Paul de Benedictis offers a variety of services for the music community.

Public Relations
Over the past 25 years in the high-tech music industry Paul has created relationships with many of the top music equipment and recording magazines and websites in the industry. Recording and performance project stories, new product announcements and product reviews, videos, and artist and company feature stories are key elements in his PR activities. SEE SOME RECENT PRESS.

Artist Relations for Music Equipment Manufacturers
Starting in the early 1980's and continuing through today, Paul has connected with a wide range of artists fueling communication with music equipment companies. Endorsements, expert feedback, extra support, product quotes, photos, audio and video interviews, and public appearances are part of Paul's core artist relations programs. Please contact Paul directly regarding his list of artists, some artist references and quotes here.

Original Music Composition
As a musician and composer, Paul has recently released "Quintets" an album of original classical music for string quartet, piano and soloists on Mnemonic Records. He has also reissued his solo piano album of original compositions "Power of One" — both albums are in CD stereo and in surround on DVD (along with 96k 24-bit stereo). The albums are available at Amazon.com and downloads at Apple iTunes. In 2007 Paul produced an instrumental rock album for the local San Francisco Bay Area band "The Wilted" and is set to release an EP of three of the songs with vocals. Paul also writes music for film and television.

Current Clients 2010:

Dangerous Music, Inc. — Audio Hardware
Press & Artist Relations
www.dangerousmusic.com/ - Artist Interviews: dangerousmusic.com/users

Focal Professional — Studio Monitors (AudioPlus Services)
Press & Artist Relations
www.focalprofessional.com - Video Interviews: focalprofessional.facebook

Sterling Modular Systems — Studio Furniture
www.sterlingmodular.com

Also working with...

Mercury Recording Equipment
www.mercuryrecordingequipment.com

Jerry Harrison — Music Producer
www.talking-heads.net

Michael Romanowski — Music Mastering
www.michaelromanowski.com

CEntrance — Audio Hardware & Product Design
www.centrance.com - Artist Endorsements: AxePort

Kikim Media — Film & TV
www.kikim.com

Mnemonic Records — Original Music
www.MnemonicRecords.net

Past Clients:
GarageBand.com — Press Relations
www.garageband.com

Pyramind — Press Relations
www.pyramind.com

Euphonix — Marketing Communications
www.euphonix.com

Opcode Systems — Marketing Communications
Founding staff member 1984-1999

Contact:
Paul J. de Benedictis
San Francisco Bay Area
Cell Phone: 1-(650)-303-2565
Email: pdbmusic [at] pacbell.net

Paul de Benedictis Artist References:

Steve Vai: "The way most musicians write and record their music these days seems eons away from the way it used to be. In this rapidly changing world of technology there is always a learning curve when the artist decides to embrace a new technology or piece of equipment. And, there is nothing more distracting, annoying, and anti productive as not being able to get personal help from a particular company during that learning curve. When at Opcode, Paul had always shown me unconditional support and made himself available to me 24/7. When reaching out to him he was always patient, understanding and never made me feel as if I didn't have it together or he couldn't be bothered. I felt that he was truly concerned with making sure that I received all the help I needed to get through the confusing elements, and there's always a lot of those. I have always had a fond respect for him and feel that he would be a tremendous asset for any company in which personal communication with artists, clients, etc., was paramount."

Steve Vai: 'G3' guitarist, producer, founder 'Favored Nations' Records - www.vai.com

Charlie Clouser: "I've known Paul personally and worked with him professionally for 16 years, from the early days of MIDI through the invention, at his company Opcode, of the Audio/MIDI sequencer, which revolutionized music production. I sold, used, suggested features for, and beta tested Opcode products, and went on to win a Grammy and a lot of platinum plaques with Opcode products. Until the sad demise of that unquestionably pioneering music technology company, Paul was my contact for all things professional. When I managed Sam Ash's 48th st. store's computer department in 1987-89, Paul saw to it that any artists who were our most valued customers always had special treatment, and could go "right to the company."

When I left retail and became a recording artist, Paul was an even more valuable contact. Throughout the making of the nine inch nails albums "Broken", "Fixed", "The Downward Spiral", and "The Fragile," Paul saw to it that all of our needs as artists were met; let's say we never lacked for key discs! He made sure that we were in the loop as far as new features and beta versions went, and really made us feel like priveleged customers. In my capacity as a recording artist, I have dealt with a lot of "artist reps" at music technology companies. There are very few I've known and worked with for as long as Paul, and even fewer that I'd take time to recommend. Paul deB is the real deal. Good choice.

