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 influenceThe Suzuki MethodMusicians InstitutePeter and the wolfGarage Sale Four-TrackHome baseWanting To Give UpBad Intern ExperiencesSound City LA Studio ComplexesGetting WorkClient Vetting ProcessRatesMentorsGuitar PedalsDoom metalMatt WallaceTim PalmerChris CollierAssistantsStrugglingFinancial AwakeningMatt's Rant: Sharing Your KnowledgeLinks and Show NotesAlex'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_audioConnect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFwCredits:Guest: Alex CrescioniHost: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt BoudreauProducer: Matt BoudreauEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt BoudreauWCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck SmithAdditional Music: The License Lab