Ross Lara

Ross Lara
Ross Lara performing at the opening of BT in Washington, D.C. December 2007
Background information
Origin	Reston, VA United States
Genres	Pop, Hip hop, House, trance, progressive trance, K-Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer, DJ
Instruments	Piano, synthesizer, Turntables
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Perfecto Records Armada Music S.M. Entertainment LOEN Entertainment Warner Bros. Records Walt Disney Records Mercury Records Enhanced Music
Associated acts	Paul Oakenfold SHINee BT Phil Tan Chris Mann VIXX f(x)
Notable instruments
Piano, Synths

Ross Lara is an American music composer, songwriter, sound designer and engineer from the Washington D.C. area 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 numerous songs that have charted internationally and domestically on Billboard, Gaon, Hype Machine and Beatport.

Joombas Music Group

In 2012, Ross joined Joombas Music Group. Hyuk Shin and Ross have produced several #1 songs for artist rosters under SM and LOEN Entertainment, including "Dream Girl" by SHINee and "G.R.8.U" by VIXX.

Archipelago Ent

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.

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.

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

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