Carla Azar
| Carla Azar | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Alternative rock, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass |
| Labels | ATP Recordings & TBD Records |
| Associated acts | Autolux, PJ Harvey & John Parish, Vincent Gallo, Jack White, |
| Website | www |
Carla Azar is an American musician and member of the band Autolux. Azar is a multi-instrumentalist but is known primarily for playing drums and singing with Autolux. She has collaborated with the artist/painter Mark Whalen, (also known as Kill Pixie) on several art exhibitions from 2009–2011, creating music for installation rooms for the artist. Azar is also known for playing with Jack White, contributing drums on Jack White's 2012 album, Blunderbuss, and his follow up album Lazaretto, as well as touring with him. Carla costars in an ensemble cast in the 2014 film Frank. The film stars Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson.
The band Autolux formed in 2001 in Los Angeles. Azar met Eugene Goreshter while scoring Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo's play Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Azar met Greg Edwards while Edwards was playing in his previous band Failure. In August 2000, Autolux made their debut, playing two shows at the Silverlake Lounge. On March 1, 2001, the band released a self-produced EP entitled Demonstration. It contained five songs recorded on an 8 track in their rehearsal space.
After impressing legendary producer T-Bone Burnett during a performance, Autolux signed to DMZ, a small label created by Burnett and the Coen Brothers.
In 2002, Azar and Josh Klinghoffer supported Vincent Gallo's as his tour band in support of his record When. Besides drums, Azar also played guitar and mellotron on the tour.
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