The Creator’s Bloc Podcast

Creator's Bloc

What does it mean to be a creative? Welcome to The Creator's Bloc Podcast, where we give creatives a voice to tell their story and share valuable insight.

  1. 01/17/2021

    #15 - Alex Polanco (Versatil): Film Maker, Actor, Story Writer

    Learn more about Creatives visit: CREATORSBLOC.COM A Platform and Collective Where Creatives Tell Their Story  Host: Elvis Rios instagram.com/elvislikesphotos (@elvislikesphotos) Guest: Alex Polanco instagram.com/a1versatil (@a1versatil) TIMELINE 00:36 | What makes Alex a creative? | 05:04 | Alex write his own stories  | 05:47 | How the barbershop influenced Alex’s career   09:52 | Being nervous giving a shape up   14:00 | When did Alex get into film?   17:15 | meeting AD (AD media films) 18:41 | What Elvis enjoys shooting   22:28 | Elvis’s skatefilm   24:52 | Alex’s new web series   28:47 | What does Alex like to portray in his craft   29:00 | Alex’s play in college   32:37 | Critics reviewing Alex’s play   33:37 | How does Alex stay motivated   35:50 | What is Alex’s end goal 36:36 | How does Alex practice his acting 42:07 | Alex’s “barber shop” reference to character building   46:30 | The steps needed to become a better story teller 47:12 | Who does Alex plan on working with   49:26 | How Elvis makes visual story telling pieces   50:45 | Psychological character building   52:13 | What influences Alex Planco 54:07 | Using art to influence   57:40 | perspectives and experiences   01:01:07 | Alex’s Daily routine   01:05:00 | How does Alex get over a “Creator’s Bloc” Advice to aspiring actors 01:10:00 | Theater and stand up comedy

    1h 15m

  2. 03/13/2020

    #14 - AD (AD MEDIA FILMS): Director, Film Maker, Creative

    CREATORSBLOC.COM where creatives tell their story. **TIMELINE BELOW** CONNECT WITH US HOST: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos) Creatorsbloc.com/elvislikesphotos Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesphotos/?hl=en Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVmslwiXmWJrvE6vhRH4Kgw?view_as=subscriber SPECIAL GUEST: AD Instagram: (@admediafilms) : https://www.instagram.com/admediafilms/?hl=en Timeline 00:40 | Podcast start 01:20 | How did you get the name AD 02:40 | How did AD get into the creative world? 03:00 | Learning about life in DR 04:00 | Working at an Auto shop 04:30 | AD's Transition into film making (and myspace) 05:30 | The business mind behind AD 06:50 | “This business is more about responsibility, and discipline " 07:40 | AD's beginnings in music video film making 08:30 | ANX? AD's first music video 11:10 | Working with Don Omar 15:00 | How does AD define himself as a Creative 16:05 | AD educates other creatives 16:50 | AD's current Projects 18:30 | What keeps AD's Motivated 19:50 | The importance of documenting 20:50 | AD's memoir 23:10 | How AD got into cooking 23:50 | AD's famous bacon wrap 24:40 | AD surprise to Ivan 27:05 | AD's Vision from the start of his career, to now 28:20 | AD during his early days of his career 31:20 | AD is going with the flow 33:10 | Short term goals in the film world 34:25 | AD's long term goal 35:45 | Keeping everything private until its ready 36:25 | Who would AD like to work with? 38:10 | How does AD pick an idea being a creative? 39:00 | AD's memory 42:20 | Speaking in public with AD 44:20 | How Elvis overcame stage-fright 45:35 | What inspires AD? 47:47 | Phones are more powerful thank you think 48:37 | What lens do you need when you first start photography/videography 50:00 | Bloodshot movie trailer review 54:00 | How does AD get out of a Creator's Bloc? 56:20 | What advice do you have for people 01:00:00 | Where to Follow us! *bonus* 01:40:00 asbestos

    1h 2m

  3. 01/17/2020

    #13 - Aiyana: Model, Creative Director, Stylist, and Fashion Designer, Founder of "VINYANA GLOBAL"

