Rachel Arianna is not your typical teenager. At the tender age of 15, she is already a gifted songwriter and performer as well as the founder of the “Words Can Soar” anti-bullying campaign. This young lady from the New York City area has worked tirelessly as a mental health, suicide prevention and anti-bullying youth activist and her mission is to raise awareness through music, the arts & activism.
Arianna is releasing her latest single, “We Become” on all media platforms today. The song is not just about accepting who you are, but also about accepting the little mistakes that we make because “today is now, but we always have the future.” The song will also be featured in the Lyme Light Journey documentary featuring Brooke Procida Ritchie (Studio P.C.I.)
The song is a powerful anthem of hope that needs to be shared with the world. It is well-written and crafted in such a way that it should appeal to music lovers of all ages. The message comes through loud and clear with a call to action that must be answered.
The single was recorded at Shorefire Recording Studios in Long Branch, New Jersey, was produced and co-written by two-time Grammy winner Marc Swersky (Hillary Duff, Joe Cocker) and was engineered by Joseph DeMaio (Bon Jovi).
When she was 10 years old, Arianna started her “Words Can Soar” anti-bullying initiative after learning that a teen in her hometown had committed suicide. She expanded her program to reach many more venues and individuals as she witnessed the impact that bullying takes on suicide and mental illness. She is also in favor of gun control after learning that they have become one of the leading causes of suicide in teens.
Arianna realized that healing begins through communication and that young adults need to talk to each other and hear each other’s stories. With a desire to empower others, she began her mission to create change through the arts. Using her poetry, she collaborated with songwriters Marc Swersky and Brielle Brown to write “We Become,” her second single with them, as a vehicle to inspire the communication young adults so desperately need and to make sure they know that no one is alone.
Rachel has been performing for 11 years and has appeared in national commercials, television, movies, and off-Broadway, while her voice has been used for voice-overs. In 2017, she was presented with the State Honoree Award for Community Service for Middle Schoolers through the Prudential Spirit Awards, and was a two-time recipient of gold medals from the Presidential Awards. She has been invited to leadership conferences, won the Clarence F. Heimann Award and the Halaby Award, as well as the LA Music Critic Award for Rising Star in 2018 and for Fan Favorite in 2017.
Arianna hopes to use her music to spread messages of kindness so that no one else will lose their lives to the horrible epidemics of bullying, suicide, mental health or guns.