Amiga Music Preservation -

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

It started with reading computer related magazines and learning basic this
way, around 1987.

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

zx spectrum: programming in basic and assembler, making graphics and some music
amiga: making graphics and composing
pc: composing, making sound effects

and of course i was playing a lot of games on every platform...

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

I liked it most...

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

Sound tracker, protracker, octaver, fasttracker2, recently exclusively renoise.

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

I hope i will never reach my final goal :)

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

probably most of my works deserves it :), but i really like to remember them all.
worst tunes acts like a warning and somewhat motivates me to composing better.

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

It is most important medium that creates emotions, it gives feelings proper
direction so it's strategic point of every production like demo, game or movie.

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

Yes, only for fun.

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

Any format that carry good music is ok.

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

Many tunes from radix, nuke, nagz, rob hubbard, walkman, dave rogers, tim follin,
audiomonster, chris huelsbeck, jogeir, drax, wave and others...

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

No.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Meshuggah, utada hikaru

:) and if necessary: rush, yes, fantomas, mr bungle, tribal tech, tori amos, youko kanno,
dream theater, king crimson, glay, peter gabriel, luna sea, kate bush, kampec dolores,
joe hisaishi, kenji kawai, tom waits, cynic, diamanda galas, clannad, death, steve vai
and many others...

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

experience.

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

no.

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

greetings to everyone :)

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