 Carli studied composition and saxophone performance at the University of Toronto, where his principal teachers were Gustav Ciamaga and Walter Buczynski and has since become a member of their faculty.Carli also studied saxophone with David Tanner and Pat LaBarbera.He has won five Gemini Awards (Canada), three Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Original Music Score for a TV program in 2017 for "Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas" and four SOCAN Awards.