My guest today is producer, engineer, mixer Alex Crescioni.

Alex is based in Los Angeles at his studio Stygian Sound, located in the legendary Sound City studio complex. He works with a wide variety of rock & metal bands on Nuclear Blast Records, Napalm Records, Wind-Up Records, Craft Recordings, Cleopatra Records, Metal Assault Records, Steamhammer Records, Sliptrick Records, EMP Label Group, Gore House Productions, Frontiers Records, Danse Macabre Records, and Minotauro Records. I've followed Alex's career for a long time and am happy he's here to join me for a chat. Alex Crescioni, coming up here on The Working Class Audio Podcast.

In this episode, we discuss:

Mothers Musical influence
The Suzuki Method
Musicians Institute
Peter and the wolf
Garage Sale Four-Track
Home base
Wanting To Give Up
Bad Intern Experiences
Sound City
LA Studio Complexes
Getting Work
Client Vetting Process
Rates
Mentors
Guitar Pedals
Doom metal
Matt Wallace
Tim Palmer
Chris Collier
Assistants
Struggling
Financial Awakening

Matt's Rant: Sharing Your Knowledge

Links and Show Notes

Alex's Site: https://www.alexcrescioni.com/
Alex on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcrescioni/
Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexcrescioni/
WCA on Instagram: @working_class_audio
Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/
Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw

Credits:

Guest: Alex Crescioni
Host: Matt Boudreau
Engineer: Matt Boudreau
Producer: Matt Boudreau
Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
Announcer: Chuck Smith
Additional Music: The License Lab

WCA #333 with Alex Crescioni - Doom Metal, Peter & The Wolf, Bad Intern Experiences, and Garage Sale Four-Tracks