Clayton Stroope
| Thriving Ivory | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Indie rock, pop rock |
| Years active | 2002 – 2011, 2016 – present |
| Website | thrivingivorymusic.com |
| Members | Clayton Stroope Scott Jason |
Thriving Ivory is an American rock band based in the San Francisco Bay area. They released their self-titled Wind-up Records debut album on June 24, 2008. The debut album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart on the strength of the charting single "Angels on the Moon". After half a year, "Angels on the Moon" appeared on the US Pop 100 Chart, reaching number 28. Several songs off of the record were recorded with award-winning producer Howard Benson.
The band was featured as a VH1 You Oughta Know Artist and won the Yahoo! Music: Who's Next? User's Choice Competition. In 2009 they performed their single "Angels on the Moon" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Rachael Ray Show. Early in 2010 their first single "Angels on The Moon" went certified Gold in the US selling over 500,000 copies. Their second studio album, Through Yourself & Back Again was released on September 14, 2010. The record was co-produced by Thriving Ivory, Gregg Wattenberg, and Grammy award-winning producer/mixer Mark Endert.
The band took a hiatus from 2010-2016 to explore other opportunities and eventually ended their relationship with Wind Up Records. Original founding guitar player Andrew Cribley began to pursue other musical and creative outlets in the San Francisco Bay Area, while original founding drummer Paul Neidermier took a break from the band to focus on his family and other pursuits. In the summer of 2016 founding members Scott Jason and Clayton Stroope began working on new material for what would be there first new release since 2010. After announcing this on social media the band was approached by Jeremy Lopez of the management firm Lippman Entertainment (George Michael, Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas). Soon after, the band signed with Lippman Entertainment and under the guidance of manager Jeremy Lopez began working on new music. In the Fall of 2016 songwriter/guitarist and Capitol A&R representative Petey Martin was introduced to the band and began to take a prominent role in the band's songwriting and development. Plans are currently underway for a 2017 tour and the release of new music.
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