Alex Crescioni: How to Work on More Projects You Love

Alex Crescioni is an audio engineer, music producer, and mixer based in Los Angeles. where he operates Stygian Sound studio in the legendary Sound City complex. He has collaborated with Meegs Rascon, Richard Patrick, Tim Palmer, Chris Collier, Sin Quirin, Diego "Ashes" Ibarra, Mike Wells, and Bill Metoyer. He also worked with artists on Nuclear Blast Records, Napalm Records, Wind-Up Records, Craft Recordings, Cleopatra Records and many more. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Doing more of what’s best for you vs following a “traditional path” in the music industryAudio college: Should you go or not?The importance of establishing your role before starting a projectBuilding your niche in the industryCollaboration vs competition with other engineers: Why turning down projects and giving them to others can actually be a good thingWhy writing in Guitar Pro can diminish the quality of your songsAlex’s approach to working with templatesUsing an All Buttons In template vs a Starting Point template: How they differ and when to use one vs the otherAlex’s technique for getting more control of the low end when mixing bassClipping: Why hitting the red is actually useful sometimes To learn more about Alex, visit: https://www.alexcrescioni.com/ To learn more tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community To make sure that you don’t miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android. Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to [email protected] Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!