 In 2015, Carlos partnered with Ken Kragen (Hands Across America, We Are The World), Michael Chugg (Chugg Entertainment), and other environmentalists to form the 501(c)3 organization, Love The Sea.Its purpose is to facilitate Ocean Aid's music and educational festivals on a global format to bring awareness to the plastic pollution that is detrimentally affecting the world's ocean ecosystems.The first Ocean Aid festival was held April 30, 2017, and featured CeeLo Green, Bootsy Collins and Maxi Priest as headliners.