Amiga Music Preservation -

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Date of birth:

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

1982 Sinclair ZX81 with 16k memory.

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

1984 Sinclair 48k Spectrum.
1987 Atari ST - Started writing MIDI music (using a hacked copy of Steinberg
Pro 24 given to me from Ben Dalglish!).
1989 CBM Amiga - Started writing .MOD music using SoundTracker. Joined UK
based Amiga group Magnetic Fields, alias Chronos

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

The sound quality from the CBM Amiga was so good, who could resist writing
some music for it?!
I actually did do some of the graphics for Mad Professor Mariati for
Krisalis.
I do code now, ASM and C. Wrote a PC arcade game in 1997 called 'Super
Jarvis XL', and various little sound tools.

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

Right now I'm using Studio Vision Pro for the Mac. Cakewalk Pro Audio and
Sound Forge for PC.

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

My personal favorite Amiga music is for Soccer Kid. Small size, tight and
console sounding.

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

Most of my CBM64 stuff, it was shit. Mostly due to Pete Harrap's useless
sound driver.

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

I always look for audio that pushes the technology envelope.

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

Working freelance right now for the Studios around Hollywood.

9-What do you think of today's pieces of music such as

mpeg,wave,midi,etc...?
I think MIDI is dead. Multiple digital audio streams will be the next big
thing for games. True CD quality -interactive- audio!

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

Ghouls and ghosts - Sega Genesis and CBM64
Super Shinobi - Sega Genesis
Spider Man vs X-Men - SNES
Sly Spy - Amiga

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

Yes, a compilation of Genesis music. CDROM containing 9-10 hours of MP3
music.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Radiohead, Beatles, Corduroy, Beck.

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

The important step up from scene musician to professional game musician.

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

No.

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

My friend and old boss Shaun Hollingworth for all his hard work in writing
great sound driver for the Sega and Nintendo consoles.

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