Amiga Music Preservation -

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

Got a Spectrum when I was 9 which was erm. 1985. After a couple of weeks
i started typing in the programs which came with it.. Before i knew
it I was hooked :)

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

Spectrum 48k/+/+2 - coded many things in Basic and z80 asm.
still have some projects which I plan to finish :))
Also played some games.

Dragon 32 - did some gfx programs in 6502 and basic.

Sinclair QL - again more programming. the QL had a 68008 so this was my
first motorola 68000 series machine :)

Acorn Electron - made many basic programs and a 3d editor and some other things in
6502 asm. yes I know.. a poor mans bbc :))

Atari XE - mostly just played games on this :)

the machine si had setup and running and which i now use
on a daily basis are my

C64/1541 (both original models)
a500/7mb ram/540mb hd/cdrom/ham-e gfx adapter etc.
a1200/030/10mb ram/7gig of hd's/40x cdrom
a3000/060/2gig hd/cybervision643d gfx card/toccata sound card/emplant

and other various pieces of hardware also.

oh and I also have other 8 bitters and some older machines like
my HP9100b from 1969. which is now quite collectable

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

I dont make music.. just my music website. I still code regularly on my
Amigas too

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

Well as im not a musician, I never really made much. However I have
used many music software on my amigas and c64 and other machines.
but mostly playing around :)

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

... :)

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

All of them :)

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

Very important to me. It sets the mood and so on :)

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

... :)

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

cant comment on a audio format. I listen to a tune.. if I like it I keep it :)

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

Lethal Xcess - Jochel Hippel
Turrican 2 - Chris Huelsbeck
Jim Power - Chris Huelsbeck
Parallax - Martin Galway
Wizball - Martin Galway
Robocop - Jonathan Dunn
Ghouls'n'Ghosts - Follin Bros
Sly Spy - Follin Bros
Bionic Commando - Follin Bros

i'll stop now. this list goes on and on
I love also many classic mods from the amiga demo scene..
works from Romeo Knight, Audiomonster and so

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

... :)

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

I dont really listen to any in partiicular. i like various music.
I listen to everything from Classical to Drum and Bass

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

Well. it gives me pleasure I suppose.. hmm i'm
not sure quite what to answer to this :)

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

Sure :)

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

Hi to all those who help with my website and keep the Amiga
going with their Demos, Programs, Support, Ideas, Inspiration, Creativity
etc.

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