xCarlos Lama, a native Texan with Peruvian roots now living in the Hamptons, is a singer, DJ, vinyl enthusiast, and part time thespian. With his band Cracked Actor he has paid tribute to music icons David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Tom Petty and Hank Williams, Sr. to name a few. He has been collecting vinyl records since the 1970s in just about every genre imaginable, and takes every opportunity to spin them in public. At Innersleeve Records he was impresario (aka manager) for several years, helping them settle into their new location on Main Street in Amagansett. He is currently in residence at the Southampton Arts Center for their monthly Saturday Night Stomp dance party. He has curated soundtracks for art events and installations at Parrish Art Museum, Camp Hero in Montauk, The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, M&M Fine Art, Glenn Horowitz Gallery, Harper’s Books, and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. His long-running radio show Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers has been heard on WUSB Stonybrook, WRCT in Pittsburgh, and KPFT in Houston. He spent seven years at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston as an arts educator running the very successful Teen Council, and currently teaches music appreciation during the summer to boarding students at the Ross School. In 2018 he appeared on the John Drew Theatre stage as the Prince in Romeo and Juliet, and as Harlan Horace Orion in The Summit.
