski's SoundTracker. With those,
I discovered my [?] musical talent.

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

RockMonitor on C64.

Everything that eventually showed up on Amiga (Soundtracker, Noisetracker,
StarTrakker, Protracker, FutureComposer, SonicArranger, Med, Octamed, and
so on).

Anyway, most of the work was done with Protracker (for mods) and Octamed
Sound Studio (for Midi).

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

None in particulare. I like them all :)

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

Nah, I like them all..... :)

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

The same a good sountrack is for a movie, then, is very important.

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

For both. Some ex Ibb members eventually joined togheter to build up "The
SoundWavers" virtual group. Nowadays i make remixes of classic C64 tunes
(see remix.kwed.org) for fun, and other multimedia related works for money :)

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

Today we have great tools for composing; yesterday, only 3 (or 4) voices were
avaiable to play with. Maybe, at that times, there was much more creativity
involved, and it was used to bypass the hardware limits.

Anyway, a bad musician is a bad musician anyway, with a 3 voice sid or with an
orchestra. The same way, a good musician is always a good musician, with a sid
or a full blown studio.

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

Talking of Amiga, I love nearly everything done by Chris Huelsbeck at the time;
his muzaks for games such as Turrican II or Apydia are simply amazing. Other
composers I like are Dr.Awesome, Mahoney, and a lot more.

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

Not for my old amiga music.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

I listen everything, as (i think) every open-minded musician should do.

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

Uh, too much for one interview. Let's say the first things that come
to my mind:

-Fun.
-More fun.
-Much more fun.
-Friends.

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

Not the *real* scene. I left it in 93, when amiga started to die. I think I
was too old for those things.

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

Everyone that contributed to make the old '86-'92 scene so great.

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