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Johannes Bjerregaard
Interview
`n. .rP' `qb ,dP' TLb. ,dMP' all rite, now you get the chance to read TML.dMMP some facts about some of the major amiga ,nmm`XXMPX musicians. read about their history in ,#MP'~~XNXYNXTb. the scene and their plans in future.yes, ,d~' dNNP `YNTb. that's meant to be read while listening to ,~ ,NN' `YNb their modules. read 'em over and over and over.. dNP `Yb. ,NN' `b. · i n t e r v i e w · ___________ ______dP _____________ \ / \ ,N'\____ _____________. _____ \ \_____. ____\ / \___P___/ .\--\__ __/__ |--\____)---\ _____/__ |--\_ \ _/ | | | \ | | \__| | _ \ / | \__| | /\ | | _| | | _l_ | | \ / _l_ | ___| l___/=l___|====l____/===\______|==l______|\ /l___/===\______l____/ \/ Handle: Jozz Group: Upfront Date of birth: 1970 I had wanted a ZX81 since I first saw one but didn't get a computer until my dad bought the C64 in 1982. C64 - programmed lots of stuff for fun, played games, wrote music. Amiga - programmed a bit for fun, played games, wrote music (not much) PC - program for money, play games, wrote music (MIDI and previously some music using a homemade MIDI-sequencer that controlled the AdLib sound card. I chose to do the things I was best at. I didn't use any - wrote my own stuff. That was part of the fun. I liked to experiment and didn't like the limitations of software you couldn't modify. I'm not particularly satisfied with anything I've done, but it makes me feel better about it when people show appreciation of my work. There are several. Too many to list. Usually they have imperfections for no good reason, or are too similar to tunes by others (that would usually be Rob) Demos - I'm really past that and cannot seriously comment on it. As far as games, music has the same value to a game as it has to a movie, and should be prioritized accordingly. Many companies are starting to realize this, and IMO the standard is pretty good. I don't compose much these days, but make my living as a software developer instead. When I compose, the target of the composition is not the computer anymore. MIDI is no longer very useful except for simple interchange of messages between electronic musical instruments (which happens to be why it was made in the first place). As far as the others, from a musical standpoint, they're all the same. The MP3 craze is good for the music, but nobody knows if it's good for the music industry. Galway's Rambo loader tune is currently my favorite. My favorite changes all the time. No, but others do that, and are probably much better at it than I would be. Anyone who plays Thad Jones. No really - I listen to my local radio station a lot (while driving)... They play all sorts of interesting music. A head start into my career was the main thing. It also gave me some wierd sort of undeserved fame, and it's fun to check out all the remakes of my old tunes that come out from time to time. No. I was never really active in the scene. I mostly just let Upfront use my music, and occasionally wrote a tune on request, because they had some pretty amazing coders. Sure, greetings to everyone I used to know and haven't talked to in ages. Drop me a line if you read this. Also to those involved in the scene who I came to know recently. And of course to all my "fans" whom I don't know, who make it all worthwhile. Did I remember everyone now? I'd like also to thank you guys for doing this. As always, it should have been done a long time ago, but nobody knows the value of today's events until they're history, and half of the facts have been forgotten. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- please note: this interview is ©opyrighted in 2002 by crown of cryptoburners ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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