Paul Carter (songwriter)

Paul Carter
Also known as Benbrick[1]
Born (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988[2]
Origin London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Producer, songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Associated acts Troye Sivan, Utada Hikaru
Website benbrick.co.uk

Benbrick is a Multi-Platinum selling British songwriter, producer[3] and composer. His collaboration with Hikaru Utada was the first single to be released from her 2016 album Fantôme. The album sold 252,581 physical copies in the first week in Japan.[4] Benbrick also wrote Gasoline with Troye Sivan which was included on his #5 Billboard 200 record TRXYE.[5]

Career

Benbrick co-wrote platinum[6] selling Sakura Nagashi[7][8] (桜流し) with Japanese popstar Hikaru Utada. It was released digitally and charted at No. 1 in multiple places [9][10][11] It was used as the end-credits music to the popular Japanese movie franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shin Seiki Evangerion) [7] which was the biggest film opening of 2012[12] and the 12th biggest opening of all time in Japan.[13] The single was included on the 2016 album Fantôme. Upon its overseas release on the iTunes Store, Fantôme debuted at number one in Japan, and 9 other countries. It reached #3 in the United States and hit the top 20 in a further 16 countries.[14][15][16]

Benbrick wrote Gasoline with Troye Sivan which was included on his record TRXYE. The album charted on iTunes at #1 in 66 countries [5] including the USA,[17] United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. TRXYE debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200[18] and by July 2015, the EP had combined downloads of 371,000 in the United States,[19] had sold 80,000 copies of the album, and had been streamed 39 million times.[20]

Benbrick wrote Stand As One from Mary Jess debut album "Shine" which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[21] Stand As One was used for a global P&G TV advertising campaign.[22] Benbrick also wrote 記得要微笑 on the 2014 Elva Hsiao record "Shut Up And Kiss Me".[23] which reached #1 on the iTunes charts in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Interaction with Ricky Gervais

Benbrick composed 2 pieces[24] that received attention from Ricky Gervais. After cutting the short scores to scenes from the Channel 4 TV Show Derek (TV show).[25] the multi Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning creator of the show Ricky Gervais came across the music and began to post about it online. On Facebook he called the music "Stunningly beautiful"[26] adding later ‘I just want you to love it as much as I do’.[27][28][29][30][31] After discovering "Perfect Ending" Ricky Gervais called Benbrick "a future genius".[32]

Songwriting - selected discography

Releases

References

  1. ↑ Trash Bags. , Trash Bags, December 2012
  2. ↑ Benbrick on BBC. , BBC, 2015
  3. ↑ Benbrick on PRS., PRS M magazine
  4. ↑ "宇多田ヒカル、『Fantôme』がオリコン1位獲得！". Rockin' On. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 Idolator. , Idolator review, Aug 2014
  6. ↑ RIAJ Certification for December 2012. , RIAJ downloads for December 2012, December 2012.
  7. 1 2 Paul Carter on IMDB. , IMDB, Dec 2012
  8. ↑ Sakura Nagashi.JP Official Website. , EMI music JP.
  9. ↑ Sakura Nagashi on iTunes. , Music Chart Info, December 2012.
  10. ↑ Tokyo Hive. , Tokyo Hive, December 2012
  11. ↑ Hot Animation Billboard Japan. , Billboard, November 2012.
  12. ↑ Anime Draws Biggest Opening. , Hollywood Reporter, Dec 2012.
  13. ↑ Japan All Time Opening Weekends. , Box Office Mojo, Dec 2012.
  14. ↑ "全米6位！ 宇多田ヒカル『Fantome』日本人女性ソロアーティストとして初の快挙". Yahoo! Japan. 29 September 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ Arama! Japan Staff (30 September 2016). "Utada is shook Fantôme is charting better in the US than her English albums ever did". Arama! Japan. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  16. ↑ Anime News Network Staff (30 September 2016). "Hikaru Utada's New Fantôme Album Debuts at #6 on U.S. iTunes Chart". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  17. ↑ Troye Sivan 'TRXYE' on iTunes (Chart). , iTunes Charts.net July 2014
  18. ↑ "Billboard 200: Did 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Soundtrack Stay at No. 1?".
  19. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (26 July 2015). "YouTube Star Troye Sivan Announces New Album 'Wild'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  20. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (18 September 2015). "Troye Sivan Talks 'Wild' Chart Success, Upcoming Music Plans: 'It's a Little Insane, To Be Honest'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  21. ↑ All Music., All Music 2011.
  22. ↑ As Seen on TV UK website. , AsSeenOnTheTv.co.uk.
  23. ↑ Track listing for new Elva Hsiao record. , Elva new album, Aug 2014.
  24. ↑ Paul Carter Vimeo. , Vimeo.com, Nov 2014.
  25. ↑ http://www.benbrick.co.uk. , Official Benbrick Website, First accessed December 2014.
  26. ↑ Facebook. , FB.com, December 2014.
  27. ↑ Facebook. , FB.com, December 2014.
  28. ↑ Twitter. , Twitter, December 2014.
  29. ↑ Twitter. , Twitter, December 2014.
  30. ↑ Twitter. , Twitter, December 2014.
  31. ↑ Twitter. , Twitter, December 2014.
  32. ↑ Twitter. , Twitter, 2015.
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