Skyhigh 20 About CHRIS HUELSBECK!
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About CHRIS HUELSBECK! Hugh all over there !!!! INTRUDER/AVANTGARDE INTRUDER/AVANTGARDE brings ya another interessting (!) interview with: CHRIS HUELSBECK! CHRIS HUELSBECK! Have to disappoint all those who mean this interview would have the style of the last one. Had to do it seriously ... pity ! * = Intruder £ = Chris Huelsbeck *: Who are you ??? £: I was born in march '68 in Kassel - so my age is 27 years. I did the "Mittlere Reife" and stopped the school at the 12th class at the "Gymnasium". Since 1987 I'm working mainly as composer for computer- and videogames. *: When did you get your C=64 and how was the "coming-out" as composer? £: 1984 I bought my 64 at "Kaufhof" for apx. 750 Ger- man marks. I exchanged it seven times bcoz of technical damagments. Nearly I only could afford an Atari 800 XL but I liked the 64 soundwise much better, so my grandma helped me out with money. I created music since ever (poor neighbours), got with the age of five years two years piano- lessons and with twelfe also one year drum- lessons. But I never could read notes from a paper. *: Tell us from your discovery please. £: The mag "64-er" started a competition for self- programmed musics. I immediately started to pro- grame. A few soundroutines was been already done but the idea, perhaps to catch the 10th place brought much motivation to myself. After a few sleepless nights "SHADES" was ready. I never expected the fist place. *: Have you ever had contact to the illegal scene like cracker, modemtrader and on? £: Nope, nearly nothing. *: Have you still contact to old sceners of the 64? £: Just a few ... and also no known people. *: What is your job now - what do you do nowadays? £: I record a game for OCEAN on the SONY PLAY- STATION, PC, and SEGA SATURN. Beside that I work on a soundconverter from a SNES-song from KO- NAMI for the MEGADRIVE. Due my problems with the KAIKO-bankrupt I had to start from the beginning, that was in 1994. For 1996 there are several actions planed. For example a soundeditor useable for everyone under windows. Beside that I still produce dance- -music and remixes. *: You produce CD's? Which ones and how much they will they cost? £: Bcoz of the requests from fans I produced six CD's since '91. (ed: take a look at the end of this interview if you are interessted in). *: What do you think abou the future of the 64 and do you know some future-projects? £: I still own three C=64-computers and two drives which I still activate from time to time to watch those great old stuffs (games etc.). Beside that this old piece is worked out. I nearly know nobody who still works with this machine. *: Compare the 64 with all those actual machines you are involved with nowadays. £: I often miss the charme of the old 64 on those big calculate-machines. Beside that I am very astoni- shed about this fast development of those com- puters today. Today you can watch realtime-gfx which some years ago were pre-calculated. We are short before a worldwide network of all house- holds and act total natural in cyberspace. I'm happy that I lived the early days of computers lately. Artwise the new computers bring more space for example soundwise. Today I am able to record sounds for a game like a CD in a studio. *: Have you any idols? £: Nah, just Hans Zimmer comes in my mind, who star- ted a strong carrer in Hollywood. My favourite composer is John Williams who did some fantastic soundtracks for films like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, E.T. and Indiana Jones. For me he's a god ! *: What are your favourite games nowaday's ? £: I'm an absolute "Descent"-fan! Beside this I play some classic-games here and there like "Impossible Mission" and "Sentinel" on the C=64. *: What do you do in your spare-time? £: Cinema, music, spare time ?? What is that ? Thanx Chris! I'll serve you with the latest X-mas- demo's - maybe you remind yourself one fine day and find the way back to the C=64 (joke hehe). Some examples he did: Jinks (1987) R-Type (1989) Giana sisters (1987) Grand Monster Slam (1989) Rock 'n Roll (1989) X-out (1989) Turrican (1990) ... and much more! CD's: "Shades" (1991) "Apidya soundtrack" (1992) "To be on top" (1992) "Turrican soundtrack" (1993) "Rainbows" (1994) "Easy life" (1994) Order-number: Name: Price: --------------------------------------------- ACD1 Chris Huelsbeck Vol. 1 "Shades" 27.-- --------------------------------------------- ACD2 Apidya Soundtrack (special) 45.-- --------------------------------------------- ACD3 Chris Huelsbeck Vol. 2 "To be on top" 27.-- --------------------------------------------- KCD4 Turrican Soundtrack 31.-- --------------------------------------------- HCD5 Chris Huelsbeck Vol. 3 "Rainbows" 28.95 --------------------------------------------- HCD6 Chris Huelsbeck's Soundfactory CD-Rom and audio 33.95 --------------------------------------------- Post-taxes and package: 5.-- Cash on delivery: 3.-- (taxes only for inside Germany) All prices in German Marks! If you are outside of Germany I'm looking forward to help you out with the ordering of any CD's. (Without profit as usual of course). I also ordered the first CD from him and it's great ! Get a piece of history into your CD-drive at: Chris Huelsbeck Medienproduktion Postfach 1321 D-63203 Langen or as told - ask me. Thanx for the attention ... HUGH !!! HUGH !!! ?
