Ross Lara

Ross Lara
Origin	Breckenridge, CO United States
Genres	Cinematic, Ambient, Electronica, Pop, Neo-Classical, Original Soundtracks, Musical Sound Design
Occupation(s)	Producer, Composer, Mix Engineer, Immersive Audio Producer, Musician, Sound Designer
Instrument(s)	Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Red Bull Meta Platforms Perfecto Records Armada Music S.M. Entertainment Warner Bros Walt Disney Records

Ross Lara is an American music composer, producer, sound designer and engineer from the Breckenridge, CO. As a producer, composer, mix engineer, and sound designer, Ross has created music for high concept projects with Red Bull, Meta Platforms, Epic Games, and numerous artists who have topped international Billboard charts.

His innovative approach has led to scoring award-winning films, composing for cutting-edge video games, and amass over 600 million streams and listens.

Receiving his first piece of music equipment at the age of 12 changed his life forever. Ross began his musical career as a DJ, eventually sharing some of the worlds largest stages with the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Deadmau5 and Paul Van Dyk. His electronic background paved the way for a flourishing career in pop music for both American and International artist. His extensive catalog includes #1 K-Pop singles and a plethora of music for Universal Music, Walt Disney Records, Warner Brothers and more. His love for technology, vintage gear, and boundary pushing music production led him to creating music and sound for multimedia projects including film and video games. Ross is now focusing on the audio revolution of immersive sound with Dolby Atmos.

Archipelago Entertainment

In 2014 Ross Lara and Brian Shenefelt founded Archipelago Entertainment in Atlanta, GA. The company’s premier immersive production studio is now located in Breckenridge, CO with hubs in Orlando, FL, Los Angeles, CA, and Washington DC. Archipelago Entertainment is a music company focused on bringing the highest quality production, mixing, scoring and sound design with a blend of acoustic instrumentation and cutting-edge technology. The team’s extensive discography of music ranges from video games and film to audio experiences and international pop. Archipelago consistently pushes boundaries of the musical creation process and is leading the way on immersive audio production and mixing.

The Studio

Archipelago’s premier production studio, in Breckenridge, Colorado, is now the highest elevation Dolby Atmos studio at almost 9,000 feet. The serene location offers profound inspiration while the technological advancements have been the backbone for the music creation process from beginning concept to final mix. An extensive array of music has been created over the past decade, coming from the upright piano and an array of synthesizers, ranging from vintage to modern. Gear highlights: Focusrite RedNet Interfaces, Trinnov D-Mon 12, Inward Connection DEQ-1 Mastering Equalizer, Baldwin Upright & Yamaha Baby Grand pianos, Dynaudio & Output Frontier Speakers, and Sequential, Oberheim, and Korg Synthesizers.

The Spacies

The Spacies is an electronic music duo composed of Dave Cook and Ross Lara. Their 2016 single "Slow Mo" with remixes by Felix Parmqvist, went #1 on Hype Machine and entered Top 50 Spotify Pop charts in Australia and Canada. Dave and Ross co-wrote "Dream Girl" by SHINee that was released February 19, 2013 which was nominated for Song of the Year at the Golden Disk Awards in Seoul, Korea.