    CREATORSBLOC.COM where creatives tell their story **TIMELINE BELOW** CONNECT WITH US HOST: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos)   Creatorsbloc.com/elvislikesphotos Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesphotos/?hl=en Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos)      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVms... SPECIAL GUEST: Aiyana   Instagram: (@aiyanafig) : https://www.instagram.com/aiyanafig/?hl=en VINYANA GLOBAL: (vinyana.global)   https://www.instagram.com/vinyana.global/?hl=en TIMELINE 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Start of "The Creator's Bloc Podcast" 3:30 - Clifton High School's "Aspire program" 5:15 - A little about Aiyana 7:10 - Aiyana's experience at the Art Expo in NYC 8:00 - What does art mean to Elvis 9:55 - How Aiyana Started "Vinyana Global" 14:00 - Family history is important 17:30 - The world is changing !! current events around the world 18:25 - W hen halloween was "postponed" 19:25 - How does Aiyana link her creativity together? 22:05 - Aiyana leaning towards editorial projects 25:00 - Aiyana and her beliefs 26:20 - what does Elvis believe in? how destiny and fate co-exist 30:50 - “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” - C.G. Jung 32:00 - What Projects is Aiyana currently up to? 32:00 - What was Aiyana's inspiration behind "Vinyana" 34:45 - What does Elvis's personal style say about him 37:30 - How Aiyana describes her personal style 40:00 - Current Projects Aiyana is working on 41:40 - What's Aiyana's Process when creating stuff for "Vinyana" 42:40 - Aiyana's concept of "you are always on time" 45:30 - Elvis knew he wasn't going to be tall... 46:30 - School was easy for Aiyana...hard for Elvis 49:40 - What Elvis Thinks about his college experience 51:00 - What a creative has to do in order to develop 52:50 - The blessing and the curse of being a creative 59:50 - What does Aiyana want to portray in her art 1:01:00 - What life can bring you 1:06:50 - What is the difference between a visionary and a creative 1:07:00 - What is Aiyana's end goal ? 1:08:30 - What inspires Aiyana? 1:10:00 - What are Elvis and Aiyana MEANT to do? 1:13:00 - Why Elvis collects perspectives and how he expresses feelings 1:15:00 - Catching people early in their journey to success 1:16:00 - How people have to DECIDE to use their FULL POTENTIAL 1:17:00 - The importance of documenting 1:19:00 - The idea behind Creator's Bloc 1:22:20 - Elvis's Bigger Purpose in life 1:25:00 - How does Aiyana describe "Anger"? 1:28:00 - Aiyana on How to handle emotions and energy as an empath 1:30:00 - Who is Aiyana influenced by? 1:32:00 - Why Aiyana pushes herself to be a better version of herself 1:39:30 - Aiyana on how money just exposes people's TRUE intentions 1:45:50 - Driving before GPS 1:48:30 - What is Aiyana's Daily Routine? 1:51:00 - When was the last time Aiyana had a "Creator's Bloc" ? 1:54:00 - What does Elvis do when having a "Creator's Bloc" 1:56:20 - What advice would Aiyana give to creatives? 1:58:00 - What Advice does Elvis have for Creatives? 1:59:00 - Why you should run TOWARDS FEAR!! *BONUS*: 2:03:00 - Fun convo, this shows our most natural state of talking before the podcast.

    2h 7m

  4. 12/01/2019

    #12 - Toni Tonez : Music Producer

    **TIMELINE BELOW** CONNECT WITH US   HOST: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos)   https://www.elvislikesphotos.com/ Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesp... Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos)      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVms... Twitter: (@elvislikesphoto)      https://twitter.com/elvislikesphoto SPECIAL GUEST: Toni Tonez   Instagram: (@Toni_tonez) : https://www.instagram.com/toni__tonez/?hl=en Youtube: (Toni__Tonez)   https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBeefMan101 TIMELINE 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Podcast starts 2:22 - How did Toni Tonez get into music 3:56 - What genres does Toni focus on 5:17 - Not recording your everyday life 7:05 - The first time Elvis got into video 8:02 - What is Toni currently up to? 10:11 - What does Toni want to portray in his music 12:32 - How to does Toni Stay motivated in making music 12:56 - What Is Toni's end goal? 14:13 - Who would Toni like to work with? 16:28 - Who are Toni's influences when making music? 17:22 - Waking up listening to the Beetles every Saturday morning 18:50 - What other industries does Toni want to get into? 19:20 - Toni wants to design cars 21:20 - Elvis never had legos or toys soldiers 23:52 - How does Toni make music using sampling 24:44 - Toni and what instruments he plays 30:00 - What is Toni's daily routine? 33:50 - What is Toni's idea of success? 36:50 - Would you create a new last name for your family? 40:00 - How does Toni get out of a Creator's Bloc? 44:50 - Why stepping away can HELP with creativity 47:10 - What advice does Toni have for people getting into music?

