Alex Crescioni: Working in Extremes, Studio Etiquette, and Niching Down into your Passion

Today’s guest is Los Angeles based musician, producer, engineer, and mixer Alex Crescioni. Alex currently works out of his studio, Stygian Sound, which is located in the legendary Sound City Center complex. Focusing on heavy and dark genres in the metal world, Alex has worked with artists on Cleopatra Records, Pavement Music, Metal Assault Records, and Nuclear Blast Records as well as collaborated with Meegs Rascon, Chris Collier, and Tim Palmer. We have a great chat about the subgenres of metal, the strategy behind creating a selected discography, niching down to focus on music that you are passionate about, and how being a prepared client brings the best out of everybody involved.In this episode we'll dig in on...Learning from your failuresStudio etiquetteHaving a studio in the Sound City complexThe importance of finding people that will give you their honest opinionPutting technical metal riffs under the studio microscopeNiching down to make music you loveStudying guitar and recording at Musicians InstituteClassical piano and The Suzuki MethodThe art navigating of Los Angeles trafficGetting a loan and jumping head first into owning a studioWord of mouth referralsHow marketing can lead to transaction temporary clientsSeparation of work and lifeDSP guitar amp simulators vs real tube ampsGuitar string guageLearn More About Alex Crescioni...Website: https://www.alexcrescioni.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexcrescioni/Stygian Sound IG: https://www.instagram.com/stygiansound/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Alex CrescioniHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference