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

Well, when my father bought my first computer, a Commodore 64 :) I guess I was
9 years old then.

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

C64 - playing, some basic gfx
Amiga 500 - playing, doing gfx with DPaint and music in Protracker
PC (earlier) - music with Fastracker2, coding in assembly/C/Pascal
PC (now) - music with Buzz/Cubase, gfx with Photoshop, C/C++/PHP coding

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

I started doing gfx first, then I became a musician, and I code now for a
living! :)

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

The old Soundtracker and a bit later Protracker on the Amiga, Fastracker 2 on
PC in the DOS era, and now Buzz tracker and Cubase on Windows.

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

Damn, hard question :) Symphony of Sickness, probably, but I guess you don't
know it, coz it was never released. Well, maybe I'll upload all my tunes to
Nectarine one day :)

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

Not really :)

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

It can completely ruin the production, or add some new exciting dimensions to
it. I think that code, music and gfx are equally important. Maybe music and gfx
being equal and a bit more important than code.

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

Yes, semi-professional (I'm doing electro stuff for a nu metal band) and
leisure purposes.

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

I think it's great, that we have more possibilities now than in the past. In my
opinion, only the end product, the music counts, not the format.

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

Condom Corruption by Travolta/Spaceballs (from State of the Art)
All tunes by Audiomonster
Chorus & Sid tunes (yes, they were Majic 12 members as well :))
The tune from fr-08 - the product

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

No, no remastered tunes, I think. If I'll do a new CD (and I think, I will),
I'm gonna use everything that todays technology allows, and I'll start totally
new tunes.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Frank Zappa, Mr.Bungle, Estradasphere, Fear Factory, Slayer, Juno Reactor,
Trilok Gurtu, Marty Friedman, Raunchy, Paradise Lost, The Prodigy, Moonspell,
Kraftwerk, Rammstein, Apocalyptica etc...

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

Well, it's no exaggeration to say that my C64 and later the Amiga has
thoroughly changed my life and has been a very strong influence during my
childhood. Basically, had I not owned my first two computers, I wouldn't be
there where I am now. So I'm a Commodore/demo freak for ever :) Currently, I'm
a happy owner of a real C64, Amiga 1200 and an Amiga 4000, beside my work PC.

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

No, not in the scene anymore.

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

I would like to hear, for what kind of project are you seeking musicians.
So some information about you're project would be welcome :)

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