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S7 P1 EP ¤9¥2KINGPIN OF PMC¥1 ¤1Kingpin is one of the co-editors in ¤2RAW¤1. Read and get to know him a bit better! ¤6C = Calvin ¤8K = Kingpin ¤6C: Hi there! How are you doing? Please introduce yourself to our readers. ¤8K: I am fine, thanks. Well, my handle is Kingpin and I am a member of Pure Metal Coders. My main functions are helping out with RAW and doing some swapping on the side. My real name is Eric Stevens and I am 18 years old. If you think that my name sounds a bit American, you have guessed right. I am an American, but have lived in Norway since I was 2 years old. ð ¤6C: Well, atleast you got two happy years in your life... How is your social life? Are you studying or working? ¤8K: My social life is quite boring compared to all the booze-and-party- all-the-time members of the scene. I am going to local business school, where I study economy and computers (sort of!). ¤6C: Sounds interesting. What kind of music do you like? ¤8K: At the moment I like to listen to the new CD from Megadeth; 'Countdown to Extinction'. I also like a not so well known band called 'Suicidal Tendencies' who I think are really great. Generally I like to listen to all music sorts, except the kind my mother listens to (Whitney Houston, Ð ¤8etc). ¤6C: How are your relations to the rest of the Norwegian scene? ¤8K: I know most of the 'big' groups in the Norwegian scene personally (Andro- meda, Spaceballs, Cryptoburnes), but I dont have as many Norwegian contacts as I would have liked (but I am lazy, if that counts). I know most of the members of Andromeda and Spaceballs, but only a few in Cryptoburners. ¤6C: What do you think about the follo- wing Norwegian groups: Cryptoburners? ¤8K: They have finally started to get things together, like the new version of Protracker, and they will soon re- lease some demos. I can't wait. ð ¤6Crusaders? ¤8K: They have gone VERY quiet, but I am looking forward to the Gathering which promises to be quite good. Their last party was really excellent. ¤6Spaceballs? ¤8K: They are fighting with Andromeda to be the best group in Norway, they have some really cool dudes in their team. Their last demo; 'SOTA' was really great. They are the less serious group of Spaceballs and Andromeda, and that counts for a great deal (I think!). ¤6Andromeda? ¤8K: They are the most productive team in Norway (maybe Europe), but I think they are doing their demos too serious. Their members are among the Ð ¤8best in the world, but as I said earlier; they sometimes take the scene a bit too serious (I probably will be beaten up for saying this, as I was when I included Andromeda in my 'Big Fish Eat Small Fish' article in RAW 4) And worth mentioning is the very SPECIAL humour that Hydra and Mr. Hyde have (enough to drive you crazy). ¤6C: If you were able to code and design a demo all by yourself, how would it look like? ¤8K: It would have a glenz logo of RAW in 125312 faces, which rotated on three axis, every frame (of course!), and that would only be the boot. Then I would have some cool music and graphics and when everybody have re- laxed in their seats, I turn on extre- mely fast?? epelep... ð ¤6C: Mmm, sounds great! Do you have any special plans for the future? ¤8K: Well, yes. First of all, to release RAW issue 5, then to win the football compo at the Gathering'93, but after that things become a bit more clouded. ¤6C: According to me and a lot of other people RAW is the best diskmag in the scene. What is your winning recipe? ¤8K: Our recipe is quite simple. First add some good coding, good music, good design and graphics. Mix it all to- gether, leave in the fridge for three months, take it out and add our secret ingredient; one slightly aggressive Lord Helmet and then cook for two hours and serve it, preferably with a nice intro. Ð ¤6C: Three months in the fridge you say. I'll try to remember that... Which one is your own favourite mag? ¤8K: I must say that I like RAW, but be- sides that I really look forward to each issue of the EuroChart, so I must say that it is my favourite mag (be- sides RAW, of course!). ¤6C: Alpha & Omega II was a nice demo, but obviously not nice enough to be among the three best in the demo com- petition at the Party II in Aars. Were you