Amiga Music Preservation -

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

My interest for computers first started with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48 kb
(with rubber keys) in 1983.

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

Sinclair Spectrum: Playing games, basic programming, MIDI music.

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

Just that I was always interested in music, since I was a little kid.

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

Since the beginning....

Sinclair Spectrum: "SpecDrum"
Sinclair Spectrum: "Music Machine"

Amiga: "Aegis Sonix"
Amiga: "Soundtracker"
Amiga: "Noisetracker"
Amiga: "OctaMED"
Amiga: "Protracker"
Amiga: "Music-X"

PC: "Fasttracker"
PC: "Cakewalk"
PC: "Cakewalk Pro Audio"
PC: "Cakewalk SONAR"
PC: "DirectMusic Producer"

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

Hmmm... probably "Space Deliria".

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

I made a lot of bad songs (and a few not so bad), but I can't really
remember any of the bad ones... they are just forgotten in a foggy past...
:-)

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

Very important, but not THE most important. In a game, the most important
thing is playability, and in a demo, the overall impression (of which the
music is a very important part).

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

I'm composing for professional purposes now, it's how I make my living. I
write music for computer games and now also for videos and a new TV series.

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

Ehmm... I like all that stuff.

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

Do you mean my own tunes or somebody elses tunes?

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

I've already done that. The CD is called "Revive" and was released last
year. It contains my 12 best Amiga tracks - not just remastered, but totally
re-recorded in full studio with real instruments (guitar, bass, drums,
synths).

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Dream Theater, Transatlantic, Porupine Tree, Liquid Tension Experiment.

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

Friends, practice, music, great memories - and a job.

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

No. But I still go to some demoscene parties to meet old friends.

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

I'd like to send a greeting to all the old Amiga freaks who remember the
Crusaders and our demos such as "Bacteria", "Bass-o-matic", "Audio-X" and
many many others. Thanks for some great times about 10 years ago. :-). And
please visit my site and check my new music.

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