Paul Carter (songwriter)

Paul Carter, also known as Benbrick, is a Peabody Award winning, multi-platinum selling English songwriter, producerBenbrick on PR

PRS M magazine and composer. He wrote Sakura Nagashi with Hikaru Utada from her 2016 Japan Record Award winning album '' Fantôme'' which has sold over one million copies.Fantome Breaks 1 Million

Crunchy Roll, Jan 2019. Benbrick is the producer and composer for the multi award-winning Have You Heard George's Podcast?Have You Heard George's Podcast

Acast, April 2019. with George The Poet. The podcast won 5 Gold British Podcast Awards in 2019 including the coveted Podcast of the Year award.Why George The Poet swept the board

The Guardian, May 2019.

Career

Benbrick wrote Sakura Nagashi (桜流し) with Hikaru Utada, it charted at #1 on iTunes and sold 600,000 singles worldwide.Sakura Nagashi.JP Official Website

, EMI music JP.UBlog on Twitter

Twitter, December 2016.
Sakura Nagashi was the end-credits music to the movie Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo which was the biggest film opening of 2012 and the 12th biggest opening of all time in Japan.Paul Carter on IMDB

Internet Movie Database, Dec 2012Anime Draws Biggest Opening

''The Hollywood Reporter'', Dec 2012.Japan All Time Opening Weekends

Box Office Mojo, Dec 2012. The single was included on the 2016 album '' Fantôme'' which debuted at number one on iTunes in 20 countries, selling over 1 million copies in Japan, as well as reaching #1 on the US Billboard World Albums chart. Fantôme won Best Album at the 58th Japan Record Awards.58th Japan Record Awards

Arama, Dec 2016. In 2021 Sakura Nagashi was included on Utada's One Last Kiss (EP).

Benbrick also wrote Gasoline with Troye Sivan for the record TRXYE which charted on iTunes at #1 in 66 countries including the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.Troye Sivan 'TRXYE' on iTunes (Chart)

iTunes Charts.net July 2014 TRXYE debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, with 80,000 copies sold in the first year.

In 2014 Benbrick composed a piece of music set to scenes from Ricky Gervais TV show Derek.Paul Carter Vimeo

Vimeo.com, Nov 2014. Ricky Gervais discovered the music calling it "stunningly beautiful"Facebook

FB.com, December 2014. In 2015 Benbrick composed a new piece set to series 2 of the same show - this time Gervais called Benbrick "a future genius".Twitter

Twitter, 2015. The pair met in 2016 after Benbrick created the trailer music for the Derek Christmas Special, which Gervais posted on his official YouTube channel.YouTube

Ricky Gervais on YouTube, October 2016. This led to Benbrick creating the visual and music for a David Shepherd (artist), TigerTime advert - one of Gervais's ambassadorial projects.Save Wild Tigers

TigerTime, 2016.

Benbrick wrote two songs on the Mary-Jess Leaverland, Mary Jess debut album Shine which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.All Musi

All Music 2011. Stand As One was used for a global Procter & Gamble, P&G TV advertising campaign.As Seen on TV UK website

AsSeenOnTheTv.co.uk. Benbrick also wrote 記得要微笑 on the 2014 Elva Hsiao record Shut Up And Kiss Me which reached #1 on the iTunes charts in Hong Kong and Taiwan.Track listing for new Elva Hsiao record

Elva new album, Aug 2014.

Podcasting

In 2018 Benbrick started working with spoken word artist George The Poet composing and producing on his podcast "Have You Heard George's Podcast?".HYHGP on Acas

Acast, April 2019. Everyman Cinema called the live show "a mind-bending experiment with musical storytelling" leading to 4 sell-out shows at Everyman Cinemas across the UK.George The Poet Live

Heard First Bristol, April 2018. In 2019 BBC Radio 4 called Episode 3 "a story that could change the world"Can Stories Change The Worl

Beyond Today BBC R4, Nov 2018. and the podcast was nominated for 6 British Podcast AwardsBritish Podcast Awards Nominations 2019

BPA, April 2019. including Best New Podcast, Best Fiction, Smartest Podcast, Best Current Affairs, Best Arts & Culture, and Moment of the Year. In 2020 Benbrick picked up 3 Audio Production Awards including Best Podcast Producer.

Discography

Songwriting Discography

*2021: "If I Gotta Go" - Ice City Boyz, Skrapz ft George the Poet
*2020: "Start In Disguise" - Gary Go
*2020: "Pharmacy Light" - Gary Go
*2019: "Wishing on a.." - Mai Kuraki
*2018: "Dealing With Dreams" - Luke Pickett (album)
*2017: "Simple Love" – Luke Pickett
*2016: "We Are" – Avec Sans
*2014: "Remember to Smile" – Elva Hsiao
*2014: "Gasoline" – Troye Sivan
*2014: "Loving You Is Wrong" (Produced) – Luke Pickett
*2013: "Wasted Dreams" – Luke Pickett
*2012: " Sakura Nagashi" – Hikaru Utada
*2011: "Heaven Is Empty" – Mary-Jess
*2011: "Stand As One" – Mary-Jess
*2011: "Begging" – Project Alfie

Solo Discography (as Benbrick)

*2018: "陰り!" (EP) - Benbrick
*2016: "Closer , Closure" (EP) – Benbrick
*2016: "La Perfezione Brevemente" – Benbrick
*2015: "Perfect Ending" – Benbrick
*2015: "The Only Shortcut" – Benbrick
*2015: "Magic" – Benbrick ft Spencer Ludwig
*2014: "And So She Runs" – Benbrick
*2014: "Forever Holding On" – Benbrick

Podcast Discography

Filmography

*2021: George The Poet - Black Yellow Red (Short Film) - ComposerBlack Yellow Red

LBB Online, March 2021
*2020: GRM Daily Rated Awards - It Was Written - composerGRM Daily

Rated Awards, December 2020
*2020: BBC One One World: Together At Home - Our Key Workers - composerOne World

YouTube, May 2020
*2019: BBC Radio 4 Gangland (Welcome To The World of George The Poet) - composerGangland

BBC, December 2019.
*2019: George The Poet My Neighbourhood - composerMy Neighbourhood

YouTube, December 2019.
*2019: Sentebale We Can Fight - composerWe Can Fight

Vimeo, December 2019.
*2017: McLaren 720s Advert - composerMcClaren Launch

YouTube, Jan 2017.
*2016: Disney Channel (UK and Ireland), Disney Channel The Lodge (TV series) – vocal productionIMDB

Internet Movie Database, December 2016.
*2016: David Shepherd (artist), David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (TigerTime online ad) – musicFacebook

Facebook, December 2016.
*2016: Music Station Sakura Nagashi live performance – musicPopCrush

PopCrush, December 2016.
*2016: Welcome to Germany (2016 film), Welcome To Germany – additional music, programming, productionIMDB

Internet Movie Database, December 2016.
*2014: Keeping Up with the Kardashians – additional musicIMDB

Internet Movie Database, December 2016.
*2013: Procter & Gamble Worldwide TV Campaign – musicAsSeenOnTv

AsSeenOnTv, December 2016.
*2012: Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo – End Credits music

Awards and nominations

References

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1988 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male singer-songwriters
Musicians from London
21st-century English singers
21st-century English male singers