Carlos Mills is the founder of Mills Records, President of the Brazilian Music Independent Trade Association (ABMI), has been a Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) board member since 2017 and was elected for Merlin Board in 2019 for the first time. Throughout his professional life he worked as a musician, recording engineer, studio owner, producer, curator and consultant for copyright bills in the Brazilian parliament. Mills has an MBA degree from FGV-RJ and he is the curator for Rio Music Market, ABMI’s yearly international showcase and conference event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.