After migrating to Australia in 1989, and moving to Sydney in 1992, she joined The Cool Tin Box in 1994, a short-lived acoustic-rock quintet formed by Matt Rankin and ex Go-Between Lindy Morrison on drums featuring lead guitarist Tim Cooper.
She often worked with Sydney-based musicians Dario Botolin (bass) and Lucius Borich (drums) and Chris Nelius (lead guitar).
To date, Carla has worked with producers, writers, musicians, and DJs all over the world including producers Ken Nelson (Coldplay)[2] and Carmen Rizzo (Paul Oakenfold);[3] collaborations with songwriters Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill") and UK DJ Paul Oakenfold,[3] providing vocals and lyrics for the hit song "Southern Sun" which reached number one in the UK Dance Charts,[citation needed] prompting a performance on the (now defunct) "Top of the Pops" in 2004.
produced film Saved!, and what Sputnik calls "an extensive touring backlog with artists such as The Pretenders, Damien Rice, The Jayhawks, Howie Day, as well as special guest performer at the Jeff Buckley Tributes with artists Ed Harcourt and Jamie Cullum in London and Ireland in 2004",[4] Carla has become an internationally acclaimed vocalist, writer and performer.
While she has been compared to female singers such as Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval,[6] Heather Nova,[7] and Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies,[8] it is Jeff Buckley who is most frequently mentioned by reviewers.