{"id":13,"date":"2012-04-19T16:36:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-11-17T20:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:21:46","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/index.php\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a musician and composer, Paul writes music for <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/35709812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kikim.com\/project\/give-me-a-lever-stories-of-the-tech-laureates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Television<\/a> as well as product focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kM7psD2Pv9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Videos<\/a>. He has released 6 albums and EPs from rock, pop and folk to classical, including &#8220;Quintets&#8221; an album of original classical music for string quartet, piano and soloists on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mnemonic Records<\/a>. He reissued his 1989 solo piano album of original compositions &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/power_of_one.html\">Power of One<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2007 Paul produced an instrumental rock album for the local San Francisco Bay Area band &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/mnemonicrecords.net\/the_wilted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wilted<\/a>&#8221; and has released an EP of three of the songs with vocals titled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/mnemonicrecords.net\/vox_humanix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vox Humanix<\/a>.&#8221; Two other historical music projects were recently released as well, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/mnemonicrecords.net\/Cosmonauts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cosmonauts<\/a>&#8221; a band from the late 1970s and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/cowpography.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cowpography<\/a>&#8221; recorded in 2000. All 6 albums are available as downloads at Apple iTunes and CDs are at Amazon.com and CD Baby.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 he co-produced the re-release of the San Francisco Synthesizer Ensemble recordings through McKechnie Records, and a re-release of McKecknie &amp; de Benedictis &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/inside-your-head\/id1358042629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Your Head<\/a>&#8221; synth music from 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Late in 2019 Paul released a new rock album where he wrote and produced the music, the resulting release is STATE OF JAMES &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/mnemonicrecords.net\/Beside_my_Shadow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beside My Shadow<\/a>&#8221; and is available on streaming services.<\/p>\n<p>Two new Piano Albums by Paul James de Benedictis<br \/>\nMixed and mastered by Michael Romanowski, Coast Mastering in stereo and Atmos<br \/>\nVisit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mnemonic Records<\/a><br \/>\nSee &#8216;The Other Side of the World&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/Other-Side-World.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\nSee &#8220;September&#8217;s Sky &amp; Other Days of Light&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/Septembers-sky.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/Other-Side-World.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2289\" src=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-217x217.jpg 217w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-168x168.jpg 168w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-135x135.jpg 135w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Other-Side-of-the-World-Album-Cover-190x190.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/Septembers-sky.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2290\" src=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Septembers-Sky-Album-Cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"SEPETEMBER'S SKY Album Cover\" width=\"185\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PLAY SOME MUSIC:<\/strong><br \/>\nBeside My Shadow, State of James: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VxiOsuzvBKM?list=OLAK5uy_l9awu6GpydmXxEOBD1ToB1AXB2Do-Yx8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share a Smile<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nVox Humanix, The Wilted: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/audio\/2MinFADE_Filling%20Me%20In.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filling Me In<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nCowpography, Jack de Benedictis: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/audio\/06%20Blood%20on%20the%20Saddle_FADE.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood on the Saddle<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nPower of One, Paul J. de Benedcitis: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/audio\/01%20Hereafter_fade.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hereafter<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nQuintets, Paul J. de Benedcitis: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/audio\/04%20Distance_fade.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distance<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nCosmonauts: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/audio\/2minFADE_Crazy%20Mixed%20Up%20World.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crazy Mixed Up World<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nThe San Francisco Synthesizer Ensemble: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/day-in-life-golden-gate-bridge\/id528628149?i=528628154http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Day in the Life of the Golden Gate Bridge<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Visit The Record Label: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnemonicrecords.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mnemonic Records <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCL-logo2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logos3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466 alignleft\" title=\"logos3\" src=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logos3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logos3.png 588w, https:\/\/pdbmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/logos3-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a musician and composer, Paul writes music for Film and Television as well as product focused Videos. 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