Larry Ellsworth Lake (2 July 1943 – 17 September 2013[1]) was an American–born Canadian composer, trumpeter, freelance writer on music, radio broadcaster, and record producer.

In 1968 he studied electronic music at Southern Illinois University with Will Gay Bottje, Lejaren Hiller, Hubert S. Howe Jr, and Robert Moog.

[3] In 1970 Lake moved to Canada to pursue further studies in electronic music with Gustav Ciamaga at the University of Toronto (UT).

He left that position in 1975 but began working as a music consultant and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1977.

The programs he worked on for the CBC included MusicScope, Themes and Variations, Music Alive, and Symphony Hall.

[3] In 1971 Lake co-founded the Canadian Electronic Ensemble (CEE) with Jaeger, David Grimes, and James Montgomery, and from 1985 he served as the artistic director of the group.