disappointed? ¤8K: I was not disappointed, because I did not get any money any way, but I think Cocy was a bit pissed off, espe- cially when he finds out that the demo only needed one point to get 3rd prize and when he finds out that Lord Helmet forgot to vote (!). ð ¤6C: Oh, that must have hurt. What are PMC's future plans. Any big project on its way? ¤8K: We have no future plans, Cocy is in the army and most of the members are working with games or are studing away from home, so I can say with out a doubt, that it will be a long time be- fore you see any PMC productions again. ¤6C: Ok, those were the standard questions. Now let's get a bit more personal... How is it being a Norwegian? Always being the best at everything, always beating the poor Swedes in skiing... Tell me, how do you feel about it? ¤8K: Well, first of all; I am NOT a Norwegian, I am an American (who has Ð ¤8been living in Norway for about 17 years). Skiing is not really my cup of tea. Football is where I really find it interesting. Remember who beat San Marino and Holland, and who played 1-1 with England. I really like the Norwe- gian nation side. (free PR for Norwe- gian football) ¤6C: Yeah, beating San Marino in foot- ball must be hard... By the way. It's nice to hear an American say football about our sport. I thought you called it soccer?? But anyway... Since Norway obviously is the centre of the world, why isn't the UN headquarters, the Egyptian pyramids or the White House situated here? ¤8K: You thought I was going to write something funny, didn't you? Well, you thought wrong then, didn't you! ð ¤6C: Well, you can't win all the time. Now over to something else. If you could choose between these three things, what would you choose, and why? 1.Winning 3 million dollars taxfree at the national lottery. Now you can live like a real bastard for the rest of your life not having to work 40 hours a week! 2.Being a famous moviestar. You will marry the best looking woman in the world, but you can never leave your house since hundreds of people are al- ways waiting outside, screaming for autographs and money. You will then spend all your money on drugs and al- cohol to die poor. 3.Being absolutely normal. Get a nice wife, two screaming kids, a dog and a Ð ¤6Volvo. You will all live a very happy, but not too glamorous life in a suburb ¤8K: I'll pick number 3 as that will make us all go 'aaahhh', but there is no special reason for picking it (as you can see I am in a hurry to finish this interview). ¤6C: Ok, let's finish it! Do you have any last words to say before we end? ¤8K: I would like to thank Calvin for this nice interview, and to make a public announcement: RAW issue 5 will be released at the Gathering. So that is one other reason to travel to Nor- way and get your hands on the best issue of the great mag ever. I would also like to wish Joyride good luck in the future (you'll need it :-) )! I would like to say hello to ð some few friends while I have the chance: (-no order-) Jaby and Fester of Absolute Funky of Agnostic Front Lizardking, Cybersonik and Style of Alcatraz MCS, Fairfax, Lizard, Mr. Hyde, Hydra, Moxy and the rest of Andromeda Mr. Frenzy of Animators Wolfman of Balance Anvil of Black Monks Krest of Cryptoburners Cononel of Deadline Shade and Kreator of Devils Leebold and Desto of Dual Crew Elric of Essence Darky and Simpson of Equinox Gadget of Infect Killraven of Interpol Steriod of Jetset Hurricane and Casket of Legend The Pride of Lemon Ð All in Macabre Productions Rack and Zinko of Majic 12 Seen of Melon Dezign Kris, Logic and Astro of Movement Core of Noxious X3B of Rage Trasher of Sanity Executioner of Scoopex Mike of Shining Animal and WOTW of Silents Bundy and The Model of Sonic Everyone in Spaceballs Quackbuster of Static Bytes Dalmak of Stellar Sledge of Supernova Decca of Supplex Djengis Khan of Talent Cone of TRSI Zany of Virtual Dreams Calvin of Voice Adder of X-Trade That's just the people I remember of ð the top of my head, so if anyone is left out please dont feel too bad, ok! ¤6C: Ok, thanks a lot! Have a nice life and good luck with RAW in the future!! And by the way. How many of your answers do you think we will change before we publish this interview?!! ¤8K: All of them (that's what we would have done!). Ð