As a musician and composer, Paul writes music for Film and Television as well as product focused Videos. He has released 6 albums and EPs from rock, pop and folk to classical, including “Quintets” an album of original classical music for string quartet, piano and soloists on Mnemonic Records. He reissued his 1989 solo piano album of original compositions “Power of One.”
In 2007 Paul produced an instrumental rock album for the local San Francisco Bay Area band “The Wilted” and has released an EP of three of the songs with vocals titled “Vox Humanix.” Two other historical music projects were recently released as well, “Cosmonauts” a band from the late 1970s and “Cowpography” recorded in 2000. All 6 albums are available as downloads at Apple iTunes and CDs are at Amazon.com and CD Baby.
In 2017 he co-produced the re-release of the San Francisco Synthesizer Ensemble recordings through McKechnie Records, and a re-release of McKecknie & de Benedictis “Inside Your Head” synth music from 1982.
Late in 2019 Paul released a new rock album where he wrote and produced the music, the resulting release is STATE OF JAMES “Beside My Shadow” and is available on streaming services.
New Music “Six Ways UP” from The Arroyo Collective; streaming release May 11, 2022. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user5798520/sets/six-ways-up/s-seUDAJn6mI1
PLAY SOME MUSIC:
Beside My Shadow, State of James: “Share a Smile”
Vox Humanix, The Wilted: “Filling Me In”
Cowpography, Jack de Benedictis: “Blood on the Saddle”
Power of One, Paul J. de Benedcitis: “Hereafter”
Quintets, Paul J. de Benedcitis: “Distance”
Cosmonauts: “Crazy Mixed Up World”
The San Francisco Synthesizer Ensemble: “A Day in the Life of the Golden Gate Bridge”
Visit The Record Label: Mnemonic Records