Discography

2024	"King of the Mountain" - Feature Documentary	Directed by Rod Cooper	Composer, Producer	Shoulder2Shoulder Productions
2023	MythForce	Creative Director: Luke Rideout - Beamdog	Composer, Producer, Mixer, Sound Design	Epic Games, Aspyr, Archipelago Entertainment
2022	The Spacies	From Iceland	Composer, Producer	Archipelago Entertainment
2022	"10-56" - Short Film	Directed by Jason Winn	Composer, Producer	Wild Winn Pictures, Lucky Dog Filmworks
2022	"I Miss Us" - Short Film	Directed by Roth Rind	Composer, Producer	Legion Films
2021	Tate McRae	I'll Be Home For Christmas	Keys, Synths	RCA Records
2021	The Spacies	This One, Kiss You, To The Sky, Circles	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2021	Tony Anderson & Ross Lara	Cambodia	Remixer
2020	Ross Lara & My City Glory	Castor & Pollux	Co-Producer, Co-Writer	Archipelago Entertainment
2020	Tony Anderson & Ross Lara	Andromeda, Indigo [Remix]	Co-Producer, Co-Writer
2020	Ross Lara	Sounds of Rampage Soundtrack [1]	Producer, Writer, Mixer	Red Bull Media House
2020	Cyrus Reynolds	New Ground (Ross Lara x My City Glory Remix)	Remixer, Production, Mixing	Killer Tracks New Ground KT376 Universal Music Group[2]
2020	Ski-Doo Snowmobiles	2021 Snowmobile Campaign	Athlete, Music Producer, Sound Designer, Mixer	BRP/Ski-Doo
2020	Ross Lara	Underwater Journey VII Soundtrack [3]	Producer, Writer, Mixer	Red Bull Media House Netflix - The Home of Documentaries Trailer [4]
2020	Ross Lara	The Mainframe	Producer, Writer, Mixer	T-Mobile Commercial, 208 Production "White Gold" Film Trailer
2020	The Spacies	Cool Like You	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2019	Short Film "Holiday Tradition"	Directed by Roth Rind	Composer	Featured on Amazon Prime
2019	The Spacies	Heartbeat, Calling Me Calling You, Stay A While	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2018	Ross Lara	Soar feat. Emma Rowley Ashes feat. Tommy Gann	Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Killer Tracks New Ground KT364 Universal Music Group[5]
2018	Ross Lara	Motor City	Producer, Writer, Mixing	PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic Commercial Archipelago Entertainment
2018	Ross Lara	Wide Open, Way You Move Me, Hearts on Fire, Toe The Line	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2018	SHINee	Who Waits For Love[6]	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	#6 Japanese Billboard Album[7] #8 Japanese Oricon Album[8] #1 Japanese International Oricon Album #1 South Korean Gaon Album[9] #5 US Heatseekers Billboard Album[10] #4 US World Billboard Albums[11]
2018	The Spacies	Wanderer	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	The Nature Conservancy + Full Sail University + Ink Dwell + Archipelago Entertainment
2018	Kuuro feat. Sophiya	Afraid of the Dark	Co-Producer, Co-Writer	Monstercat
2018	Husman & The Spacies	A Be	Co-Producer, Co-Writer	Armada Music
2018	TRAX x LIP2SHOT feat. Sophiya	Notorious	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	S.M. Entertainment
2018	Jeong Sewoon	No Better Than This[12]	Co-Producer, Co-Writer	Starship Entertainment #6 iTunes K-Pop Album Chart #3 Gaon Album Chart
2018	The Spacies	Fell In Love, Sleep Walking, The One That Got Away, Pictures, Gravity, Say, Dance Your Way Out, Heartbeat	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2017	MitiS & Adara	Moments	Co-Writer	Seeking Blue x Suicide Sheep
2017	Kicks n Licks feat. RULS	World	Co-Writer, Vocal Producer	Lowly Island Trap Nation Selection Boston Beer Company Commercial[13]
2017	The Spacies	Round and Round, Say	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2017	Tout Va Bien	A Curious Encounter With EP	Additional Production, programming	Warner Music Benelux
2017	Lydia Lee	Blue, Talking to Myself, & Paralyze Me	Producer, Co-Writer, Mixer	Button Inc. 'Talking To Myself' #15 Malaysia Spotify Pop Chart #12 Japan Spotify Pop Chart
2017	Adara	Oasis	Co-Producer, Co-writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2016	Adventure Club x Terravita feat. Adara	Save Me	Co-Writer, Additional Production	Sony Music #2 iTunes Dance Chart #4 Dance/Electronic Billboard Chart #33 Independent Billboard Album Chart No. 50 US Billboard Album Chart
2016	The Spacies	Slow Mo	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment #1 Hype Machine Pop Chart Top 50 Spotify Australia Music Chart Aux Paris Selection Trap Nation Selection
2016	Anitta	Bang	Additional Production	Warner Music Brasil Brazil Billboard Hot 100 #9 Just Dance 2017
2016	LUNA of f(x) x Amber (feat. Ferry Corsten & Kago)	Heartbeat	Co-Producer, Arrangement, Mixing	S.M. Entertainment & ScreaM Records Spectrum Dance Music Festival Theme Song
2016	Christian F & The Spacies	Ghost	Co-Writer, Programming	Vidisco Records #1 Portugal Dance Chart
2016	Adara	Open Eyes, Dose Of You	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2016	Kicks N' Licks & Adara	Tribal	Co-Writer, Vocal Producer & programming	Archipelago Entertainment