    55 min

  5. 10/29/2019

    #11 -Monica Adams : NLP life coach, Meditation Guide, Entrepreneur

    CONNECT WITH US Host: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos)   https://www.elvislikesphotos.com/ Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesp... Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos)      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVms... Twitter: (@elvislikesphoto)      https://twitter.com/elvislikesphoto SPECIAL GUEST: Monica Adams  Instagram: (@itsmonicaadams) : https://www.instagram.com/itsmonicaadams/?hl=en AUDIO BY: Edwin Rios instagram: (@e.riosproductions) https://www.instagram.com/e.riosprodu... TIMELINE OF PODCAST  3:03 | Podcast Starts  5:30 | tell us about yourself  6:40 | How the subconscious mind works 9:15 | How did you get into spirituality and rewiring the human mind  10:25 |  the first time you heard about spirituality and personal development  12:00 | “its all perspective “ 13:20 | Elvis’s home burned down  14:50 | Misery loves company and why 16:00 | What are you currently up to  16:50 | Monica’s definition of success  17:50 | What is the Radiance Festival about? 18:30 | How did the Radiance Festival start? 19:55 | After setting a day to do the festival, were you prepared  20:30 | How did you feel doing your FIRST workshop  21:30 | We are naturally good speakers  22:00 | How to get over fear  of public speaking  23:10 | What message do you want to portray and how  25:00 | The FIRST time Monica Meditated 27:00 | The process of transcendental meditation and your feelings after  30:50 | How Elvis meditated as a skateboarder  32:00 | What is Monicas morning routine ? 36:10 | Who is Monica's biggest influences?  37:00 | Why people need to know about their consciousness 38:40 | Who would Monica want to work with in the future  39:40 | Monica explains how women culture is like and how she is changing it  41:30 | How does Monica explore her creative side? 44:10 | When was the last time Monica had a Creator’s Bloc? 47:10 | What testimonials does Monica have to share ? 50:50 | What is the SCIENCE behind meditation ? 54:30 | Advice Monica has to everyone   55:25 | Why you DO NOT have to clear your mind during a meditation  57:15 | Has Monica always been this positive and happy?

    1h 2m

  6. 10/15/2019

    #10 - FUISEV : Entrepreneur, Rapper, Tattoo Enthusiast

    CONNECT WITH US Host: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos)   https://www.elvislikesphotos.com/ Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesp... Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos)      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVms... Twitter: (@elvislikesphoto)      https://twitter.com/elvislikesphoto SPECIAL GUEST: Gerard Victor Instagram: (@FUISEV) : https://www.instagram.com/fuisev/?hl=en AUDIO BY: Edwin Rios instagram: (@e.riosproductions) https://www.instagram.com/e.riosprodu... TIMELINE 1:40 | podcast starts  3:47 | what is "FUI" 4:05 | What do you do?  5:30 | MSU and business finance school 7:15 | why are you in school? 8:45 | you just have to try 9:30 | I cant take failing for work ethic  10:30 FUI = financially unified individuals  11:20 | How do you consider yourself as a creative 1:00 | What are you currently up to? 13:55 | How did you get into music 15:30 | Party Promotions 17:20 | Parties are great for networking 17:40 | Where does your entrepreneurs mindset stem from? 19:30 | Have you always been humble? 21:20 | how to better yourself and wellbeing 21:40 | current projects you are working on 25:30 | What do you want to portray in your life? 27:50 | How do you stay motivated  29:45 | How do you plan on achieving your goals? 30:50 | Thomas Edison and how film industry moved to Hollywood 32:10 | Why FUI SEV loves NJ  33:45 | Why is it called black ICE ?? 34:30 | NJ and why people have AAA  35:25 | Who would you like to work with eventually  38:35 | Why consistency is key 40:55 | Tattoo Sunday? 44:40 | The first time getting a Tattoo  46:10 | How did FUI SEV get a scar on his face? 52:00 | Who are your influences?  57:00 | SEV and entering the business world  57:40 | What does fear stand for? 1:00:00 | What skateboarding taught Elvis about life 1:02:00 | "I become obsessed with success " 1:05:00 | SEV Doesn’t like skydiving  1:06:00 | Adrenaline junkies  1:08:30 | What are your daily routines 1:10:50 | what every success story talks about 1:13:00 | If you want success, act like it first  1:17:10 | How do you get over a creative block? 1:19:20 | What advice would you give out to entrepreneurs or musicians 1:22:15 | “Give me the wisdom to …” 1:24:50 | How bad or even good opinions don’t matter  1:27:00 | Where can people find you?

