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

Somewhere around 1985 a friend of mine got an Atari 260 and I spend several
hours playing games with him. But I needed three years to convince my parents,
that I was in need of a computer. I finally managed to get an C64 in 1988.
At first I mostly gamed around, then learned basic and failed with assembler.

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

In 1991 I sold the C64 and my parent bought me a 386. Since then I had
various types of Intel Computers, and later bought a C64 again, which I
never use nowadays.

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

I was the worst coder of our group, but still the best musician. And someone
had to do the job. But anyway I had lot of fun doing it nevertheless. As my
coding skills increased over time I don't do any music anymore.

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

A tried various trackers on PC until I found FastTacker1, which I used
until FT2 was released.

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

None.

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

All of them. Even if perhaps the basic idea was ok for a tune, I never
had the skills to make them sound good.

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

Watch some demos without sound. Then you'll know the answer for yourself.
There are many demos that only rock because of the music. And there are
other demos, which would be cool, without this awefull sound...

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

No. I'm mostly concentrating on coding.

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

Back in the SID and MOD ages, people had to concentrate on the basics of a
good tune: Melody, Harmonie, Rythm and the Idea. Actually most classic mods
have an awefull sound compared to modern demo tunes or commercial music.
But nevertheless it was exciting music.

Today most composers try to produce the perfect sound, often neglecting the
important 4 parts of a good song. That's why I hardly remember any recent
demo music, while I still have my 500MB of classical MODs.

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

SID: all of LastNinja1, Hubbards work, PRESS PLAY ON TAPE

MOD: space debris, klisje paa klisje

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

Perhaps someday, but not before 2010.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Varies greatly. I have a collection of Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, lots of
classical music, some Goa/Techno and much more. And of course lots of
Hoerspiele: especially ??? and PW (ok, only germans know those...)

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

The demo scene prevented me from becoming normal. I can spend my free time
doing something useful and don't have to waste my time in the commercial
leasure industry.

And of course it provided my with various media/computing skills valuable
for money making in the real life.

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

Gladly I haven't stopped. Although the demo scene is entirly different from
what it evolved in the 1980's, it is still very intersting and exciting. My
current activities are labeled with the group farb-rausch.

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

Nothing.

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