2016	The Spacies	Hesitate	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment Spotify Canada Daily Viral 50 Chart
2015	The Spacies	Out of Time, Like I Dream, Here & Now	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2015	LTN feat. Adara	Outside The Lines	Co-Producer, Mixing	Enhanced Recordings Top 40 Beatport Chart
2015	The Spacies	Infinity	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2015	Feel & Adara	Disappear	Vocal Arranger	Adrian Music A State of Trance Selection Top 20 Beatport Chart
2015	BRKYLN	Steal Your Heart (The Spacies Remix)	Co-Producer, Remixer	Enhanced Recordings
2015	Matt Bukovski & Eloquentia feat. Adara	Pieces of the Sky	Vocal Arranger	Armada Music A State of Trance Selection Top 40 Beatport Chart
2015	K Theory & Adara	Wild Things	Co-Writer	Trinity Music Group Trap Nation Selection
2015	Adara	Chemistry	Co-Producer, co-Writer, Programming, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment Armada Music - Vocal Trance Hits Vol. 3 Compilation A State of Trance Selection
2015	Kicks N' Licks & Adara	Young	Co-Writer, Vocal Producer & Programming	BORN Records Trap Nation Selection
2014	The Vamps	Can We Dance	Programming	Mercury Records #2 UK Singles Chart
2014	Blue October	Fear (Phil Tan Remix)	Additional Programming	Up/Down-Brando Records
2014	Club Banditz feat. Adara	Mission Control	Mixing, Programming, Arrangement	Universal Music Group
2014	Adara	Expose, Turn The World, Lighting Up The Night, Stadium	Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing	Archipelago Entertainment
2014	Cassio Monroe	Euphoria, Get It Done Right, It Starts Tonight	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Programming	HitShop Records/Warner Bros.
2014	The Spacies	Voices	Co-Producer, Co-Writer	Enhanced Recordings Top 50 Beatport Progressive House Chart
2014	BT Feat. Christian Burns	Paralyzed (The Spacies Remix)	Co-Producer, Remix	Enhanced Recordings
2014	DJ Shogun feat. Adara	Dragon	Co-Writer	Armada Music #1 Beatport Trance Chart #9 iTunes Dance Chart A State of Trance Selection
2013	SHINee	Dream Girl	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Engineering	No. 1 Gaon No. 2 Billboard World Albums No. 3 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[11] No. 5 Billboard Heatseekers No. 10 Oricon Albums Bonsang (Album) Golden Disk Awards Bonsang Seoul Music Award No. 1 Inkigayo (3/17/13) No. 1 Music Bank (3/8/13, 3/15/13) No. 1 Show Champion (2/27/13, 3/6/13, 3/13/13, 3/20/13) No. 1 M-Countdown (2/28/13, 3/7/13, 3/14/13)
2013	Shinee	Boys Meet U	Co-Producer ("Dream Girl" Japanese Version) Co-Producer ("Dream Girl" Instrumental)	Certified Japanese Gold No. 2 Billboard Japan Hot 100 No. 1 G-Music Asia No. 1 Hit FM Asia No. 1 Oricon Chart
2013	VIXX	Light Me Up	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Engineering	#7 World Billboard chart Gaon Chart #3 Taiwan (Five-Music) Weekly Album Chart #8
2013	VIXX	G.R.8.U	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Engineering	No. 1 Bugs, Soribada & Naver Chart No. 3 Album Gaon Chart No. 13 Billboard K-Pop Hot 100
2013	VIXX	Say You, Say Me	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Engineering	No.1 Album Gaon No. 1 Music Bank (12/6/13) No. 3 Gaon Social Chart No. 7 Single Chart
2013	Cassio Monroe	Shake That	Co-Producer, Programming, Remix	#3 Billboard Dance Chart
2013	Real 100%	Want U Back	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mix Engineer	#6 Gaon Album Chart
2012	FIESTAR	We Don't Stop	Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mix Engineer	#21 Gaon Chart Billboard Korea Hot 100 #58
2012	Paul Oakenfold	Surrender	Additional Production & programming	#3 Billboard Dance Chart
2011	Daft Punk	C.L.U. (Paul Oakenfold Remix)	Co-Producer, Mix Engineer	#9 Billboard Dance/Electronica Albums
2011	SECTR 24	Say Goodbye	Co-Producer, Co-writer	ASOT Selection/Armada Music
2011	Roger Shah & Ross Lara	Lay Down (Feat. Todd Wright)	Co-Producer, Co-writer	#18 Beatport Top 100
2011	Mark Ballas	Way You Werk (Ross Lara Remix)	Co-Producer/Remixer	Licensed to Pro Form
2011	Erika Jayne	Pretty Mess (Bill Hamel Remix)	Co-Producer	#1 Billboard Dance/Club
2011	Britney Spears	Hold It Against Me (Paul Oakenfold Remix)	Co-Producer, Mix Engineer	Perfecto/Armada Music
2011	Nadine Loren	Blame It on the Rain (Paul Oakenfold Remix)	Co-Producer	Perfecto/Armada Music
2011	CeCe Peniston feat. Joyriders	"Finally" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)	Co-producer	Perfecto/Armada Music
2011	Nadine Loren	Blame It on the Rain (Paul Oakenfold Remix)	Co-Producer	Perfecto/Armada Music
2011	Paul Oakenfold	Sleep feat. Tamra (Paul Oakenfold Remix)	Co-Producer, Mix Engineer	Perfecto/Armada Music
2010	AK1200, Bill Hamel, Ross Lara	Sanctuary	Producer, Co-writer	Licensed to WRC World Rally Championship
2010	Tegan and Sara	Alligator (Bill Hamel Remix)	Co-Producer,	#32 Billboard Dance/Club Chart

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