Interview with song-writer Elaizz. Nirlimo - LMMS Fan Elaizz- song-writer, music producer (Q) - question (A) - answer Nirlimo: Hello Sasha, I'm glad that I had the opportunity to talk with you. Elaizz: Hi :) Nirlimo (Q): This is our first interview with you, and, as far as I know this is your first interview in life. Elaizz: (A): Yes, right.. Nirlimo (Q): Please, tell us a little about yourself. Elaizz: (A): Well, I do not even know what to say about myself ... I was born in a family of musicians. I remember that our family traveled a lot, my father always went to various countries, performed, and played musical instruments in a band. From the very childhood I listened to a lot of music, I danced and sang. I performed on stage, in front of a huge hall that was full of people. Then, along with the music, I had other completely different interests. I graduated from the drawing school. I also did a lot of dancing, singing, in general, I will not tell too much, but for all the time, I've tried many different things, and hobbies, from fashion and makeup, to fascination with various musical equipment:) But, one day it's just happened, and I just wrote my first song, and now, as a result, I'm a music producer. Nirlimo (Q): So, you're a producer? Elaizz (A): Yes, you can say that. :) Nirlimo (Q): Have you studied this somewhere? I mean - producing Elaizz: (A): You mean, do I have an education, and have I graduated from college or university? No, I have no special musical education. Nirlimo (Q): Ok, so someone helped you to acquire knowledge? Elaizz: (A): :) No Unfortunately. There was no such thing, you know, that someone came, and just taught you everything :) I studied myself. I had to go through a very hard way, think a lot, well, I really have to think a lot:) and solve a lot of small and big problems, and even troubles:) In general, this way was very complicated for me. I can not even remember that in life something was so difficult for me as to become a music producer:) I started with the LMMS forum, listened to the work of beginning musicians, tried to understand their mistakes, spent a lot of time trying to study my favorite LMMS program. Nirlimo (Q): Why did you choose LMMS for work with? Elaizz: (A): The answer is simple:) I did not have any money to buy a paid program, and I had nowhere to take this money. Since then, I'm a fan of Open Source software. I think that these guys, I mean developers, in general, these guys are doing a great job:) Nirlimo (Q): And, besides producing, what are you still doing? Elaizz: (A): Yes, I sing, I do dancing, drawing, I like a lot of other things, from fashion to all audio and video equipment .. Nirlimo (Q): Are you sure you did mentioned everything?:) Answer: No, to be honest, it's not all:) Well, does it matter?:) Yes, I'm also interested in directing, camerawork, scriptwriting ... Okay, I think we can stop here? Nirlimo (Q): Okay, as you wish. Please tell us about how you wrote your first song? Elaizz: (A): There's a funny story:) When I was still living in Japan, I composed my first song in life, called: Kuma Yeti. This song was about my cat. He is a very rare breed, American Curl. And besidest, other cats of this breed, did not look like him:) This inspired me, to write a song ... ... Nirlimo (Q): So you were the owner of a cat that was unique in appearance? Very rare in its kind? Elaizz: (A): Yes, that's what I wanted to say. He was more like a bear, not a cat ... Probably this is a special kind of American Curl, which is found only in Japan, or maybe only in the store where I bought it. Therefore, my first song is called: Kuma-Yeti, which translates as Bear-Yeti. Nirlimo (Q): It's funny:) It turns out that at first it was Japanese songs? And when did you sta