Carl is a senior fellow in film making at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, England.
Carl is the bass player with English pop group The Farm, whose biggest hits were "All Together Now" and "Groovy Train" (both top ten UK hits in 1990), and the number 1 UK album "Spartacus" (1991).
The Farm's song "Altogether Now" featuring Carl on bass guitar was used as the official song for the England national football team in the Euros, 2004.