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Handle: Simon V (previous Handles: "Vivid", "No-More")

Group: Tokyo Dawn records (honourmember), Kosmic Free Music Foundation, Radical Rhythms

Date of birth: 20.02.1979


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

My father bought an Atari ST in 1989.


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

The Atari ST and a lent Amiga Commodore 500, for doing tracked music and 
pixel-painting.


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

Music touched my soul more than graphics did.


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

Noisetracker and various other trackers on Atari. On PC I've been using
Fasttracker 2 and Impulse Tracker. Lately, I do enjoy working
with Buzz (http://www.buzz2.com).


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

"National Pride" (remix). It's the only piece of music I've written
which lasts for 14 minutes. It's a journey.


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

"Overdose". Some real eurodance crap.


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

It should fit to the visual side of it. 


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

Still composing. Running a Drum'n'Bass label called Santorin rec. 
(http://www.santorin.de) and working as semi-professional producer.


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

It's great. Access to music for everyone. The way it should be.


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

4mat "Back to Blue"
Moby "Knulla Kuk"
Nitin Sawhney "Homelands"


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

I already did a Best-of Audio CD called "One Night".
It's available on my homepage.


12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Breakbeat Era, Ennio Morricone and various DJ-Mixtapes.


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

The Atari scene mostly gave me friendships lasting for years.
I'm still in contact with everyone.


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

Just a bit in the tracked-music community.


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

Keep checking http://www.simonv.com for updates 
and more information about my work.


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 please note: this interview is opyrighted in 2001 by crown of cryptoburners
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