Interviews
An Interview with FeekZoid
Sid Musician and Arranger. Neither me or Paul could decide which catagory he should fit in. So in the end i plumped for arranger. Reason being A comes before C, and for that reason only. Paul gives an interesting account of the scene and at times controversial. His remarks on Commercialism in the scene is one of these moments. Paul is a talented musician who has provided some fine tunes over the years.
An Interview with Slaygon
by Neil Carr
Creator of SIDS, Developer of C64.org and soon remixer of classics. Slaygon dedicates alot of his time to the c64. The C64.org site has become one of the most respected c64 sites creating a free and always free a resource to the c64 comunity. This was a guy who we just had to interview. This interview was Remix64's first LIVE interview so we hope this adds to the overall feel.
An Interview with Mark Cooksey
Mark Cooksey of Ghosts and Goblins fame was a recognised musician who worked mainly for Elite. During this time he was responsable for many great tunes some of which are: Bomb Jack, Space Harrier, Paperboy. Within This interview Mark reveals the amount Rob Hubbard got paid for his work for commando.
An Interview with Steve Barrett
by Neil Carr
Steve Barrett was one of the earliest composers on the c64. Steve admits that his music wasn't technically ground breaking. Fortunately his talent still shone with some of the most melodic pieces on the c64. Blue Meanies being one of these melodic pieces which Reyn Ouwehand has expertly covered on his Nexus CD.
An Interview with Markus Schneider
The author of Rolling Ronny, lethal Zone, No mercy, Xiphoids and the Amiga version of Tusker plans sometime this year to enter the remix scene, possibly with Thomas Detert. However Markus is a busy man so finding the time is his major limitation. If Markus or Thomas do re-create some of their music then i for one shall be very interested in the outcome.
An Interview with o2
o2 gives us a short but precise interview. O2 has created many dreamlike scores this is because of his musical influences, people like Jarre and Enya have made an impression on o2, and this is why you get these atmospheric remixes.
An Interview with Stefan Hartwig
by Neil Carr
Another Guy who provided some excellent tunes for the Turrican series of games. For some reason Stefan wan't consulted about about his music for Turrican before the game hit the market. Stefan explains that he was a bit disappointed
by this. Some of the Software Houses in the days of the c64 really do have a lot to answer to.
An Interview with Fredrik Segerfalk
Fredrik composed the music for Shadow Of the Beast and Kick Off. Two outstanding games with outstanding soundtracks. The Kick Off series of games are still being made to this very day over a decade later. Fredrik tells a sad story here, where his hard work was literally and to put it bluntly RIPPED OFF!!!
An Interview with Richard Joseph (by Neil Carr)
by Neil Carr
Defender Of the Crown, Antirad, Barbarian and more recently 11 tracks for a lego game. Although he follows a different lead with his company Audio Interactive he still writes music to this very day. Talking of music.. Keep an eye out for a remix of Barbarian which may feature in a future BIT Album by Richard himself.
An Interview with Press Play On Tape
by Neil Carr
The only band in existance (Unless you know different) who devote their time into playing C64 music. They have played live in concert and have appeared on Danish radio. So we asked them about these matters and here's what they had to say.
An Interview with The Mighty Bogg
Mighty Bogg (Graham Marsh) Famous for the ermmm… Mighty Bogg Albums 1 and 2. But What happened to Bogg, where did he go, on he had the answers. So we seeked him out to ask exactly the questions.
An Interview with Thomas Detert
by Neil Carr
Thomas Detert produced many fine tunes on the c64. Remembered most for his music in the Demo scene, yet he provided music for many a game. He still writes music to this very day, quoting Thomas I couldn't breathe without music.
An Interview with Bart Klepka
by Neil Carr
Bart creator of 'The Big Ben' medley and his latest remix is Bruce Lee. Following a Dance style bart creations are heavilly remixed producing some unusual but satisfying work.
An Interview with Fred Gray
by Neil Carr
Shadowfire, Mutants, and Engima Force, yet surprisingly these an not his favourite piece, though he admits to them being groundbreakers. His favourite piece suprisingly is the whacky MADBALLS or the music from Mario Bros.
An Interview with Kenz
by Neil Carr
Kenz is the editor of Commodore Zone
. He also set up a PD site called Binary Zone Interactive. To top this he has been involved with the Channel 4 show
Bits as a Retro-Reasearcher. But to continue matters he is the Executive Producer for Bit 3 and he is responsable for the companion cd for bit3. Chris Abbott described this man as the
man who single handedly tried to save the c64" - I think he has a point.
An Interview with DjLizard
Dj Lizard is all about Dance. Why?.. Well "everyone likes dance" according to Michael. But if you take a look at his website, you'll find many other tunes that are not of this style. Go on.. You know you want to…
An Interview with Barry Leitch
by Neil Carr
Barry Leitch here gives a quite amusing account of his past and present work. He was resposable for the Techno-mix of Monty On The Run in the gremlin graphics follow-up called Impossamole. So what does barry do now… Well you'll be surprised…
An Interview with Ferrara
by Neil Carr
Ferrara takes the more philosophical approach with this interview. It certainly raises some issue's that are both interesting and Intriguing. Just check what Ferrara has to say.
An Interview with Makke
by Neil Carr
Makke's 'Ode to the c64', had to be investigated. This is just one of the many questions we asked Makke. He has produced some memorable tunes so far, and 'Ode to the C64' has possibly got to be one of the most original concept's for a good while.
An Interview with Wobbler
by Neil Carr
So far Wobbler has created many dance tracks with one excpetion his remix of Turbo Outrun has a latin feel. Feel free to visit his website at: www.wobbler.nu
An Interview with Markus Siebold
by Neil Carr
Markus made only a few commercial tunes on the c64, however he is remembered for his music on the Turrican 2 game. He also made the music for Enforcer.
An Interview with Kai Spitzley
Kai has many website interests these include: c64rmx mailing list, arnold.c64.org, LN Archives, girls.c64.org. Another person who gives the scene a big boost, and the C64rmx mailing list has proved to be a vital comunication portal for remixers.
An Interview with Tommy Humstad Lian
Slumgud has produced some notable remixes, and these can be found at R:K:O. Another musician that follows the dance style, which seems to be the popular style at the moment.
An Interview with Michiel Soede (www.soedesoft.com)
Michiel is a Composer and Arranger. Soedesoft created many excellent tunes on the c64, but a worthy addition to this is his fine cover of Nemesis The Warlock, which can be found at either R:K:O, or at his own website. One of my favourite covers.
An Interview with Warren Pilkington
by Neil Carr
Well what can ya say about Warren….. Famous for the HVSC and for his writings in the Back In Time and Nexus booklets. He was also a contributor with Hints and Pokes for Zzap64 and Commodore Format. His devotion and time that he has given to the c64 is admirable. Let's see what he has to say….