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

I got my first C64 when I was 10 years old, around 1985, so that was
when I started using computers.

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

I have own a C64, an A500 and an A1200. I started out making music
on the C64 when I was about 12 years old, using Rockmonitor 4. It was
great fun although I wasn't on the scene then.

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

Well, I think that it is more fun making music than coding, although I
was also a coder.

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

I used mostly Protracker on the Amiga.

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

I think that I slowly quit making modules after The Party 1994,
when I ended up 11th with Island Of Sadness. It was a great feeling
even to be among the modules played at the biggest party of all.

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

Too many :)

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

The music is, ofcourse, very important. A good demo always has great music
synced to the design.

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

Well, not actually, although I work at a game developing company as a
programmer, and we have discussed that I should make music for some game.
But I recently got a copy of the windows version of Octamed which looks very
promising, so maybe I will start tracking again.

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

It is not the same, because it simply isn't tracked. Although that doesn't
mean that it sucks. (Well, midi sucks... :))

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

I like the old Tip/Mantronix styles, like the Enigma module. And ofcourse
Moby's modules. There are a lot of great modules, and there are a lot of
great composers.

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

No. I don't think anyone would want it :)

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Mostly heavy/death metal, but I also enjoy Sash!, Antiloop etc... I
can say one thing: MP3 rules.

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

It was great fun, and I spent most of my sparetime for 7 years doing
scene related stuff, like Packdisk menus, trainer menus, intros, dentros,
demos. And ofcourse alot of modules. And I don't regret one single minute
of it. If it wasn't for the scene, I wouldn't be working as a games
programmer now, making alot of money just having fun :). And ofcourse I
met alot of friends and made some enemys.

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

No, I can't say that I am. I stopped most of my scene-activities after
winning the Remedy'97 demo-compo for Rebels. And there is simply not any
time anymore for the scene. I'm getting old :(
Although I made a little Java-demo togheter with an old amiga-associate,
Randy, for the Ram Jam label, which ended up 3rd at TP7.

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

I would like to greet all the people I met during the years, also under
my early years as Jammaster, and Syce. Special greets to Payday (whom I
always was in the same group as), OYISE, Orgasmatron, Kama and the rest
of X-Trade Sweden, ACBS & Randy/Ram Jam. Some fuckings must go to the
organizers of Assembly'96, and the members of the jury, especially
EYE-Q/Sonic Clique who is the biggest lamer ever. I am just very glad
that I beat them at TP7 Java-compo. That was payback!

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