My guest is Grammy Winning producer, engineer, mixer Nick Raskulinecz who has worked with Rush, Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Deftones, and many more. In this episode, we discuss:Growing up in Knoxville.Rock Star Dreams. Falling in love with the guitar.Instrument knowledge helps speak the language.Drummers are a different breed.College money bought an 8-track.Switching gears - Dreams of Rock stardom to Recording Guru.Brian Bell Opportunity at Sound City.Living on Taco Bell and loving it.From runner to assistant.Leaving the nest - quitting the band.The recording obsession.Greg Fidleman Transitioning beyond assistant.Odd jobs to engineer.Danzig Duff McKagan Barely surviving but doing well.The Foo Fighters Story.Working on One By One Matt Hyde Connecting with people.Logistics on getting paid.Alice and Chains and the new singer.Breaking the ice with a new group.Working with Rush. What decisions made this career possible?Work-life balance.Moving back to Tennessee - Family matters.Matt's Rant: PerseveranceLinks and Show NotesNick's Management Nick on InstagramAtomic HabitsPaul Fig on WCAWCA on InstagramConnect with Matt on LinkedinCurrent sponsors & promosCreditsGuest: Nick RaskulineczHost: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt BoudreauProducer: Matt BoudreauEditing: Anne-Marie Pleau WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell Announcer: Chuck Smith