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

Humm....in 83 (about) a friend of mine got himself a VIC-20. I got myself a
Lazer200 shortly after, and as I was confirmed in church, I bought a C64
from the money I got from my confirmation-party. From here, the rest is
history. :)

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

1. Lazer200...'85 - Tried some games on it. I think I had 2 games. :)

2. C64 ..'87 - Games, games and games. I blew the computer, as I tried to
solder some wires to it, in order to use it as a controlcentre for New
year's eve rockets...

3. Amiga 500....'91 - Games, games and games.

4. Amiga 2000...'92 - It had a harddisk, which was totally new for me back
then! I started to compose music on this machine.

5. Amiga 1230...'94 - I continued composing on this one, but I also started
using it for Internet, because the internet was really on the move back
then.

6. Amiga 4060...'97 - My current machine. I still compose (occasionally :)
and use it heavily for internetting.

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

Hehe....because I played music in my sparetime, I think. I also used to
draw a lot, but I have never been practicing it on computers very much.
As I started to compose on computer, my music-taste has really changed
dramatically. Previously I used to like only metal, but now I listen to all
styles, more or less.

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

Humm...I tried several. I started with Aegis Sonix, I think the name
was...Then I skipped it in favour of good 'ole Soundtracker, and now I am
stuck to one of the clones, Protracker, as so many of us are. I tried some
multichannel-trackers aswell, and I think I will start making some music in
Digibooster pretty soon, because it seems like it's turning into becoming
the de-facto standard in multichannel-composing on Amiga.

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

I haven't reached my goal yet. If you mean, with which module I think I
have made a tune that describes a certain style very perfect, then it has
to be the Paschip tunes, who I think are perfect chiptunes. :)

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

Hahah...yeah...many! Simply because they don't live up to my talent
anymore. But, there is a difference between tunes I think are really crap,
and tunes that SOUND like crap.....Eh...I will explain: To many people, my
older tunes might sound like crap all together as one, but to me there are
many different things, that separates the modules into several classes. For
instance I like "Grand Prix" much....It sounds like shit, but I got my
sampler back then, and it's the first module where I have used any of my
own samples. So in that way there are several modules that stand out as
being milestones in my development as a musician.

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

Well....Imagine a demo with no music.....it has to be one hell of a demo,
to be so interesting that you'd stay in front of the screen all the time,
doesn't it?
It's difficult to preset what value music has for productions...but as for
demos, I think music is often set much lower than it ought to be....hence
many demos have really bad music.....These demos fall, because of the
music, which could have been lifting them much higher, if the music had
been better. Concerning games, I think music in games are maybe not as
important as in demos, because in games you DO something as you play, so
you might not need the music to get into a certain mood. But it helps a
lot!

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

I compose only for scene-purposes. And I don't compose as much as I used
to, mainly because I work much outside the scene at the moment.

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

Depends on the piece of music, doesn't it? :)
I can't comment on all pieces of music. :)

But ok, Mp3 is cool, but hazardous to the music industry. I use it myself,
however.

Wave....well...another sample format. Nothing else to say about that.

Midi....humm....if it's being played on the setup it was created on, then
it might sound alright, but often it sounds like crap, if it's being played
on another system. But of course, MIDI is essential for the professional
electronically minded musician.

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

Heh...the tunes from "Desert Dream" are the best!
I also like the tunes from the C64 game, "Krakout"...
And oh, there are several other classics, which we don't have enough RAM
here to mention. :)

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

I actually did, but never copied, nor released it. It's only for private
use. Heh...but once I get a good idea of how to improve the 8-bit sound
quality in my mods, I will certainly make a remastered CD. Watch out for
it! :)

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

As I stated before, I listen to all kinds of music now.....but often these
artists can be found in my CD player:

Astral Projection.
Sarah Brightman.
Jean Michel Jarre.
Transwave.
AC/DC.
Various techno/acid/hardcore compilations.
Synthesizer compilations.
Various metal CDs.

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

The AMiga scene (the only one I was ever part of) gives me a rather funny
excuse of how to spend my sparetime. Being in a group as IRIS is really
great, because we are friends and act like that when we are having a
meeting, attending a party, etc. So I guess the magic word is: Friendship.

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

Yes.

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

My group, the scene on AMiga. Stay here...don't go......

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