PAUL BENSHOOF A TMPB Rock Artist Vote for this artist"Music hits your heart like a hammer hits a nail. I'd have to fight for your attention, should the music ever fail..." |
 Real Name: Paul Benshoof Musical Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Engineer Date of Birth: September 28 Place of Birth: Portland, OR Education: State College Area High School, PA Syracuse University, NY Influences: The Guess Who, Billy Joel, Badfinger, The Beatles, The Kinks Relations: Wife: Shauna Kids: Aaron and Dylan  Discography Tour Dates Sound Clips Photo Gallery News and Reviews |
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Timely responding to the unforseen demand for a second album, Benshoof released I'd Rather Wait for a Ride five months later. To accomplish this, the majority of the album consisted of "one-day wonders" which were written and recorded on the same day. Hit singles included Once Upon a Time and the classic Running Through the Night With Your Sunglasses On. The album sold quickly in pockets throughout the United States and landed him an opportunity to open for Northwest touring attraction "The Satin Sheets," which came to an unfortunate halt when the tour manager discovered that Paul was underage and forbade him from touring the bar circuit.Fortunately, Paul's adventures in the Northwest inspired new material, which he began recording upon his return to his Syracuse studio in the Fall of 1987. Nine months later, One Too Many Women was released, featuring hits Gonna Hear the Rock'n'Roll Play and Play Me a Love Song. Despite the extra time devoted to the album's production, untimely marketing led to dwindling sales. Record sales were not significant until 1989 when a record chain in San Francisco learned of the album and bought up the label's surplus copies. As a nice side effect of the album's re-emerging popularity, previously unnoticed album track If You Looked in His Eyes began enjoying recognition as the album's best song. 1989 also saw the beginning of a new life for Paul as the United States Army collected on its tuition assistance investment by commissioning him and forcefully shipping him to South Korea. Paul relocated TMPB Recordings to Korea where his music became noticeably more moody and profound, as well as colorfully embellished, and was finally released in 1991 as The Man that You Never Knew. Songs such as Never Run Forever and Picture on the Wall became overnight sensations whose success perpetuated modernizing the TMPB Recording studio in preparation for the release of his next album. In 1994, Paul released his fifth album, Won't You Leave Me Alone?, showcasing more snappy tunes complete with coherent lyrics as well as intimate, poetic ballads with dynamic arrangements. Catapulting off the Los Angeles area radio airplay success of singles One Guitar and What Will it Take?, the album quickly sold throughout the United States and Europe, selling more copies than all of his previous albums combined. Shortly thereafter, Paul relocated his studio to Cloudcroft, New Mexico where he produces music for his label from a number of talented artists. His production efforts include albums by California-based musician Nikki Wright, Oregon-based artist Micheal Barry, Hawaii-based artist KAIRNE, Texas-based group Kevin & The Kickers, Georgia-based group The Donors,and New Mexico-based groups Jane Hair and The KGB Blues Band, among others. After a twelve year hiatus from recording a personal album, Paul re-emerged in 2006 with Still I Sing, hailed by many as his best album to date. Back to Page 1
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