Paul Carter (songwriter)
| Paul Carter | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Benbrick |
| Born | 12 December 1988 |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Associated acts | Troye Sivan, Utada Hikaru, Ricky Gervais, Peter Gregson |
| Website | benbrick |
Paul Carter, also known as Benbrick, is a multi-platinum selling British songwriter, producer and composer. He wrote Sakura Nagashi with Hikaru Utada from her 2016 Japan Record Award winning album Fantôme. Upon hearing his music Ricky Gervais called Benbrick "a future genius" and his music "stunningly beautiful".
Benbrick wrote Sakura Nagashi (桜流し) with Japanese popstar Hikaru Utada. It charted at #1 on iTunes and has sold 600k singles worldwide. Sakura Nagashi was the end-credits music to the Japanese 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. The single was also included on the 2016 album Fantôme. Upon its release Fantôme debuted at number one in Japan, and 18 other countries. It reached #3 in the United States and #1 on the US Billboard World Albums. Fantôme won Best Album at the 58th Japan Record Awards and has sold 550,000 physical CD's in Japan.
Benbrick wrote Gasoline with Troye Sivan which was included on his record TRXYE. The album charted on iTunes at #1 in 66 countries including the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. TRXYE debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and by July 2015 the EP had combined downloads of 371,000 in the United States, had sold 80,000 copies of the album, and had been streamed 39 million times.
Benbrick wrote Stand As One from Mary Jess debut album Shine which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Stand As One was used for a global P&G TV advertising campaign. 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.
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