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

I don't remember the exact year, in the late 80's as I grew up playing c64
and amiga games.

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

We had a c64 (don't remember the exact model) with my brother, used mostly for
playing games. Later on we got an Amiga 500, and at that time besides playing
games, i was old enough to learn to use Protracker. As PC's evolved, we got
a Pentium 166MHz, which was used for playing games and learning to make music
with fasttracker, and later on with Cakewalk and MIDI equipment .

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

It was the next logical step as I started playing drums at a young age, and
also self-taught guitar and bass guitar. I never even thought of gfx or coding
since music was my strength.

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

Protracker at the very beginning, after that Fasttracker for several years
before moving on to Cakewalk. After that i've used Sonar, but adapted to
Cubase later on (which i currently use).

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

A tough question, since as a creative person you're never fully satisfied with
your work, and you always feel you could have done better in many ways. That's
one of the aspects that I think drives any artist or musician on, the desire
to evolve and learn more and more thus becoming more accurate in expressing the
inner self. Anyway, I remember being proud when completing 'Fata Morgana', which
got released on Milk (if I remember correctly, for it's a long long time ago).

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

Well some of the early tunes are quite horrible. Only reason to listen to them
is to get a nostalgic laugh.

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

Great value. Any game or demo that has proper music set to the mood of the
visuals, is a lot more thorough experience. It's a 1+1=3 when the sound and
picture are in unison.

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

Professional AND leisure. I have released a couple of 12" house EP:s in the UK,
and some remixes as well. I make music under the name 'Scape'. The latest EP was
titled "Scape feat. D'empress - Be My Friend", and had Seamus Haji as a remixer,
Diane Charlemagne (d'empress) as the vocalist, and the vocal written by
Ultra Nate! The EP was released 12/2003 on Soul Love.

Other than that, I make deeper housy stuff.

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

I'm not sure if i get the point you're after? Anyway i think mpeg-3 is a useful
format to the upcoming artist, as a media for publishing music on the net.

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

mhmm.. here's some that I can think of right now. Jazzanova - takes you back
(unexpected dub) (actually the whole 'In Between' -album is fuckin' brilliant),
Jamiroquai - virtual insanity, Phoenix - If I ever feel better, Daft punk -
around the world, Ray Barretto - pastime paradise (a crazy latin cover of
the Stevie Wonder orig.), Air - Run, Daft punk - digital love, Röyksopp -
Eple, Bobby Womack - across the 110th street. There's a lot more but these
are the ones i never get out of my head.

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

Probably not as my tracks were not too popular back in the day.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Jazzanova, Phoenix, Mars Volta, Muse, Air, Erykah Badu, Liekki, and a lot more.

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

Not too much, I was so young in those days and i really got into the scene on
the PC-era. Anyway i love watching the amiga / c64 -demos nowadays.

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

I went to boozembly last year (2003), that's about it :)

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

Peace.

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