During the 90s I tried to learn enough to code some intros, but the learning curve is super steep to do something like your demoscene idols create. Also tried to find momentum here in Chile but failed, so finally I joined a mostly European team called 'Ethereal' which produced at least one demo:

http://pouet.net/nfo.php?which=3965&f=none

(I feature under the nickname 'eccp', on handdrawn graphics) ... I really enjoyed it while it lasted.