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

It all happend when I discovered the Commodore 64. I can't remember what year
exactly. But it was in the early years.

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

My lineup has been: Atari, Intellivision, C64, Amiga500, Amiga 1200, and a
lot of different PC's.

Ofcorse a lot of gaming. But when the C64 entered the scene I got really
interested in the special C64 sound. But I didn't start to make my own music
untill the Amiga saw the light.

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

I guess music lies closer to my heart. It's that simple.

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

If I recall it right it all started with the original soundtracker. After that
it's been all kind of diffrent trackers like noistracker, fasttracker oktalyser
and so on... I guess it was the fasttracker that became my favorite.

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

Hmm... that's a tricky one :-) I did quite a few actually. One fave is called
"Electric Rain".

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

Yes I guess the early ones wasn't tha impressive. But they was made during the
learning process of the tracker :-)

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

I think the music is very important, in cmbination with the rest ofcoz.

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

I have left the computer music scene but instead I'm doing it on a
professional level in a band called "Paste(swe)"

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

It's not really the same anymore. It was a special feeling with the old
trackers and the sound disks like st-01 and so on.... But everything has to
move on so it's not that bad anyway :-)

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

On the C64 I must name Rob Hubbard as my favourite composer with tracks like
"Sanxion" and "Wizard of war". On the Amiga it's really hard to come up with
a number one but why not "checknobankh/desert dream" by Laxity/Kefrens or
"guitar slinger" by Jogier Liljedahl or "It's no secret" by Firefox. There
are so many more that it's almost unfair just to name a few.

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

Why not :-))

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

My top 3 is:
1. The Beatles
2. Depeche Mode
3. 10cc

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

A lot of pleasure and computer experience :-)

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

Sadly not :-(

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

No one special, but I just want to greet everyone that made the scene so
fantastic in the early days. Before the PC came and made us all to gamers :-))

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