A childhood guitar prodigy, Carlos first recorded for White Tower Records in Milton Keynes in 1978, releasing a reggae single in 1979 on Whinging Records. Studying in Portsmouth (1981-84) he formed blues-jazz combo Blue Lights. After 4 years solo gigs, Carlos joined Plan-it Duff, a blues-pop crossover outfit (1988-89). Moving to Brighton in 1990, he formed Poor Mans Prison (1990-95) which had a popular slide guitar blues-rock vibe. This band played the UK blues circuit intensively (~450 gigs in 6 years) releasing 3 albums 'Whisky, wine and gin-head women' (1990), 'Justice blues' ('92) and 'Killing floor' ('94). He then founded The Blackjacks ('96-2001), moving to a swing-oriented good-time R&B sound, releasing an album (What's the Deal?) in 1999. He's backed and played support to a huge variety of musicians including Johnny Mars, Big Joe Louis, Micky Hart, Wild Willy Barratt, Sonny Black, Nine Below Zero, Vinny Reed, and the Levellers.

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