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Carla Hassett is a Professor of Commercial Music at California State University, Los Angeles. A Los Angeles-based artist, she is a singer, songwriter, producer, session vocalist, and music educator. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, and raised in Chicago, she began her career as a studio vocalist and jingle singer. She has performed with renowned artists such as Billy Idol, Sergio Mendes, Mike Patton, and REO Speedwagon, and toured internationally with acts like Curiosity Killed the Cat. Her work spans film scores (e.g., Oscar-nominated Rio), television (e.g., The Tonight Show), and albums including her self-produced +Blue (2016), exploring Brazilian and American cultural identity. In 2019, she released the vinyl single Adriana, winning a major songwriting award for her tracks Three Kings and Sempre Odara.
- Education: Summa Cum Laude, Music Production, Berklee Online (2019)
- Notable Projects: Children’s web series Outta The Books songwriting, Latin Grammy performances, and collaborations with filmmakers Matthew Ferraro and composers Carlinhos Brown.
Research/Artistic Focus: Bridging Brazilian and American musical traditions through production, vocal techniques in cross-cultural contexts, and contemporary commercial music education.
- Awards: John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize (2019), NPR feature on +Blue.
Active in studio production and remote collaborations, Hassett maintains a Los Angeles-based studio and continues performing globally.
