"An MVP player in LA musical affairs seemingly no matter what the genre or mode…Certainly if Bebel Gilberto has turned your head, Hassett will continue to set you swiveling." –Midwest Record

A native of São Paulo Brazil and schooled in the recording studios of Chicago, Carla has appeared on 7^th Heaven, The Tonight Show, The Grammy Awards, and as the voice of Peggy Lee on Pee Wee’s Playhouse. As a backup singer, Carla has performed with the late soul legend Solmon Burke, recorded with Gino Vannelli, Mike Patton (Faith No More), Jon Anderson (Yes), Mimi Betinis (Pezband), Michael Bublé, and toured with Billy Idol, REO Speedwagon, Christopher Cross, Christan Castro, and actor/musician Gary Sinise. She has appeared live with Sergio Mendes, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, and recently sang in the 2012 Latin Grammy Person of the Year Show honoring treasured Brazilian composer Caetano Veloso. In May of 2013, Carla completed the vocal recording sessions for Enrique Bunbury's highly anticipated new record, to be released later in the year.

Carla sang on the feature film "Ask The Dust," Disney’s “Kronk’s New Groove,” the Oscar nominated (for best original song) “RIO,” and recently recorded a track for the RIO 2 soundtrack with Janelle Monae and her band, as well as preliminary tracks for Bret McKenzie's second Muppet feature. Carla has sung and contracted for Disney in Portuguese and Spanish, and on numerous commercials.

Currently, Carla is the vocal arranger on several CD projects, including Brazilian bassist Antônio de Santanna's CD (Tim Maia, Elba Ramalho) and 70’s pop icon Mimi Betinis' All That Glitters. Carla is the vocal coach on Roman Coppola's film A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III and is a music educator at Flea's Silverlake Conservatory of Music.

Carla is available for in house and remote sessions. Please email your request.

Pics

So honored to sing for Caetano Veloso. 2012 Latin Grammy's Person of the Year concert

Backing up Seu Jorge

Rock in Rio II with Billy Idol

Solomon Burke

Recording the "Rio" soundtrack with Luciana Souza & Gracinha Leporace

Singing for the beautiful and elegant Natalie Cole at the 2012 Latin Grammy Person of the Year concert

with RIO 2 director Carlos Saldanha

Coaching and recording Charlie Sheen for the Roman Coppola film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

Helping out Bret McKenzie on a track for the upcoming Muppet Movie

with singer/conductor Edie Lehmann Boddicker during the RIO 2 sessions

Getting "serious" with film composer John Powell

Working with master vocal arranger Kenny O'Brien

Recording soundtrack for animated feature "Rio" with Luciana Souza, Gracinha Leporace, & Rique Pantoja in the background

Recorded the "samba" track with Paulinho da Costa

Coaching Latin pop star Dulce Maria

REO Speedwagon

The Lost Capone. Composer Mark Snow won an Emmy nomination for a track that Carla was soloist.

Gino Vannelli

Rio

With Solomon Burke, Vicki Randle and Beth Andersen on The Tonight Show

Ask The Dust