Merino has been at Tierra Studios lately working hard to finish his album. Jorge is a very talented musician and plays all the instruments on his album. Traey Hatch engineered the session.

Producer Gilbert Sedeno, fresh off the road from touring with Ray Price, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard, has been in Tierra Studios cutting horns for Pura Vida. In addition to composing the original works, Gilbert also played piano on the tracks, with Traey Hatch co-producing and Aaron Morris engineering.