Meet Alex Sevigny | Musician & Audio Engineer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Alex Sevigny and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alex, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
Like many musicians I had a dream of doing music and audio work at a professional level from a very young age. I had been a hobbyist musician for many years, writing and producing my own music for my solo project, but this was nowhere near a full time job, and certainly wasn’t paying the bills. Around early 2019 there came a shift however, where I joined a local band and made some great connections. The band was called “Ugly.” and with them I played my first local shows and went on my first tour, all of which was pretty invigorating. Over the course of the year playing in this band I had learned that our bass player, my friend Quinn, who I’d previously worked with in my day job, was making the transition from his day job to full time freelancing and self employment as an Audio Engineer. I was extremely inspired by his story as I grew more and more tired of my day job at the time. He was essential in helping me connect with my first client which ended up being a podcast company with a sizable need for the services in which I could offer. While Podcast Editing is a step removed from Producing, Mixing and Mastering for bands, it allowed me the freedom to leave my day job and by December of 2019 I had set up shop as a freelance Audio Engineer and my business has only grown from there.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
Something that has played a huge role in setting me up for success professionally that otherwise would not be a given for a creative is my background in academia and management. Having done some post-secondary studies has imbued me with critical thinking and problem solving skills, both of which were further developed through a career in management at my day job. Being creative from a young age has helped me to develop greatly on the artistic side, but it’s really the managerial and problem solving skills that have allowed me to turn this into a business with continued growth and relationships with clients and sub contractors with whom I work. Editing Business related podcasts has allowed me to further grow my understanding of management and running a business. Something that is maybe not well understood is the balance of Left Brain/Right Brain in running a business based on creativity and art and I believe my cumulative experiences in both regards set me apart.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
One of the first things I would suggest would be a hike in one of the wonderful parks surrounding the city as there is so much wonderful nature to be seen. To top off all of the wonderful nature we would have to make a stop to see a show at Jackknife Brewing and enjoy some of their awesome beer and pizza.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
As I briefly alluded to in the first question, I owe a lot of credit to my friend Quinn McGraw (see: Living Machines, Pale Sky, Mylo Quinn). Quinn was instrumental in inspiring confidence and encouraging me to pursue the path of freelancing and self employment. He connected me with Mathew Passy, founder of “The Podcast Consultant”, the podcast company with whom I still work with to this day. Mathew is also an individual who deserves more credit and recognition in this story, taking a chance on me and my skills in the early days and allowing me the room to grow.

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Image Credits
Gloam Media, Matthew Burmatoff, Sav Bagshaw, IDFK Photography