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Niceguy 
Handle: Niceguy
Real Name: Mark De Jong
Lived in: The Netherlands
Ex.Handles: n/a
Was a member of: Exoticans

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Interview


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    •Handle: Niceguy

    •Group: Exoticans

    •Date of birth: 2-2-1980


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

    • It started when my dad bought an C64 in 1986.


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

    • Well, the C64. We used it primarily to play games.
    Boulderdash mostly I guess...
    I got interested in BASIC, but at 6 I didn't create usefull things :).


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

    • Actually I code and make music. Some weeks I feel like coding,
    other ones like composing. Maybe if I tried long enough I could
    do gfx but I'm content with coding and composing.

    It might have been because of AMOS that I got into coding.
    It was so easy to use it gave me no reason to stop. Once it lost
    the challenge I started messing around in Assembler.


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

    • When I started I used MED 3/4, which probably came on an Amiga Format
    coverdisk. Later I bought OctaMED SS and started composing in that.
    Beside MED I also compose in AHX.

    Other composing programs I tried were ProTracker and MusicLine.
    But I kept getting back to OctaMED SS because it has more features
    and AHX (because the nice C64-like synth sound :))...
    But mostly OctaMED SS because all versions of AHX seem to
    crash every 10 minutes.. :(


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

    • None in particular. Although I was very happy with my AHX tunes.


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

    • I conviniently deleted all tunes I did not like from my HD,
    and then degaussed my brain to forget them :).
    Ok, my older mods had short tunes that repeated a lot
    and annoyingly staying in my head :). I do like to forget them ;).


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

    • It creates atmosphere. Try watching a demo without sound and
    you'll notice the difference.


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

    • I'll keep on composing as long as it's fun.


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

    • All musicformats have their own pros and cons.
    MP3 is great, but I don't think it'll replace mods for
    demo related stuff.


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

    • A lot of cracktro tunes, the Bubble Bobble tune...
    There are so many good c64 & Amiga tunes :).
    Maybe I'll compile a list on my website...


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

    • Who knows... :)


  • 12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

    • Just plain top 40 I'm afraid... And cd's and recording from
    music from 1990-1997...


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

    • I'm just really getting into the scene. From the outside
    it was fun watching the intros/demos. From the inside
    it's good to know there are people out there enjoying
    the things you make :)


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

    • Erm, I just started last week :) haha...
    Unless ofcourse you also count me lurking and leeching
    demos from bbsses ;)
    Which I did from 1995, that's when I started using
    the alias 'Niceguy'.


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

    • Greetings to Mr_Tickle, Zeg, Buzz, Guffaw, Cool96,
    CubiQue, Conan.


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