Carla began her singing career at age 11, and the continual pursuit of song writing led to signing her first record deal to Columbia Records, Sony Music (USA) in 2002 and releasing her debut album, 'Departure' in 2003 to critical acclaim, with the New York Times likening her most to a female Jeff Buckley, but with her own originality. To date, Carla has worked with many producers, writers, musicians and DJ's all over the world including Ken Nelson (Coldplay), Chris Townend (Silverchair, Massive Attack), Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson), John Holbrook (Natalie Merchant) and Paul Oakenfold to name a few. After reaching number one on the UK's dance charts with the collaboration 'Southern Sun', she was invited to sing on BBC's Top of the Pops (now debunked) with Robert Plant, Beyonce Knowles and Sophie Ellis Bexter. With compositions appearing in film and television (Michael Stipe's (REM) 'Saved') along with an extensive touring backlog with artists such as the Pretenders, Damien Rice, The Jayhawks, Howie Day & The Thorns, and special guest appearances at the Jeff Buckley tributes held by Mary Guibert in London & Ireland, Carla has become an internationally acclaimed vocalist, writer and performer. She developed her own label 'OfOne Music' in 2005, and has been releasing her work independently since then with the album 'Pure Things in Wild Places' (2007) and more recently, 'My Lover's Ghost' (2010) - a six-song ep released Jan 11. Although Carla's primary field of interest has been in the rock/folk vane, she is actively collaborating with a slew of internationally acclaimed dj's, most recently LOVERUSH UK who Carla co-wrote the international hit single, 'Give Me Your Love' - the 8th largest single on the DMC Charts for 2010. Carla is set to write and record her own dance album under a different name, with additional collaborations with Roger Shah and Tenisia. Carla is based in Los Angeles, USA and infrequently performs live, usually as a 3-piece rock outfit with drummer Ben Hallet and bassist Milo de Cruz or solo acoustic. Carla Werner music is available online everywhere and in select stores in Australia through MGM Distribution.
