Album Notes

This 2 song album released in October of 2011 features the theme song and the acoustic adaptation of the theme song from the documentary - THRIVE: What on Earth Will it Take? The words and music to this song convey a definite urgency, yet deliver a hopeful and positive message like that of the film itself and is the result of the work of an incredible pool of talented musicians from Northern California. THRIVE was written by musicians Ariel Thierman and Austin Willacy, was produced and arranged by Gary Malkin and co-produced by Ariel Theirman. THRIVE also features the talent of Mike Kraus on acoustic guitar, Matt Malley on bass, Jeff Ardziejewski on drums, Ricky Carter on percussion, Barry Philips on cello, Garrin Benfield on electric guitar, Gary Malkin on keys, Dan Alvarez providing additional keyboard and digital programming. The songs were engineered by Michael Rodriguez, Jesse Nichols and Danny Buttita.