After posting some shouts and a rush remix of Bionic Commando lately (...and before a certain release coming soon...), it is time to introduce myself here.
I started as a musician in 1989, with a C64 + an editor called Future Composer and with a guitar in the hands. Between 1989 and 1994 I composed 40 or so SID tunes but they weren't released and spread that time because all the projects / groups I've joined kept failing to release stuff. My final "assignment" (a strategy game project) was turned down after the programmer's housefire where all the source code was destroyed. I had a lot of faith in that so I was bitter and got totally fed up. I boxed my old sunburnt C64C "Beast" and dug it deep with all my works. As an already active guitarist about that time, I concentrated on band activities only.
Many years passed without and touch of SIDs. After 4 active bands, own album releases, over 2 thousands of live shows, a decade in the audio production industry and producing underground rock albums for other groups in the most recent years, around the beginning of 2009 I had to face that this year will be my 20th anniversary as a musician - and returned to the start: SIDding.
First I just wanted to make a compilation of my previous releases and as I started to dig up the dirt, I found my old audio archive tapes, including my SID music from the early years. I decided to make an updated version of one of my old tunes. As a side-consequence I sent my rusty data to HVSC and re-started my SID composing engines after 15 years of silence. Check HVSC / CSDb if you like.
First just driven by nostalgy, I also started to scan the net for C64 stuff in February or so. So I found the flourishing, creative and inspiring SID remix community with tracks that just blew me away. So, my anniversary release took a turn and I decided to add some root inspiration tunes and make remixes of 2 or 3 of my old favs.
Actually, I had to face that there are too many of them...
You'll meet the outcome soon
Regards,
NP
Nice work!
