Interview
Handle: Laxity
How did you come up with your alias ?
I came up with my handle right after I joined WIZAX 2004 back in 1986. We were gonna release our first demo with my music.. ("3545" I believe it was called !). I was called by another member of WIZAX, who wanted to know what he should write in the credits .. So I took the dictionary, to look for words I found good.. Before that I was thinking of calling myself SYNTH, but I found LAXITY to be a nice word.. Never the less I told him to call me SYNTH, so I was credited as SYNTH in "3545".. But I changed my mind right the day after, and in the mean time the demo was finished, and send of to our contacts. So the first demo I made music for I was credited as SYNTH, but ever after that, I've been LAXITY.!
City / Country:
I'm from Vejen in Denmark.. (But living in OSLO at the time being)
Born year:
1973
What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
My first computer was a commodore VIC20, which I got in 1984 or 85 (I don't really remember !)
How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
I got into the scene, by bying games of a swapper from WIZAX 2004 through the newspaper. He was interested in what I was coding, and I send of some code I made, and some music in Rob Hubbard player .. (Hi, Rob :) .. And they were interested in having a musician in their group, which was pretty uncommon at that time, so I joined.. After that I've been in ZETREX 2005 (An outbreak group of WIZAX 2004 ..!), 2000 A.D., STARION and then a lot around other groups, without really doing anything for them !.. (Bonzai, Crest etc..)
What was the proudest moment in your career ?
Pretty difficult to answer... Hmm.. I think the proudest moment of my computer career is the first time I was IRC'ing on the C-64 channel, when people told me, I am a legend on the 64... This is at the same time very flattering and strange.. I've been out of the 64 scene for now almost 4 years, and I'm still remembered..! That's pretty amazing I think... (Especially when I hear all the music I made on the 64.. !.)..
For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
You tell me.. Maybe because I was along the pioneers of demo music on the 64. When I started making music on the 64, most groups ripped music from games and we didn't. I don't know.. !.. I can only guess..
What would you like to be remembered for ?
For having done something, a lot of people enjoyed listening to !
What made you stop the scene activity ? (and do you remember when?)
The prospects of playing keyboards in a band... To go and search for my voice in music, through playing..
Thinking back on the good old days, is there anything you regret?
Only that my mom and dad never gave me a piano when I was little.. I wanted it so much, but they wouldn't let me have.. "It's too noisy !"
What was your favorite
GAME(S)
I guess I wasn't really playing games that much, but eventhough I loved Exploding Fist I and II.. They were so cool !
DEMO(S)
I can't remember.. There was a lot of cool stuff, back then !
PROGRAMMER(S) (OR PROGRAMMING TEAM(S))
Well I remember being very impressed with the works of EINSTEIN of UPFRONT back then.. He was cool.!
CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
None
COMPOSER(S)
Rob Hubbard was my absolute favorite.. (Love you sense for harmonies, man!.. )
BEST COMPOSED TRACK(S)
???... There's a lot of cool stuff... !..
EVENT(S) (E.G. COPYPARTY) MEMORY(S)
Painting a group mate in the face at a copyparty, with a touch while he was sleeping. And then seeing him walk around a whole day with a painted face without knowing it ..!
DRINK ?
Pepsi Cola .. (Yes Wizz.. I've converted..! )
What are you doing nowadays ?
Working in-house at FUNCOM Oslo, as a composer !
What are you doing on your spare time?
Sleeping and thinking of my girlfriend back in Denmark...
Is there anything you'd like to say to the public (read: admires)
Thank you for your faith in my music, and for showing you appreciation of my work throughout the years.. !
What is the meaning of life?
The meaning of life, is being able to create, and have control over your creativity .. ! .. And all the stuff they said in the 60'ies.. !