Thriving Ivory
| 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 Petey Martin |
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".[1][2] 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.[3] In 2009 they performed their single "Angels on the Moon" on Jimmy Kimmel Live![4] and The Rachael Ray Show.[5] 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 creative opportunities and eventually ended their relationship with Wind Up Records. 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 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.
Current members
- Clayton Stroope - Lead Vocals, songwriter
- Scott Jason - Piano, Keyboards, songwriter
- Petey Martin - Guitar, Keyboards, vocals, songwriter
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US Heat [7] |
US Rock [8] | |||||||
| 2003 | Thriving Ivory
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— | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | Thriving Ivory (re-issue)
|
102 | 1 | — | |||||
| 2010 | Through Yourself & Back Again
|
131 | 2 | 46 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
EPs
- Thriving Ivory EP (2003)
- Secret Life EP (2004)
- Rhapsody Originals EP (2008)
- Tell Me Your Name EP(2009)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
US Adult [10] |
US Pop [11] |
CAN [12] | ||||||
| 2008 | "Angels on the Moon" | 75 | 20 | 28 | 46 | Thriving Ivory | |||
| 2009 | "Hey Lady" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Where We Belong" | — | — | — | — | Through Yourself & Back Again | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Angels on the Moon" | |
| 2009 | "Hey Lady" | |
| 2010 | "Where We Belong" | Roman White |
References
- ↑ Billboard, Allmusic
- ↑ Billboard Singles, Allmusic
- ↑ , Yahoo! Music
- ↑ Thriving Ivory on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- ↑ Thriving Ivory on the Rachel Ray Show
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Thriving Ivory Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 14, 2010: Thriving Ivory certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
External links
- Thriving Ivory on MySpace
- Wind-up Records
- Soundcheck: Risers - THRIVING IVORY - Presented by AXE
- Thriving Ivory is Hotel Indigo's Summer Artist in the Spotlight