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

Was around 1983-1984... first wathing my uncle with his PC XT, and after with my cousin with his MSX,
that was my first computer years later. I never had much money to get any computer, when I finally got mine,
was too late, MSX was almost dead. I only got my first PC on 1993. Always love programming and movies about that.
When I saw the first MOD songs and the Demos I simply loved anything.

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

MSX 1.1 - I still have it! :D
PC 386DX 40mhz, updated until reach a Pentium 100mhz in 1995,
when I bought a new computer done the last update to Pentium 200mhz, which I still have it.
PC Pentium 3 800mhz 512mb from 2000, sold the parts after MOBO dies in 2005.
PC Pentium 4 2.4ghz 1gb from 2004, updated to Pentium 4 3ghz in 2005. I still have it!
PC Pentium 4 3ghz 1gb from 2005, yeah, it's another one! I still have it too... :D
PC Core 2 Duo E6600 2gb from 2007, 2 months of use now! :P

OMG! I never realized that I never sold my old computers until reply to this interview!
(aside P3 that will be much expensive to fix)

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

Nice question, I love the 3 paths... really love graphics, and I'm not bad for a amateur,
I'm almost studied that in my graduation, but I studied computers, and I'm a system analist right now,
aside I never coded for a demo, I'm coding for more than 15 years for different purposes.
I love to modify games, and one of my dreams is work with them, what is almost impossible in my country.

Well, I start to do music mainly because my idols in music when I was a kid, I think like everyone else,
I loved the shows, and want to one day do something similar, have a band, success, a lot of money... :D
and I went to a path that I never thought about it before... but I still seek for my dreams.

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

1st was MODEDIT... 2nd was Fasttracker II for many years 1993-2002.

Used FruityLoops for only 4 songs and got my first song produced by myself released,
(I got one released in 1999 with my lyrics).

Than I found Renoise, which I'm a freak user since 2002.
I won many contests with this software, and had almost 20 tracks released.

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

My goal is be perfect (what is impossible), and I'm still far away for that...
and I'm always wanting more... :P

but my first song that I believed was really good (at least for me) was composed in 1991,
and programmed in 1995, was never released or ever shared, called "Out of my mind".

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

no, I think all tracks even the first ones had his value in my music development.

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

without a good music, no one will stop to watch any video, or play...
at least I'll turn off if the music/sounds sucks!

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

Yes, and for both reasons...

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

I think it's great, anyone can able to share his art, and we can find many great stuff outhere,
aside also put many trash online, that give us a little work to filter what listen, and what you not listen anymore... :D

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

In tracked music? I remember the tunes, but I can't remember the names right now... sorry.

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

I already did in 1998... is just a CDR, but it's a kind of CD remastered. :P

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Mesh, Droom, Statemachine, Fake The Envy, Distain, James D. Stark, The Mission, and many more...

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

I never had the pleasure of be in that scene, I never had an amiga, but love the work that I saw in my PC and was a inspiration for me, like saying "it's possible!"... :P

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

All my songs released are tracked music, almost using Renoise...
I'm a tracker, and I'm not ashemed to say that... but about the scene, I think I never was much active,
I only love to listen the tunes, watch the demos, and learn what I can reading the codes...

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

Thanks to all that had help me in some way over all these years!
Also to all the Bands, Artists and Labels evolved with my work.

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