Square Sounds Festival Focus: Wiklund

Answered by: Wiklund — video game/chiptune producer

Where are you from? Sweden.

What's your favourite thing about chipmusic/the chiptune scene? Meeting new people with the same interest and sharing knowledge; it feels like the whole chipmusic community is a big family. It's also cool to meet someone for the first time who you have been talking to over the internet.

What track would you recommend newbies to chip music check out as a gateway song? I would recommend chipmusic from the Commodore 64 and Amiga era to start with, you will be amazed what people can do with such limitations.

What influences your music the most? My biggest influence is a computer art subculture called the demoscene, where people express their programming, artistic and musical skills.

What's your favourite piece of equipment and why? The Commodore 64 because of its limitations. You only have three channels to work with, so you have to be really creative and mix the sounds together to save space.

What's your favourite video game and why? Final Fantasy 7, amazing story.

What can we expect from your set at Square Sounds? You can expect catchy and energetic melodies made with two Gameboys and a Commodore 64. And of course a super happy and excited Wiklund.

What day and time are you playing at Square Sounds? 10.10pm, 4 Mar.

Square Sounds Festival is held at Evelyn Hotel on 4 & 5 Mar.