Carlos Alomar is a guitarist who has played with David Bowie more than anyone else including the Serious Moonlight album and tour which featured Stevie Ray Vaughan as special guest for his Dallas, Texas show. He is credited with discovering Luther Vandross. He has played with a number of famous musicians including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Chuck Berry, and James Brown. He has played on a total of 32 gold and platinum albums. He is currently the director of Boombacker Records. He is also the president of the New York chapter of The Recording Academy, the organization responsible for the Grammy Awards. Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... David Bowie David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947 in London) is an English rock musician and actor. ... Vaughan performing with his Number One Stratocaster Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 in Dallas, Texas – August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitar legend, known as one of the most influential electric blues musicians in history. ... Luther Vandross Luther Vandross (born Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Mick Jagger, seen here on Box of Pin Ups, 1964. ... Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (born October 18, 1926), better known as Chuck Berry, is a highly influential American guitarist, singer and composer. ... James Brown, known variously as: Soul Brother Number One, the Godfather of Soul, Mr. ...
Carlos is married to singer Robin Clark and they have a daughter Lea.
Alomar quickly figured out that Bowie wasn't set on a single musical style for any period of time, as Alomar kept pace on such experimental and musically varied Bowie albums as 1976's Station to Station, 1977's Low and Heroes, 1979's Lodger, and 1980's Scary Monsters.
Alomar continued to play/tour with Bowie off and on throughout the '80s, including being named "musical director" of Bowie's overblown Glass Spider Tour in 1987.
The early 21st century saw Alomar serve as Director of A & R for the "Boombacker" Music label, and putting together another solo release, to be titled Hyly Volatyl.
Carlos explained that he helped the bands achieve certain sounds through techniques, such as guitar layering, the use of background vocals and by letting them use some of his own effects pedals for their songs.
Alomar stressed though that when “[in the studio], you never want to lose the identity of the band…You have to be delicate about your suggestions, you don’t want to morph them into something they’re not.
Taking CarlosAlomar’s tips into their own hands, the members of Last Perfect Thing and John Connor always practiced and “would just come back and nail it.” From when they first entered the studio, they were ready to work.
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