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

Must been in 1993 when i was in Canada at a Friends Place he was into (IBM)
Computers very much. I liked playing Indiana Jones 3 and drawing with Corel
Draw.

Back in Sitzerland it took until 1994 when i encountered Amiga, which was
love on the first sight ;-)

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

I had an A1200, an A600, 2x A500, 2x A2000 , 2x A3000( i am freak i know)
These i dont have anymore, some died some sold. But 2 Years ago i bought
myself another A1200 which i still
own. And last year i got an A4000 for free. The 2x A3000 i still have i
donated to the Computermuseum.ch.

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

I was into making music since i was 14, long before Computers were something
for the Homeuser. (I played Pong on TV though.)
Midi was very interessting when it was new so i was into Midi when it
started.

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

Well on Amiga Bars n Pipes, Dreamtracker and Octamed.

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

Well there is only this one "Sense of beauty" which ever made it onto Aminet
because i did not had any Internet back then.
But there are some never published i like very much my Guitar Triologie for
example.

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

Yes there are more than one.

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

It always was very important for me. And i Think i learned a lot of how to
make music out of demos and games on the amiga.

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

Yes i am. I did some stuff for local tehaters, but my dream is still making
a living with music.

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

Well the technical possibilities are just awesome now. MP3 made a
difference. And Midi is still alive, although it is a very old technology.
All this handy tools etc. dont mean you don't have to work hard to make good
music.

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

Amiga ones ? Hmm there where some Guitar / Blues Mods in Aminet i think
something with Coffee, cant remember the name.

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

One Day yes.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

I am listening to a lot of different Bands. Hard to get them all in here so
some of my real favorites:
The Cure, Wolfsheim, Zeraphine, Ibizarre, KYO and and and....

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

It was really the computer for the creative mind ! Like a familiy, warm
hearted and not everyone made stuff for money like it became now.

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

Active in the scene noot directly but i am into Emulation so i allways have
my Amiga Forever Updated and it the conversations gets to amiga i still cant
stop talking about !!!

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

Amiga is maybe dead, but spirits never die, so folks let the Amiga spirit
live forever and have Peace in everything you do.

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