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Where classical meets
pop and electronic.

How do you use Mel·lif·lu·ous in a sentence?

She emitted a low, melodious sound, a kind of mellifluous howl.

Mel·lif·lu·ous, also known as Lara, blends the traditions of classical music with ambient, pop, and electronic textures to create immersive, evocative sound worlds.

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Wildroot & Amber

An interactive sonic apothecary​

In May 2025, I traveled to Itoshima, a coastal town in southern Japan, for an artist residency. Each day, I walked past rice fields outside my door and carried fragments of my past—letters, home videos, remembered voices—into my  studio (which was a little shrine up the street), layering them with field recordings and natural sounds gathered in Japan.

During my time there, I composed Wildroot & Amber—five songs that move between the intimate and the elemental that I am releasing one by one as they are mixed and mastered. 

Violin & Voice – The Heartbeat
My violin and voice are at the center of everything—tools for storytelling and melody. I weave memory and place into textural compositions.
Push 3 – The Looping Brain
Push 3 and Ableton Live serve as my creative engine. I use them to loop and layer violin, vocals, and ambient textures in real-time. It's where improvisation and structure meet.
Microcosm – The Texture Shaper
The Microcosm pedal is my texture machine—reshaping violin and voice into dreamy delays, granular fragments, and lush soundscapes. It adds a layer of unpredictability and depth, making every loop feel alive.

Playtronica – Sound You Can Touch
I use the Playtron MIDI Controller to invite interaction—audience members trigger sounds by touching objects connected to Playtron. It turns objects into instruments.

Featured Projects

Spákonufell

Born atop a sleepy Icelandic fish-factory, this album captures the stark beauty of solitude beneath a soaring mountain in the frozen north.
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Iceland

Talking to the Trees

Talking to the Trees is a collaboration with Sasha Baryshnikova that transforms the forest into both stage and instrument.
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Vancouver

Wildroot & Amber

An interactive sonic apothecary developed during a spring 2025 residency in Japan, where memories become touch-activated soundscapes using familiar objects.
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Japan

Mel·lif·lu·ous (AKA Lara) defies musical conventions, blending classical, pop, and electronic influences to create to craft a sound that’s uniquely hers.

In the frozen quiet of an old fish factory in a tiny Icelandic town, I composed and recorded Spákonufell—named for the mountain that greeted me each morning. That time, that place, and the extraordinary people I met shaped not only the music but the spirit of the album. It gave me the space to be fully myself. Completely.

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