Electronic musician & composer
Kourtney Lara Ross is an internationally awarded American musician, composer, and sound designer based in Berlin, Germany. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and earned a Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Writing and Production.
In 2021, she was introduced to the projection mapping scene and has worked closely with animator John Tettenborn from the Berlin-based collective RE:SORB. Together, they have produced diverse works for clients and have been part of numerous international events. In 2021, they won first place at the Genius Loci Weimar festival with their work projected on the Bastille. Since then, they have won awards in many countries, such as Germany, Japan, and China. She most recently collaborated with John Tettenborn on an artwork projected on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building located in Shinjuku, Tokyo which is part of a Guinness World Record as the largest architectural projection mapping display (permanent.) They were also awarded silver at the Shining Shanghai Mapping Festival in Shanghai, China.
Her sound combines electronic instrumentation with elements of musically integrated sound design, creating atmospheres and moods that transport the listeners to another world. The choice of instrumentation is experimental and intuitive as she searches for the sounds that will translate the intended feeling. She interprets the visual projects she works with and seeks to enhance the emotional experience for the observer.