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Jul 10
4 min

The Story Behind Frank Iva's Song -"More"

Concurrently, the themes that were going on in my life were uncertainty, confusion, darkness, desolation, defeat, helplessness, out of contr

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How to Stay Motivated and Inspired to Create

Frank Iva

Mar 6
5 min

How to Stay Motivated and Inspired to Create

Everyone of us creatives experiences creativity burn-out and a lack of inspiration to create but yet we do not have the luxury to not create

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Ten Must-Watch YouTubers for DIY Artists

Frank Iva

Feb 28
3 min

Ten Must-Watch YouTubers for DIY Artists

"...some of the videos I am sharing not only taught me how to do technical things, but they taught me to completely rewire my thinking,...

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How to Prepare for Technology Fails as a Creative

Frank Iva

Feb 21
7 min

How to Prepare for Technology Fails as a Creative

I don’t know how many times I’ve sat down to create music and my computer starts to grind or I just can’t get any sound out of my DAW, or I

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Six Truths Every DIY Artist Needs to Hear

Frank Iva

Feb 14
6 min

Six Truths Every DIY Artist Needs to Hear

The advice I would give to any DIY artist: Not knowing how to do something is not a good enough excuse not to do it.

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