CAMILO LARA IS THE MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND.

Mexico City-based producer Camilo Lara creates irresistible beats for the global dance floor with his project: Mexican Institute of Sound. He writes music for film, TV and game projects - sometimes composing the score, other times creating songs or incidental music. His work as musical supervisor has landed him a Grammy nomination and an Emmy award.  He created the incidental music and was the musical consultant for Pixar’s Coco (where he even had a cameo!), and has been part of the music teams for Thor: Love and Thunder other upcoming Marvel titles.

F I L M  & T V & GAMES

Camilo’s film and TV credits include: 

Gentefied S2 (Netflix-Score 2021), Home S2 (Apple + , Score 2022) , Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel Studios, Synths Programming, 2022) , Pixar´s Coco (Pixar, Incidental Music, Music Coordinator, Songs 2017) Narcos Mexico (Netflix, Incidental Music, 3 seasons 2018-2021), Coyotl (Score HBO 2023) Ugly (Score, HBO 2022), Look Both Ways (Netflix,Songs,2022), CTRL Z (Netflix-Songs,2021),Teniente Harina (Viacom CBS, Main Theme,2022), Bronco La Serie (TNT-Score 2021), Vacation Friends (Hulu, Songs, 2021) Y Tu Mama También (Score, soundtrack 2021) Dale Dale Dale (Netlflix, Main theme, Incidental Music, 2022) , La Cague (Comedy Central, Main theme 2021) among many others. 

His music has been featured in Narcos, Breaking Bad, Y tu Mamá También, Vacation Friends, Mosquito Coast, Californication and Ugly Betty, to name a few.

He hosts his own radio station on the best selling game of all times, Grand Theft Auto V.

PRODUCER 

As an artist and producer, Camilo’s work has landed him one Grammy and eight Latin Grammy nominations. He has produced artists ranging from Calexico, Los Angeles Azules, Natanael Cano, Santa Fe Klan, Lila Downs, and Norah Jones, to Band of Horses and Flor de Toloache, Natanael Cano among many others. others. 

REMIXER 

Artists that have commissioned remixes from Camilo include: Metallica, Run the Jewels, Beck, the Beastie Boys, Morrissey, Placebo, Interpol , Madness, Julieta Venegas, Tony Allen, Babasonicos, Hermitude, Amadou & Marian and Sofi Tukker, to name just a few.

CAMILO LARA IS THE MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND

Mexican Institute of Sound released his debut album Méjico Máxico in 2006. Since then, M.I.S. has released 5 albums: Piñata (2008), Soy Sauce (2010) Político (2012) Disco Popular (2017) Distrito Federal (2021)

His latest album is called Distrito Federal (2021), NPR included it on the Best albums of the year list. Although, he is about to release Algo-Ritmo, a compilation of his best hits between 2004-2024.

MEXRRISSEY & COLLABORATIONS

Camilo's side projects are many and diverse, and include a Morrissey tribute act called Mexrrissey (their record No Manchester is the first Mexican album to appear in the UK music charts, ever), and the 2016  album-documentary Compass, which featured collaborations with 80 artists from 8 different countries. 

He’s collaborated with a wide range of artists from all corners of the globe including  Cuco, Bia, Duckwrth, Dan the Automator, Graham Coxon, Cuco, Ludmilla, Bonde do Rolé, Sly & Robbie, Toots and the Maytals, Gogol Bordello, Amadeu e Mariam, Tricky and Tom Tom Club.

ALSO:

On May 2022 Time Magazine named Camilo “One of the 80 Mexicans shaping contemporary Culture “

Spanish newspaper El Pais named him one of the “50 Most Influential People in Latin America". 

Quien magazine named him one of the "50 People Who Are Transforming Mexico”