Ross Lara


Ross Lara is an American music composer, producer, sound designer and engineer from Breckenridge, CO. He is known for creating music for projects with Red Bull, Meta Platforms and Epic Games.
Ross began his musical career as a DJ, eventually sharing stages with Paul Oakenfold, Deadmau5 and Paul Van Dyk. He is now working on immersive sound with Dolby Atmos.

Archipelago Entertainment

In 2014 Ross Lara and Brian Shenefelt founded Archipelago Entertainment in Atlanta, GA. The company's 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 production, mixing, scoring and sound design that blends acoustic instrumentation and cutting-edge technology. The team's discography of music ranges from video games and film to audio experiences and international pop.

The Studio

Archipelago's premier production studio, in Breckenridge, Colorado, is now the highest elevation Dolby Atmos studio at almost 9,000 feet. An 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.

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