Charlie Clouser credits: Keyboardist/programmer in nine inch nails since 1994 - Composer (theme and underscore) for Fox TV's "Fastlane", Producer/Writer/Remixer/Programmer for David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Papa Roach, Snoop Dogg, etc. - IMDB

Elliot Scheiner: "I've known Paul de Benedictis for many years and found him to be one of the most reliable guys in the industry. I've had to call on him quite a few times to coordinate some very tough events. He's never let me down."

Elliot Scheiner credits: Steely Dan?s Aja, and Gaucho recordings, and work with Jimmy Buffett, Bruce Hornsby, Woodstock '94, Glenn Frey, Manhattan Transfer, Toto, B.B. King, George Benson, Ricki Lee Jones, Dr. John, Smokey Robinson, and Van Morrison - Wikipedia

Nick Hexum: "Paul is a great guy who's brain is like a database of information about making music. His experience and people skills are strong assets."

Nick Hexum is the lead singer for 311 - www.311.com

Niko Bolas: "Paul de Benedictis? The only guy to get me to remain in the digital domain from start to finish. He makes things easy, bullet proof, and most important; has all the right phone numbers when you need 'em!"

Niko Bolas credits: Niel Young, Kieth Richards, Kevin Eubanks, Robben Ford, Billy Joel, Don Henley, James Taylor, many others - www.neeks.com

Frank "Poncho" Sampedro: "I first met Paul in 1985 while I was preparing for a world tour with Neil Young & Crazy Horse. We needed assistance with sequencing and midi control. He arrived on the scene and made everything happen. Up until that point we only imagined all this equipment worked. He quickly had the gear working and upgraded, while making us feel comfortable with the new system. Over the past eighteen years I have called upon Paul many times for help and information. He is always up to date on what is going on in the audio industry, which has been a great benefit for me and all of the people I work with. Recently I was surprised to get a call from Paul saying he was coming down to the Tonight Show where I work with Kevin Eubanks. He was representing Euphonix and coming in to observe the use of the new Euphonix console the Tonight Show had just purchased. It was great to see Paul and know that the show was receiving his expert advice.

As a musician/tech I feel Paul has the skills to communicate on all levels in the music and audio industry. His down to earth no nonsense approach is just what is needed in an industry that is filled with misleading information and so many distractions. Paul is the kind of person I would want to work with and recommend for others to make sure I'm up on the latest audio technology."

Frank "Poncho" Sampedro credits: Band member /co-producer with Neil Young ...28 yrs Midi Tech/ assistant for Kevin Eubanks at the Tonight Show...11 yrs Designer/Builder of digital recording studios...14 yrs - Wikipedia

Rich Tozzoli: "PDB is the kind of person you want on your team. I have always appreciated the fact that he constantly gave concise, straightforward answers to my technical questions. He would often go out of his way to help me out, even when I was first coming up 'the chain'. I don't forget those things."

Rich Tozzoli credits: Senior Editor, Surround Professional Magazine 5.1 mix credits for Blue Oyster Cult, David Bowie, Billy Squier, Average White Band, etc. - www.richtozzoli.com

Bryan Bell: "I have had the pleasure of working with Paul de Benedictis for almost 25 years. First in his capacity as a pioneer in electronic music publishing his synthesizer library sounds with my online music system, Synth-Bank(R) in the early eighties, then as the artist relations and marketing managers at Opcode Systems and Euphonix. Though my career of using high technology to support artistic endeavors of such greats as Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, INXS, Neil Young, Branford Marsalis (to mention but a few) Paul has been there with attentive support and excellent technical advice. One of my fondest memories of working with Paul was on the Apple 1990 Developers conference where we produced the music for the documentary film about Apple and MIDI. Paul brought the prototype for the first software that integrated multi-track digital audio with MIDI on the Macintosh and I brought my Synth-Bank online system and platinum award wining musicians to round out the project. It was truly a special moment in electronic music history. When it comes to working with computers and artists Paul de B "Gets It" and knows how to craft "Win-Win" relationships between his companies and the artists."

Bryan Bell, Synth Bank(R) Studio and live engineering, producing and technical credits include: Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Neil Young, INXS and many more - see touring resume and studio resume