    1h 29m

  7. 09/03/2019

    #9 Gerard Victor: The Director

    CONNECT WITH US Host: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos)   https://www.elvislikesphotos.com/ Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesp... Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos)      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVms... Twitter: (@elvislikesphoto)      https://twitter.com/elvislikesphoto SPECIAL GUEST: Gerard Victor Instagram: (@DirectorGerardVictor) : https://www.instagram.com/directorgerardvictor/?hl=en AUDIO BY: Edwin Rios instagram: (@e.riosproductions) https://www.instagram.com/e.riosproductions/?hl=en Timeline 2:51 | Podcast starts 3:21 | Full name and origin 5:56 | tells us about yourself, what do you do? 14:05 | MTV deal 17:21 | Getting to New Jersey in your career 21:01 | When did you know you could make this a career? 22:00 | What other ways are you a creative? 24:53 | What do you try to portray in your art 27:03 | Working with "Fabolous" the artist 32:45 | “Directors are architects…” 33:05 | Leaders inspire other leaders 36:00 | Working with aboogie before he got signed 38:00 | why documenting and showing BTS is important 39:30 | EVERYTHING COST MONEY 40:30 | How long do music videos take to shoot? 41:20 | Whats your end goal? 43:00 | How working hard beats talent 45:40 | Jack of all trades but master of none? 46:20 | Have you always considered yourself a creative person? 47:00 | What keeps you motivated 49:40 | Critiquing peoples work 51:20 | "the more wrong I’ve been the more successful I’ve been" 52:10 | Loving what you do is important 56:18 | Who would you like to work with? 57:00 | How to scale your budgets 58:20 | You have to match my energy 1:00:00 | Working with artists and their UNRELEASED work 1:02:00 | what artist would get you excited to work with? 1:05:30 | what are your daily routines? 1:06:30 | Everything worthwhile, is not easy 1:07:30 | Your WHY needs to be strong enough 1:08:30 | Reverse engineer what you want 1:10:00 | Budget dictates everything 1:16:00 | What are you up to now? DROP TV??? 1:20:30 | You follow technology, you'll win 1:23:00 | Showing content and BTS of past work 1:25:30 | Having your audience grow with you 1:27:00 | Elvis's first perception of Gerard? 1:29:00 | Simon Sinek the golden circle? 1:30:30 | Creator's Bloc origin 1:32:00 | How do you get over a “Creator's Bloc" 1:35:30 | If your can't dictate, you don’t know what you're doing 1:37:40 | Advice to other creatives 1:38:50 | To be great, you have to hire better people 1:39:00 | The way to win in life is through delegating 1:40:50 | Have a definitive goal of where you want to be 1:42:00 | Gerard victor's ending statement 1:44:40 | Where to follow Gerard

    1h 51m

  8. 08/08/2019

    #8 - BrandonPain: Musician, Actor, Anime Author

    Creator’s Bloc (For Creatives who want to tell their story) creatorsbloc.com TIMELINE OF PODCAST 2:20 | Podcast starts  2:55 | Why Brandon Pain? 4:50 | what do you do? 6:40 | Texas?  7:30 | What was the first song you wrote? 9:10 | How did you get into acting? 10:50 | ANIME??? 14:30 | What message do you want to portray? 18:30 | What keeps you motivated?  21:40 | What is your end goal?  24:10 | Why do people feed off of negative energy?  27:50 | What do you think about universal pay? 29:00 | "ice veins" song and it’s inspiration? 31:15 | Where do you get your influences?  34:50 | Who would you like to work with?  38:20 | The EP “STATION 15" and the origin of the name  41:20 | Being a kid a amazing, but being an adult is even better  42:40 | What are your daily routines? 44:30 | How is music = emotion 45:45 | How do you get over a “Creator’s Bloc” ?  47:00 | Why is history important?  47:50 | When was the last time you had a “Creator’s Bloc” ? 49:50 | What advice would you give to other music artists?  CONNECT WITH US Host: Elvis Rios (Elvislikesphotos)   https://www.elvislikesphotos.com/ Instagram:(@elvislikesphotos) https://www.instagram.com/elvislikesp... Youtube: (Elvislikesphotos)      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVms... Twitter: (@elvislikesphoto)      https://twitter.com/elvislikesphoto SPECIAL GUEST:  BrandonPain Instagram: (@therealbrandonpain) : https://www.instagram.com/therealbrandonpain/?hl=en Apple Music:  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/brandon-pain/1155129118 AUDIO BY: Edwin Rios instagram: (@e.riosproductions) https://www.instagram.com/e.riosproductions/?hl=en

    55 min
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What does it mean to be a creative? Welcome to The Creator's Bloc Podcast, where we give creatives a voice to tell their story and share valuable insight.

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  • Creator
    Creator's Bloc
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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