Who is Thriving Ivory

Thriving Ivory's story begins at Santa Barbara College in California, where singer Clayton Stroope met pianist and songwriter Scott Jason. Clayton Stroope says about the partnership, "I'm not a songwriter, and Scott doesn't sing. But Scott has this creative force inside him, and I just fit as an outlet for him." Guitarist Drew Cribley, bassist Bret Cohune, and drummer Paul Niedermier quickly joined the duo, completing Thriving Ivory. The band played gigs in Santa Barabara, but as soon as their fan base got big enough, relocated to San Francisco. Although they hadn't signed with a label, their music was being played on the radio and their MySpace page had over 500,000 hits. Thriving Ivory signed with Wind-Up Records in 2007, when they re-recorded their self-titled debut album, which was released in June 2008.

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• In college, every band member except Clayton Stroope studied to become a physologist. Clayton Stroope studied to become a sociologist.


• "Angels on the Moon" is written as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks.


• Clayton Stroope sang is Lee Ann Womack's 2008 single "Last Call."


• The band is inspired by bands like Coldplay and U2, among others.

Do you dream, that the world will know your name
So tell me your name
Do you care, about all the little things or anything at all?
I wanna feel, all the chemicals inside I wanna feel
I wanna sunburn, just to know that I'm alive
To know I'm alive

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

Do you believe, in the day that you were born
Tell me do you believe?
Do you know, that everyday's the first of the rest of your life

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

This is to one last day in the shadows
And to know a brother's love
This is to New York City angels
And the rivers of our blood
This is to all of us, to all of us

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

You can tell me all your thoughts, about the stars that fill polluted skies
And show me where you run to, when no one's left to take your side
But don't tell me where the road ends, cause I just don't wanna know, No I don't wanna know

Don't tell me if I'm dying
Don't tell me if I'm dying
Don't tell me if I'm dying