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

Well, I got exited in computers when I saw one (c64) at my friends
house. Then one of my other friends bought a PC (286) and that was
so cool that I wanted a computer of my own too. I think it was
1991 or 1992 when santa brought me my first computer.

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

My first computer was pure vanilla Amiga 500 without any expansions.
I used it for a year with 0.5 ram but finally santa (again;) brought
be an expansion card. I played games a lot and nothing much else.
(I was just a kid then.. ;) Of course I played a bit with DPaint too.
I knew nothing about the scene by then. In late '92 I found a Protracker
and started composing with it like a madman.. Then I bought my A1200
which I still have.

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

I have always been pretty musical person and I've played various
instruments a little. I do can draw a little too but I don't
like doing pixel gfx 'cos it takes so much time. Making an average
tune doesn't take even half of that time. I get bored very easily for
making just one work for long time, so I chose the music career.
And why didn't I choose coding? Well, I think I'm just too dumb to learn
any programming language.. I have coded "a lot" with Amos Pro thou =)
(try to find any nutty prods by Rozware..;)

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

Maxtracker, Startrekker, Protracker 2.xx-4.xx, Octamed Soundstudio...
There are dozen different proggies I've used. But my personal favorite
is still Hearttracker. And if I want to do multichannels, I use Octamed
Soundstudio..

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

Hmm.. well, maybe it was my last year's Abduction'98 compotune
which came 4th. Unfortunately I can't remember it's name.. I think
that was some kind of goal for me to reach that high at some compo.
Or maybe it was back in Abduction'94 when I had just composed a
year and my tune (mod.universum) was played in the compo and it
came 8th. 'Boy did that feel good by then.. (though the other tunes
were not so good either.. =)
Or maybe it was the one that I made for assembly'98 demo by
Cirion (mod.mark tv).. I haven't made much music for demos, and
"Aromacolor" was a good one.. Oh, there are so many goals in my
"career"..=)

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

About everything made before '95 .. =) No really, I still enjoy listening
to some of my tunes from back '93, it's so nostalgic. I sometimes
even wonder how good some of the are.. (i mean not good in that way but
good from a composer who has made music only for few months).. But yes,
there are plenty of horrible ones too!

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

Bad music can spoil and has spoiled many good demos and games. I think
good music is as important as good graphics and good design. I don't
think that the code has to be unbelieveable, if the mood is good. I prefer
the old school more than the new one... But yea, music is important.

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

Well, 'cause of the circumstances I compose mods only every now and then,
mainly for some purposes like demos, intros and stuff, but also just for
my own pleasure. And the reason is that my HD controller broke, my 2.1G
hd stopped working with it and I had to sell it.. now I've got just a 105
MB hd with no samples in it, so I have to sample everything from my
collection of FM sample ceedees.. And besides, it's my last year at school,
and it keeps me pretty buzy. But I'm looking forward to buy a new amy
in the future so I can continue my composing with the full power ..=)

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

Well, actually I compose more with my MIDI equipment nowadays, mainly for
my live rave performances. MP3:s are too big for me, they eat too much
CPU and they kill the record companies.. yea, they are cool ;D Hmm, isn't
"wave" just another sample format.. eh?

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

Well I still love the tune from Phenomena's Enigma demo..
And all the classic tunes by Moby, Lizardking & co. will never die.
From this moment's artists, I like Revisq, Mortimer Twang, Substance
& all the other"good ones".. ;)

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

Mods? I could never put any sucking 8 bit quality tunes on CD and sell it..
And I think I wouldn't re-make any of them for the real equipment neither.
I don't like digging old things, I prefer composing new stuff.
But you can expect my "real music" on a cd someday, I can promise that!

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Oh boy, that's a hard one.. a finnish blunt-house master Jori Hulkkonen is
probably my favorite at the moment, and I also like Hardfloor, Christian
Vogel, Jarre, Chemical Brothers, Bhusta Rhymes, Björk, Trio Töykeät, Daft
Punk, George Michael, Queen, Snap, Prodigy, Plasticman, Wink.. etc.. I like
almost everything except dr. bombay et co.. :P

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

The scene has given me a lot.. I've recieved plenty of new friends and made
many foreign contacts .. It's nice being a part of a "bigger society".. ;)

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

Not much.. I kind of quitted swapping due to my computer crash but I still
make tunes for scene stuff like demos & co... We're trying hard to get
Rave Network Overscan some fame by releasing some quality stuff for a
change.. ;) And that needs some activity.. You can find me from irc from
channels #amigafin or #amigascne pretty often, that's where I'm trying
to get the latest scene information from. The 'net is my last hope, 'cos
I'm too lazy to start swapping again..

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

I want to send warm greetings for all the friends who has inspired me
and sent me "fan-mail" and helped me during my scene- and real life.
And hi for all the posse at IRC and my dear groups RNO, FIT & RE(hello,
are you alive in there?!?)

And the final word for those new composers who upload their tunes to
aminet.. PLEASE, stop uploading complete crap! Listen your tune at
least two times and think hard do you ReAlLy want to spread it.. I
mean it's great thing to compose and it's dull if no-one ever heards
your stuff, but still, it's better to be known as a composer who makes at
least average tunes than a composer who makes bulshit. Aminet is already
full of bulshit and I really don't download any unknown tunes anymore
because of the bunch of crap tunes there are done by unknowns... That's
why it's rather hard to get known via aminet these days. But keep on
composing dudes, practice is the best teacher! And a final final word,
stop using those ST-01-samples, please.. I even think ripping other
people's samples is better than using those silly sounds.. :P

P.S. Check out the aminet dir mods/roz and tell me what you think.. ;D

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