Lara Ruggles
Lara Ruggles is a Tucson songwriter performing both acoustic and electronic alt-pop anthems as Sharkk Heartt.
Category: Artist/Individual
Discipline: Music
Program Affiliations: Arts Foundation Grantees
About Lara Ruggles
Based in Tucson, AZ, Songwriter Lara Ruggles performs simmering acoustic and electronic alt-pop anthems as Sharkk Heartt. Her dynamic and versatile vocals have been compared to Florence and the Machine, Sarah McLachlan, and Duffy, with an overall sound landing somewhere between London Grammar and Sylvan Esso. She once opened a show on Grammy-winner LeAnn Rimes' "Today is Christmas" tour, and her music video for "Work Fires" won Best Music Video at Tucson's Apex Film Festival and a Tucson Ideafunding Award. In 2020 she joined Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson on their "Right Now, I love You Forever" tour, and in 2023 she spent a month as the National Parks Arts Foundation's artist-in-residence at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Ruggles' provides music for TV and film projects, writes custom songs on commission, and teaches songwriting and grant-writing workshops.
Lara Ruggles
Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
booking@sharkkheartt.com
720-280-0181
https://www.sharkkheartt.com
Full-band live performance of Sharkk Heartt's song "Nothing But Family", recorded at Catalyst Creative Collective in Tucson, Arizona.
"Nothing But Family" Live at Catalyst Tucson
Award-winning music video for Sharkk Heartt's song "Work Fires"
"Work Fires" official music video
A collaboration with Chezale Rodriguez (choreography), Freddy Jay Walker (creative direction and video editing), and Avai D’Amico (videography).
Featuring Na’il Ali Emmert, Kevin Hainline, Andrea Connolly, Emily Truman, Terry McCants, Taylor Eason, Nanette Knight, Micheila Karringten, and Betsy Ganz.
Song written and performed by Lara Ruggles, with Andrew Bates on bass and Kevin Larkin on synths.
official music video for Sharkk Heartt's song "This Will Hurt"
"This Will Hurt" music video
Made with footage recorded in and around Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park during Lara Ruggles' artist residency in May 2023. Combined with footage from the Prelinger Archives.
