Process Over Pressure: Manny Freiser on Songwriting, Failure, and Staying Creatively Alive
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Process Over Pressure: Manny Freiser on Songwriting, Failure, and Staying Creatively Alive
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About this listen
There’s a moment in every creative life where you choose the outcome… or the process. On The Aura Room podcast of Healthy Mind By Avik™️, hosted by Archita, songwriter and author Manny Freiser shares what decades in music taught him about staying true to the inner signal.
This episode is for artists, founders, and anyone feeling blocked or burnt out. Manny opens up about how songs arrive, why failure builds depth, and how creativity returns when we stop forcing it and start listening again.
About the Guest:Manny Freiser is a songwriter and author of Tracks in the Sands of Time, Volume One. He began in 1960s garage rock (The Grooves, Tucson), later worked as a music marketing executive alongside Quincy Jones, and still writes and records from his home studio in Los Angeles.
Episode Chapters:- 00:00 — Process vs outcome: the creative crossroads
- 03:10 — From Tucson garage rock to chasing LA dreams
- 07:05 — “Channeling” songs: where melodies come from
- 12:20 — Why failure teaches more than success
- 17:10 — Reinventing yourself: songwriter, exec, MBA, lawyer
- 21:40 — The “happy-sad” zone: finding the quiet creative frequency
- 26:10 — Where to find Manny’s music + memoir
Key Takeaways:
- Treat “failure” as data: it teaches you what success can’t.
- Refill the creative bank: listen, travel, notice life closely.
- Don’t create from extremes; find your calm middle frequency.
- Keep showing up—dry seasons are part of the process.
- Aim for impact, not hype: a song that moves one person matters.
How to Connect With the Guest:
Find Manny’s songs and work on YouTube and Spotify under: Manny Freiser, The Grooves, Fire and Rain, and Tons of Truth.
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