Paul Carter (songwriter)

Paul Carter, also known as Benbrick, is a Peabody Award winning, multi-platinum selling British songwriter, producer[3] 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.[4] Benbrick is the producer and composer for the multi award-winning podcast Have You Heard George's Podcast?[5] with George The Poet. The podcast won 5 Gold British Podcast Awards in 2019 including the coveted Podcast of the Year award.[6]

Paul Carter
Background information
Also known asBenbrick[1]
Born (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988[2]
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter
Years active2011–present
Associated actsGeorge The Poet, Troye Sivan, Utada Hikaru, Ricky Gervais, Peter Gregson
Websitebenbrick.co.uk

Career

Benbrick wrote Sakura Nagashi (桜流し) with Hikaru Utada, it charted at #1 on iTunes and sold 600,000 singles worldwide.[7][8] 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.[9][10][11] 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.[12][13] Fantôme won Best Album at the 58th Japan Record Awards.[14]

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.[15] TRXYE debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200,[16] with 80,000 copies sold in the first year.[17]

In 2014 Benbrick composed a piece of music set to scenes from Ricky Gervais TV show Derek.[18] Ricky Gervais discovered the music calling it "stunningly beautiful"[19] In 2015 Benbrick composed a new piece set to series 2 of the same show - this time Gervais called Benbrick "a future genius".[20] The pair met in 2016 after Benbrick created the trailer music for the Derek Christmas Special, which Gervais posted on his official YouTube channel.[21] This led to Benbrick creating the visual and music for a TigerTime advert - one of Gervais's ambassadorial projects.[22]

Benbrick wrote two songs on the Mary Jess debut album Shine which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[23] Stand As One was used for a global P&G TV advertising campaign.[24] 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.[25]

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?".[26] 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.[27] In 2019 BBC Radio 4 called Episode 3 "a story that could change the world"[28] and the podcast was nominated for 6 British Podcast Awards[29] 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.[30]

Discography

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

Songwriting Discography

Podcast Discography
Year Artist Name Season # Role
TBC George The Poet Have You Heard George's Podcast? 3 Producer / Composer / Sound Designer
2020 Kim Noble Futile Attempts[31] 1 Producer / Composer / Sound Designer
Alhan Gençay Alhan's World[32] 1 Music
2019 George The Poet Have You Heard George's Podcast?[33] 2 Producer / Composer / Sound Designer
2018 George The Poet Have You Heard George's Podcast?[34] 1 Producer / Composer / Sound Designer

Filmography

Awards and nominations
Year Organisation Award Result
2020 Audio Production Award Best Podcast Producer[30] Won
Best Arts Producer[30] Won
Best Sound Designer[30] Won
Best Music Producer[30] Nominated
Peabody Awards Podcast/Radio Award[47] Won
Webby Awards Best Podcast Series[48] Nominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Podcast of the Year[49] Won
NME Best Podcast[50] Won
2019 British Podcast Awards Audioboom Podcast of the Year[51] Won
Best Arts & Culture Won
Best Fiction Won
Best New Podcast Won
Smartest Podcast Won
2017 Japan Gold Disc Award Best 5 Albums - Fantôme[52] Won
2016 Japan Record Awards Album of the Year - Fantôme[53] Won

References
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  5. Have You Heard George's Podcast. , Acast, April 2019.
  6. Why George The Poet swept the board. , The Guardian, May 2019.
  7. Sakura Nagashi.JP Official Website. Archived 4 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, EMI music JP.
  8. UBlog on Twitter. , Twitter, December 2016.
  9. Paul Carter on IMDB. , Internet Movie Database, Dec 2012
  10. Anime Draws Biggest Opening. , The Hollywood Reporter, Dec 2012.
  11. Japan All Time Opening Weekends. , Box Office Mojo, Dec 2012.
  12. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2016年9月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2016)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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  16. "Billboard 200: Did 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Soundtrack Stay at No. 1?". 20 August 2014.
  17. Caulfield, Keith (18 September 2015). "Troye Sivan Talks 'Wild' Chart Success, Upcoming Music Plans: 'It's a Little Insane, To Be Honest'". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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  21. YouTube. , Ricky Gervais on YouTube, October 2016.
  22. Save Wild Tigers. , TigerTime, 2016.
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  25. Track listing for new Elva Hsiao record. , Elva new album, Aug 2014.
  26. HYHGP on Acast , Acast, April 2019.
  27. George The Poet Live. , Heard First Bristol, April 2018.
  28. Can Stories Change The World , Beyond Today BBC R4, Nov 2018.
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  34. Listen Closer. , aCast, April 2019.
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  38. My Neighbourhood. , YouTube, December 2019.
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  48. "Webby Awards 2020". Webby Awards. 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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  50. "NME Awards 2020". NME. 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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  52. "The 31st Japan Gold Disc Awards". Gold Disc Awards. 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  53. "58th Japan Record Awards Announced". Arama. 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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