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Biography
Ross Lara is an American music composer, producer, sound designer and engineer from the Breckenridge, CO and a graduate of Full Sail University. Ross has collaborated with Paul Oakenfold, BT, Chris Mann, Phil Tan, Ferry Corsten, Dancing With The Stars, Blue October, Adventure Club, and Korean Pop stars SHINee, 100%, Luna, Fiestar and VIXX. He has over one million song sales to his credit with several #1 K-Pop singles in Asia and songs that have charted internationally and domestically on Billboard, Gaon, Hype Machine and Beatport.
Archipelago Entertainment
On March 14, 2014 Ross and Brian Shenefelt co-founded Archipelago Ent in Atlanta, GA. Archipelago is a music based entertainment company that marries the world of music, technology and adventure . The management division is home to Adara and The Spacies.
Archipelago's adventure division strives to capture the greatness within people by fusing music creation and adventure. On October 5, 2015 Archipelago and Rind-Raja Picture Company released "Infinity" by The Spacies. The music video documented Ross and Dave Cook recording the song in the Parcell Mountain Range of British Columbia, Canada. The video shows Ross and Dave summiting the highest Via Ferrata in North America, to record a section of the song.
Archipelago's education division promotes ‘outside the box’ thinking for music producers, artists, and entrepreneurs. The adventure philosophy of the company is a notable topic during Archipelago's international education tours. Archipelago has held seminars and lectures at music schools around the world including, Full Sail University, Ferris State University, Belmont University, Seoul Music High School, The Record Factory in Seoul, South Korea, and companies Apple Inc, BMI, and SESAC.
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.
Joombas Music Group
In 2012, Ross joined Joombas Music Group. Hyuk Shin and Ross have produced #1 songs for artist rosters under SM and LOEN Entertainment, including "Dream Girl" by SHINee and "G.R.8.U" by VIXX.
Adara
In June 2014, Adara became Archipelago's first signed artist. Archipelago and Adara have released songs on labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony, Armada Music, Enhanced Music, and BORN Records. Acting as the creative director and management, Archipelago and Adara have released projects with Adventure Club, Ferry Corsten, MitiS, Kicks N Licks and many more. Adara co-wrote SM Entertainment releases "Galaxy" by Luna (#3 Billboard World Charting Album) and "Heartbeat" by Luna x Amber - co-written and produced with Ferry Corsten.
Discography
| 2020 | Cyrus Reynolds | New Ground (Ross Lara x My City Glory Remix) | Remixer, Production, Mixing | Killer Tracks New Ground KT376 Universal Music Group |
| 2020 | Ski-Doo Snowmobiles | 2021 Snowmobile Campaign | Athlete, Music Producer, Sound Designer, Mixer | BRP/Ski-Doo |
| 2020 | Ross Lara | Sounds of Red Bull Soundtrack | Producer, Writer, Mixer | Red Bull Media House |
| 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 |
| 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 | Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Mixing | #6 Japanese Billboard Album #8 Japanese Oricon Album #1 Japanese International Oricon Album #1 South Korean Gaon Album #5 US Heatseekers Billboard Album #4 US World Billboard Albums |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |