> Gryzor on the keys: [21-Apr-96] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, finally, it's my turn to write my own info-file, after asking to do so to all the musicians I have contacted since October '95 :-) As I'm a little bit lazy at the moment (close to the end of this project), I have chosen to include one of the interviews I have answered to, in the past. It's the one for DISC 11, written in June '95 (so almost 1 year ago) but you will find many informations about me and my activities in it. Simply remember that it was written one year ago, some things have changed. But just as an introduction, let's state some facts: Real Name................... Nicolas FRANCK Age......................... 27 (since yesterday! :-)) So old.........? Handle...................... Gryzor, ex-AmigaTBC, ex-AmsTBC ;-) Living...................... In France, near Paris (50km south-east) E-mail...................... gryzor@club-internet.fr Current Computer............ Amiga A4000/030 - 2MB CHIP - 20MB FAST 560MB IDE HD - 1.2GB IDE HD - 4.3GB SCSI HD (full of modules! :^)) - 2X CD-Rom Drive Computer Motivations........ Music (composing and listening ;) Programming (system, no more demos) Modules' Collecting (really? =) Computer Story.............. Started in '82 if I remember well when I got an Oric Atmos (yeah!). Playing games, of coz' but started to program in Basic ;) Then I got a cool Amstrad CPC 6128 in 1985, I kept on playing ;) but also kept on coding (started to learn Assembler Z80) and started to be interested in music too.. Finally got a wonderful Amiga 500 in Jan '88, it was THE PASSION!! I played a little at the beginning but quickly got interested in the creative aspect of the Amiga. I started to learn MC68000 Assembler (just cool!) and felt in love with the Soundtracker concept (Thank you Karsten Obarski! ;-) As a MusiCoder, I released some music-disks (both coded and sounded by me ;) but I also started to program the Amiga System, in order to create little utilities. I bought an A4000 in July '94. Now wait'n see for the future... Demo-Scene Activities....... Well, yes, at the beginning, in '89 till '92, I founded the group DMACON with some friends, and we released several music-disks, then I spent some time in DRD (before army), then HMD (after army) when I released my 5th music-disk "HMD - Endless Melodies", then I left the demo side, to concentrate on utility-programming. And what about composing.... I almost stopped... sadly :( Several reasons for this: lack of inspiration, lack of time (programming takes much time...), bored of the "4 tracks limitations" (I guess). But I still LOVE music, and I'm looking 4ward to trying MultiChannels, it should bring back my motivation, for sure! Utility Releases............ Small music rippers and converters in early '93 then the first version of Pro-Wizard in Aug '93 an efficient and user-friendly music-converter, but you will be able to read more about it in the interview, below... Shareware version of Pro-Wizard in Apr '94, Latest version: still v2.20 in Aug '95. Collecting Modules.......... Since the very beginning! :-)) And you have the result of this passion in your hands now ;) Hope you will enjoy it! Indeed, it was (is!) a Great Passion, not just 'collecting', but I always made my best to note many informations in the AmigaDOS file-comments of all my mods (author, composing date, coming from this demo, made for that music-compo....) I've always had only one thing in mind: R E S P E C T O F T H E C O M P O S E R ! And everybody should feel the same... Favorite MODs Composers..... Too many! :) But especially those who compose smooth'n cool ballads, and great funky music! But in fact, I do enjoy most styles of mods, except hard-rock and hard-core, maybe ;-) I even still love the good 'oldies' from '88, composed with the 'ST-01' sample-disk =) and I'm also very fond of synthetic mods, hhmmm... BTW, about oldies, don't forget to have a look at the '/Lists/Guides/Oldies_Forever!.guide' file (there's the same in ASCII too). I hope that you will appreciate my efforts in creating all these AmigaGuide files... ;^) And what about real music... It's the same, I listen to many many styles of music, really. I have some 'periods' though... Sometimes I come back to the old good Funky tapes I own for ages ('80-85), then I feel like enjoying some pieces of Trance/Goa (yes, yes..) then a 'smooth' period may come (yes, I'm very sentimental ;). I also love some movie musics! Hhhmmm, Vangelis' "Blade Runner" is one of my fav'! Esp. "Blade Runner Blues" ...... But there's something I must point out: I can easily listen to mods as well as real CDs during a very LONG time! I'm a real fool of the 'Repeat' function, hehe :) I can loop'n loop a mod for hours! (C'est combien ton record deja TNO ? :)) And it's the same with real music... Addicted?................... Definitely! But no need for drugs to flyyyy... Just a touching piece of Music... Apart from computers........ When I have some spare time (I didn't, almost for one year!!) I enjoy playing billiard (the French one, with the 3 balls, you know ;). (I even won a competition in late '91!) I like Chess game too, really fascinating... I also enjoy playing bowling (but couldn't for ages.....), I like Martial Arts too, I used to practise the Nunchaku ;) And finally, I mustn't forget maybe my favorite sport: Free-Style! I mean on a kind of Bmx you know, but not for races. I have scanned my bike :) just look at the "Gryzor-6-Freestyle.JPG" picture, huhu.. Really I love this... Good sense of balance, high precision and concentration are required! Unfortunately, I used to practise almost TEN years ago! Yes, 10! :( So far away... Now I'm a bit tall for my bike ;) but I will try to practise again this summer (hehe, pas vrai Elizium? :) Do I have to point out that I c-a-n-'-t live without music!? =) Any project?................ M-U-S-I-C ! If I finally get some equipment, I'm waiting for so long... Finally..................... I would like to DEEPLY thank all the musicians I have contacted since the beginning of this huge CD-Rom project, both via Internet and via snail-mail. It was a crazy work, believe me! But look at the results! At last, a GOOD mods- compilation, made with passion, not for money, with the permission of most of the composers. This has never been done before! So LOVE it! :) All the mods-composers deserve this gift. Thanks also to.............. All my family, thanks for your support :) In fact, I planned to make a complete Greets' list, but it's........impossible! :( ...
Alek_NGI